2017 Acura NSX - the car... not a "place in line" - $270000 (santa clara)

[Yawwn]

Wow.
Local craigslist ad offering the following...


http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/ctd/5479847519.html

"I can actually sell you this car. I am an authorized Acura NSX Specialist, so I can configure the car with your choice of colors and trim. The final out-the-door cash price will range approximately from $215,000 to $270,000 depending on the taxes where you live, and the options you choose. A non-refundable deposit will be required at time of order.

I have samples of the seat materials and paint, so you can see it before you buy. eMail or text me to set up an appointment to build a 2017 NSX to your specifications."

 

[Yinzer]

Would the ASS in this situation be someone who falls for this, or is ASS the acronym for Acura NSX Specialist?

 

[Superfluous]

Something about a dealer resorting to Craigslist to get a premium for a NSX doesn't seem professional. Just seems kinda low class.

 

[RSO 34]

Something about a dealer resorting to Craigslist to get a premium for a NSX doesn't seem professional. Just seems kinda low class.

But how is this any different from every other dealer letting you configure it any way you want and then adding in "adjusted market value" or whatever the flavor of the month terminology is these days.

 

[Bricks and Bio]

I agree with RSO

It is just a crappy dealer looking to stick it to a customer

Craigslidt just I increases exposure without cost

 

[Yawwn]

So you think this could be an Acura salesperson who is offering this? I wonder if he is tacking on some "consulting" fee into the pricing.

I may contact them, just to find out what is his angle, as well as which dealership he represents.

 

[Bricks and Bio]

They said authorized NSX specialist so that would be a designated/trained person at the dealership

 

[Superfluous]

But how is this any different from every other dealer letting you configure it any way you want and then adding in "adjusted market value" or whatever the flavor of the month terminology is these days.

In theory you're correct, and the end result is certainly the same. That said, soliciting customers this way is one step removed from wearing a clown suit and twirling a sign on a street corner. Its low class.

The advertisement promises an actual car, as opposed to merely a place in line. Therefore, I suspect this dealer is faced with a deadline to place its first order and, unable to obtain the premium it sought through normal channels, the dealer is now resorting to less traditional approaches to find a sucker -- I mean a buyer willing to pay a hefty premium -- before the impending deadline.

 

[blue_myriddn]

So you think this could be an Acura salesperson who is offering this?

That is what I assumed when I read it.

 

[Gadgetman]

Or is it just an all out SCAM?!

 

[docjohn]

So you think this could be an Acura salesperson who is offering this? I wonder if he is tacking on some "consulting" fee into the pricing.

I may contact them, just to find out what is his angle, as well as which dealership he represents.

yes please give us a nice narrative of the conversion...ala RSO style:biggrin:

 

[RYU]

Unfortunately nsxprime just gave them a bunch of free hits...

 

[N Spec]

It's a free market. Let whoever that is ignorant or impatient enough to buy, bite that ad and let it go. Don't forget all of the ones that paid nearly 100K for the 91 NSX back in the day...

 

[Yinzer]

It's a free market. Let whoever that is ignorant or impatient enough to buy, bite that ad and let it go. Don't forget all of the ones that paid nearly 100K for the 91 NSX back in the day...

I see a lot of potential for this thread to grow into another one of those "I like/I don't like / I will buy/I won't buy the new NSX" discussions but - 25 years ago when the NSX dropped, there was absolutely nothing else like it and it stood out amongst its peers like a 6 footer 8th grader on the JV basketball team who remained a foot taller than his teammates and competing teams for ar least five years and until everybody graduated. Now it's like the the average height of all JV players is 6'3". I can't see eager customers paying over invoice for very long, whether the car is a hit or not, as there are just so many good options out there!

 

[N Spec]

I see a lot of potential for this thread to grow into another one of those "I like/I don't like / I will buy/I won't buy the new NSX" discussions but - 25 years ago when the NSX dropped, there was absolutely nothing else like it and it stood out amongst its peers like a 6 footer 8th grader on the JV basketball team who remained a foot taller than his teammates and competing teams for ar least five years and until everybody graduated. Now it's like the the average height of all JV players is 6'3". I can't see eager customers paying over invoice for very long, whether the car is a hit or not, as there are just so many good options out there!

Well, not just that but back then they didn't have the internet to assist in intel for invoice pricing. Today's information age, it's harder for you to get over on an "un-informed" costumer. Back then, you really didn't know much about how much people were paying or what the invoice was. You couldn't just go to google and type invoice pricing.

So I have no sympathy for anyone that was "scammed" into paying more than they should have in today's easy to access data world.

 

[Tom239]

Car dealers in the bay area think their customers have trees in their backyards that grow money.

Years ago when I was working in San Jose, I was in a dealership looking at a new car (not an Acura). When I said I wasn't interested at the price they wanted, the salesman said "you engineers make a lot of money, why do you care about the price".

 

[Superfluous]

Another Craigslist advertisement: https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/5504014116.html

Guy wants $20,000 for his first allocation NSX.

 

[RSO 34]

Another Craigslist advertisement: https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/5504014116.html

Guy wants $20,000 for his first allocation NSX.

So the poor dumb bastard realizes he is about to lose his deposit since he can't buy the car and then tries to turn that loss into a windfall and sell a spot he can't afford to keep. Who would be even dumber to pay someone obviously desperate to avoid losing his deposit.

 

[blue_myriddn]

Interesting claim from the Miami craigslist:
"You will not be able to purchase an NSX until possibly 2019, the waiting list it 2 years already."


I would be surprised if that were true.

 

[Superfluous]

I have communicated with more dealers than I care to admit and, based on what I have been told, the claim is not far off. Many dealers have confirmed buyers for all cars to be received during the first two years (particularly dealers that are only receiving two cars per year, which appears to be the majority of dealers). Other dealers have waiting lists stretching well beyond two years. When I made the rounds, many dealers were offering me 2019 cars as their first available.

 

[blue_myriddn]

well damn! nice work Acura

 

[docjohn]

think about how long it will take that relatively small production facility to supply the whole world...mark my words if the demand stretches beyond 2 years and flippers can command significant premiums, than acura should increase capacity .

 

[N Spec]

Apparently they already have 1200 orders, so I wonder if they are going to push overtime to get the first 1200 out or let it slide into next year?