I negotiated a 2025 Acura TLX Type S over the phone with - kevinmoore46
I negotiated a 2025 Acura TLX Type S over the phone with Sales Manager Charles Reese as they are in Houston, TX and I'm in El Paso, TX. I had two offers one for $59,000, contingent on me financing through Honda Financial and the other for $64,000. I agreed to the signed $59,000 offer and told the Finance Manager Ding Cheng that I did not want any add-ons, tire package, GAP insurance, paint protection, or anything else they had to offer I just wanted an out of door price. Charles told me that for them to give me a $4000 rebate I would need to finance with Honda Financial, and Ding Cheng pushed an 8.14% APR for 84 months even though my credit score is exceptional. When the final paperwork was presented by the Finance Manager Ding Cheng, I was now engulfed in a bait and switch where the price was marked up to a significant unapproved amount, and they tacked on a $2,100 "Appearance Package" junk fee I never requested or agreed to and have no idea what it even covers to this day.
Once I saw what they did to me I reached out to Charles Reese and told him I was going to get a lawyer, and he threatened to rip up the contract. Being that I paid for the vehicle to be shipped to me I waited for the vehicle to arrive safe in my garage and then I did a maneuver on them they never saw coming and I refinanced with Navy Federal at a 4.3% interest rate for 72 months within two weeks without making one payment to AHM and received an overpayment refund along with the title to my vehicle, proving the math was deceptive from the start and leaving them to make ZERO interest along with my belief a charge back. They did all that conniving and deceptive labor paperwork for absolutely nothing. And I'm still not done; I am unable to go into details as I have taken several legal actions against this dealership John Eagle Acura.
I also had them install some underbody side spoilers on the vehicle and instead of them going off my VIN to get the proper parts they ordered the wrong color and installed them. I had to pay to have the right ones installed and now they want me to pay over $400 to ship the wrong ones they installed back before they refund me.
Do not trust any "signed" offers from this management team. They will change the numbers in the final contract hoping you won't notice. Compare every line of the contract, vehicle price, add-ons, VIN, and financing terms against your original offer before signing anything. Know your credit score and you'll be able to have a range of where you should be with your interest rate to avoid John Eagle Acura marking your rate up two to three percent more while trying to align their pockets with profit.
I strongly encourage and can't emphasize this enough, read the reviews on this dealership and there is no way that many people could have it wrong. Take great note that they will answer back to the reviews as we all know that not answering back is a sign of guilt, but the one's answering back are the ones making those horrible deals and are just trying to use deception to make you think they are trying to find a solution.
I recently retired from Fort Bliss, I would never put my character, integrity, and morals in question, so this review is true and accurate. I strongly suggest you avoid this dealership all together by all means necessary.
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