$500/mo with $3552 DAS (trade-in may have been undervalued too). Not that good of a deal.
Congratulations and enjoy your MDX
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Kind of a long post and Iām not sure if it was mentioned, did you shop the trade with carvana etc? Might be worth some extra dough
Congrats on the new ride! Iām trying to convince the wife need an MDX to take advantage of the current deals on them LOL
Yeahā¦
VW offered me 34
Carvama was 33,300
Vroom 33,500
Algo: 34,600
Acura dealer 1: 36k
Acura dealer 2: 37k
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Well - for those of you who didnāt think this was a good deal, the dealership thought it was a GREAT deal. So much so they want me to come back and sign a new contract where my payment would go up $50/month. According to them they understated the selling price and it should be closer to $48k (I didnāt get the exact number). āThe salesman misrepresented the deal to the finance manager when she was drawing up the paper workā.
After the salesman called earlier today and gave me a guilt trip about him getting fired if I donāt come back and sign the new deal, I ended up speaking with the GM. Basically he told me to come back and sign the new deal, or give the car back. This was after I was threatened that he would take me to court if I donāt come back. According to him, he doesnāt have any more room to budge and this is the best he can do.
I am probably going to just return it and get my Tahoe back and leverage the paperwork I have in hand to negotiate with other dealers.
Opinions/thoughts?
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Return it and keep shopping. Youāve been given a second chance to get a better deal 
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Give it back, no point working with them on this anymore
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I would like to chime in if I mayā¦ I could be wrong but it sounds like all paperwork has been signed, and approved and funded by the bank if you have the carā¦ what exactly can you be taken to court forā¦? The deal is doneā¦ just like you couldnāt return it if you felt the price was too high after buying itā¦ they felt it was too low after buying itā¦ lol I donāt get it. Contract is a contract. Tell them to shove it haha
Contract hasnāt been funded. Usually takes a few days. In the meanwhile dealer decided not to proceed with the dealer. One can argue there is no cooling off period for customers but only for dealersā¦
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Throw the keys back at them and run the other way.
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That was my initial reaction, but after more digging and realizing that the contract wasnāt funded yet, I didnāt really have that option. Also, the salesman was somewhat crazy and some of the stories he was telling me as he was ābuilding rapportā gave me the creeps. If for some reason he was fired, I would slightly be afraid of him doing something stupid to me or my family (he has all my information after all)
Return the car and run the f away from there.
Donāt sign a new contract even if they keep the payment the same.
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Oh wow! Iām like the odd one out here! Wow! Thatās scary! Safety first.
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Always a scary thought of crazy salesman having your info. Better safe than sorry.
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Itās done. Iāve returned the MDX and got in writing the the contract was written in error and void and that I am not legally responsible.
Thanks for following along everyone. On to the next one.
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I think the real money on your trade is that $33k to $34k and these Acura dealers were trying to play hide the weenie and apparently someone screwed up when they put the numbers in the computer.
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From what I understand, if the contract hasnāt funded, itās not a valid contract, so you must return the car. Thereās no legal grey zone here.
Contracts can have conditions and contingencies.
You also need to understand the mechanics of how a lease works. The dealer owns the car. They sell the car to a bank or leasing co, who pay the dealer for the car. The lessee pays back the bank over time.
Unless the bank pays the dealer, the deal is basically void and must be reversed
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Congratulations for returning your MDX! 
Good tip since you got a do-over
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