Acura Deals
$0 Zero Down Car Leases Are Back
February 2012 has a number of car makes and models with special lease deals being offered with no money down. That’s $0 due at lease signing — not even the first month’s payment. Honda and Acura lead the pack with no-money-down leases, followed by Infiniti and Cadillac. Honda and Acura actually offer their leases both ways [...]
Where are the Best Car Deals?
Where are the best car deals for 2012? Everywhere. Nearly every car company is currently offering incentives of some kind. Deals are actually not hard to find if you know where to look. Some of these deals are outstanding, some very good, and others only so-so. Luxury Brands High-end luxury car companies, such as Porsche, [...]
Acura – Special Lease Deals for October
Acura is currently offering a variety of special car leases on all models except the TL. However, only one style within each model line gets the good deals. One of the special options with each lease offer is that you can choose either nothing due at signing (sign-and-drive) or choose to make a down payment (cap [...]
Car Deals and Incentives – August 2011
Most car companies have announced new car incentives for August, which we discuss later in this article. However, some companies announced incentives last month which extend into this month. General Motors announced incentives in July that are good through August 2011. The company’s brands, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC, have deals on most of their vehicles, [...]
Where Are The $0 Down Car Lease Deals ?
A few automakers are currently offering (June 2011) $0 zero-down lease deals. These have slightly higher monthly payments than the same deals with a down payment. Whether you make a down payment or not doesn’t change the value of the deal. A good deal is still a good deal with or without a down payment. The car companies [...]
Best Car Deals for June 2011
We’ll say it right up front — June 2011 is not a month with lots of great car incentives, although there are exceptions and we’ll try to point those out here. Because of shortages of both vehicles and parts created by the recent Japanese earthquake, automakers are not offering nearly the number of great incentives in June that [...]
Dealer Cash Discounts on Acura
Car manufacturers often give dealers “secret” promotional cash (“dealer cash”) to help them sell cars. Dealers usually pass along the factory-to-dealer cash to customers as a price discount. The effect is the same as a direct customer rebate, but is a bit more discrete. Actually, direct rebates are subject to sales tax while price discounts are [...]
Hidden Car Incentives for December 2010
If you’ve read other articles on this web site you know that car manufacturers often give dealers “hidden” factory-to-dealer rebates, which is called “marketing support.” The money is offered only at certain times when sales for particular models need a little “push.” Dealers can use the money for advertising, special sales events, or simply as [...]
New Car Hidden Rebates
Car buyers typically know about new-car rebates and low-interest incentives being offered by dealers and car manufacturers because they are heavily advertised and promoted. However, there is one kind of incentive that is not advertised, at least not directly. We often call it a “hidden rebate” or “secret rebate.” In the auto industry it’s called [...]
Lease Deals and Incentives on Acura for November and December
As you may already know, Acura does not want to be known as a discount car brand which means that incentives don’t come often or in great abundance. For example, we rarely ever see (when was the last time?) direct factory-to-customer rebates. Instead, we typically see more subtle forms of incentives such as low-interest loans [...]
Acura Special Deals for October
Acura has chimed in with new October incentives on all models, including many 2010 models. All of the new programs end on November 2, 2009. The incentives include low-interest loans, special lease deals, and factory-to-dealer cash that dealers can pass along to customers as price discounts. Acura, like most other luxury car makers, doesn’t want [...]
Best Acura Deals for August
Acura doesn’t often offer customer rebates because they don’t want to be known as a “discount” car brand. However, in these times of slow car sales for all brands, Acura is currently offering a variety of excellent incentives — just not direct customer rebates. The Acura incentives for August 2009 come in the form of [...]