I went to Acura after reviewing their website and communicating with them by email. I should have taken my queue to leave when I walked around the car lot for a good 20 minutes before anyone ever came out to greet me. But I thought that I wanted a used, base model 2010 TL. I spoke with the salesman (who was pleasant), but I decided to go home and think about it. There seemed to be no expectation from the manager or salesman that I was even a serious buyer. But again, I thought I wanted that car, so a couple of days later I came back, test drove the car, and requested that we sit down and do the numbers. Because this was a used, base model car, I requested $2K off the sticker. As a responsible purchaser, I had done my research, and this was not an unreasonable request. My request was countered with an offer for $1K off the sticker. I declined. They again countered by ""offering"" to let me triple my down payment. That was the extent of Acura's 'working with this customer.' After this, I thought it was time for me to leave, and they didn't stop me. I went next door and purchased a 2011, fully-load car (which is awesome!!). The next day, I guess the Acura manager decided that he should at least try to appear to want my business, so (to add insult to injury) I received an email from them offering me a lease.
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