And how would Acura do this? You guys think that Acura/Honda has much clout with the dealership? Do you think that you are Acura's customers? Well, you aren't.
Where are all the Production deliveries ??
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And how would Acura do this? You guys think that Acura/Honda has much clout with the dealership? Do you think that you are Acura's customers? Well, you aren't.
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The NSX specialist told me that the order of builds for the coverage units were determined by specific dealer volume and supercar registrations in a given area. Thus LA, NY, Miami, TX got some of the very first cars.
I tried that.
I'm a 91 NSX original owner with a deposit on the new NSX placed on Jan 2012.
Certified first in line by the dealership for many years.
When new orders were being accepted in March of this year, the dealership owner decided he wanted the first one and took my slot.
I was told I could accept the next available car or get my deposit back.
No recognition of loyalty from the dealership or Honda.
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Looks like a delivery from Rallye Acura in NY.
Kind of strange that they did't remove the window sticker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuHsoSkkZ0o
Kind of strange that they did't remove the window sticker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuHsoSkkZ0o
Have you told Honda how you feel? The one time I wrote to their Torrance, CA
office with a complaint they did take the time to write back. (snail mail, both ways)
Regarding the treatment you got, Honda may play the usual "dealers are
independent businesses" card but it's still worth letting them know which
dealer treated you poorly. And you can also bring up points that are under
Honda's control (poor communication, ... ).
Not that people shouldn't also speak up here on Prime, but the right people
at Honda might not be reading.
That's not cool. I would absolutely complain in writing to Acura and the dealer, with a cc: to the NSX customer care folks. Perhaps there's something they can do to speed up your car and/or do something else nice for you to ease the injury.
Man, Acura really sucks at this. Every time I had a legitimate beef and took the time to bitch about it, I've always had some kind of substantive response (on BMW M-cars, Porsche and even Nissan with an early GT-R).
I wrote two letters to the CEO of Honda Canada.
A rep from the CEO called and was understanding but said once the dealer had the car Honda had no control over it..
Couldn't come up with another car earlier but promised the next NSX allocated to Burrard Acura would go straight to me.
And it did.
I've been dealing with that dealership for 20 years but the owner, Ajay Dilawri, chose not to honor the agreement.
In hindsight, my mistake was I picked the wrong dealership to put my deposit with but when I learned that it was too late to find another.
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Did your dealer ask you for a markup over MSRP? Logically guessing, the dealer found out that the car was worth more in the meantime and keeps it as long as the value remains stable while looking for someone to pay more. It will be interesting what happens next with the car (already deliverd?).
Now that REALLY sucks. Makes my concerns next to nothing.
Very unethical.
Pending what paperwork you were given when placing deposit, I wonder if the DMV would step in.
Particularly the division associated with dealer licensing and repairs?
Might be worth looking into, though I realize may not do much at this point.
You're right, not much I can do but wait for the car.
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My car is at MSRP. Not sure what the dealer will do with his. Not delivered yet.
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Maybe it's worth asking the dealer what it takes to have his car.
Maybe the car he took over is the one to have his investments paid - at least partially.
I'm sure the owner had his reasons.
In any event I'm sure a car will arrive at some point will be worth the wait.
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Serial # 066, a red car showed up in Huntington, NY
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/677730924/overview/
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/677730924/overview/
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This is correct.
Somewhat surprisingly, Northern California has only received 2 cars thus far (1 on the way), whereas Southern California has 4.
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The big oops is that the stealerships are in these high supercar registration areas, so Acura's goal of having a bunch of new NSXs rolling the streets of LA, Miami, Dallas, Houston, NY ain't happening.
Probably makes a bigger impact in the short term to have qualified buyers be able to see one in the flesh at the dealer versus the odds that such a buyer would randomly see one on the streets. So Acura and the dealers probably prefer to hold on to them for a few weeks until they can cycle through their "interested" customer lists.
What they *should* do is expedite cars going to people who take them to the track. That is going to be your highest concentration of qualified buyers and opinion makers for a car like this.
Did I mention that I live very close to Laguna Seca, Thunderhill and Sonoma/Sears/Infineon and would commit to several track days within weeks of delivery? I'd also give hot lap rides. Acura: you know how to reach me. :smile:
What they *should* do is expedite cars going to people who take them to the track. That is going to be your highest concentration of qualified buyers and opinion makers for a car like this.
Did I mention that I live very close to Laguna Seca, Thunderhill and Sonoma/Sears/Infineon and would commit to several track days within weeks of delivery? I'd also give hot lap rides. Acura: you know how to reach me. :smile:
Have been exchanging emails with one of the dealers selling an NSX on eBay.
He says he has standing offers at $20 K over MSRP from both a FL and CA dealer.
Also mentioned the high bidder is a broker who plans to export the car overseas.
Exporting an NSX might get a few people at Honda worked up no?
He says he has standing offers at $20 K over MSRP from both a FL and CA dealer.
Also mentioned the high bidder is a broker who plans to export the car overseas.
Exporting an NSX might get a few people at Honda worked up no?
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Nice research work
exporting is good for Acura
my understanding from the LFA is that regional dealerships pay into a warrantee pool. The corporate entity then pays out as warrantee work is approved/performed
if the car is shipped out of region (ex. US to Poland), the warrantee does not transfer to the new region the car was moved to (I.e. If you have problems that would be covered by the warrantee you are sol)
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Regarding dealers trying to stockpile, I believe the acura dealer in Pembroke Pines in related to the Lexus dealer there
they stockpiled 3-4 LFAs and essentially worked to create a market for the cars. Long term, such activity may actually be good for resale
exporting is good for Acura
my understanding from the LFA is that regional dealerships pay into a warrantee pool. The corporate entity then pays out as warrantee work is approved/performed
if the car is shipped out of region (ex. US to Poland), the warrantee does not transfer to the new region the car was moved to (I.e. If you have problems that would be covered by the warrantee you are sol)
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Regarding dealers trying to stockpile, I believe the acura dealer in Pembroke Pines in related to the Lexus dealer there
they stockpiled 3-4 LFAs and essentially worked to create a market for the cars. Long term, such activity may actually be good for resale
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My crystal ball is from Sears
i asked my dealer to share Jon Ikeda's email blasts once they start coming in and they agreed
then he added that they tried called the NSX specialists a few times, got busy signals and gave up. Kind of goofy that the calls do't get forwarded to voicemail. i have only gotten a busy signal a couple of times. If the specialists are not in, usually someone who covers general Acura calls picks up and takes a message
i asked my dealer to share Jon Ikeda's email blasts once they start coming in and they agreed
then he added that they tried called the NSX specialists a few times, got busy signals and gave up. Kind of goofy that the calls do't get forwarded to voicemail. i have only gotten a busy signal a couple of times. If the specialists are not in, usually someone who covers general Acura calls picks up and takes a message
The owner of the dealership that I worked for would do this with the MDX. It's a very hot seller in this market and in 07 when that design came out, it was an order only basis at our dealer that lasted about 6 months. Our first shipment had 4 cars and he took one for himself as a demo. We were pissed, but in the long run, it made sense because he lived in Park City and screwed around up there and was never at the dealership. Plenty of people saw and talked to him up there with it and came down to order theirs. I sold several that never even drove one until they came to pick it up.
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Serial # 052 finished in casino white has reached Brooklyn
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/677830610/overview/
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/677830610/overview/
They just responded to my inquiry on pricing with this:
"http://www.acuraofbrooklyn.com
YOUR BEST-PRICE IS:
$186,014"
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They must like you because the MSRP is $201,200
I also asked them for a list of options included. I was curious because I used my law firm email address this time to see whether I would get a higher AMV price or a "real" sales price based upon a perception that a lawyer can walk in an purchase it........
p.s. now I got a second email from a second person (I filled out two separate inquiries......) and the second specialist says that it is available for "pre-order". I wrote him back and asked him to clarify since I was interested in #52 . And the games begin........
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