2013 and earlier-Acura MDX Prices Paid and Buying Experience

stevem7 · August 2005

I tried to confirm with the Acura dealer the 2.9% through Labor Day and received slightly different info. They told me there are special rates through Labor Day only, but 2.9% is for 36/months, 3.9% for 48 months and 4.9% for 60 months. Has anyone out there gotten the 2.9% for 60 months? I hate to leave 2% on the table.

esteve · August 2005

I just saw that info at the other board so it sounds legit.

stevem7 · August 2005

When you say legit, you mean the 2.9% is for 36 months only, right?

samwade · August 2005

Hi could you please email me info at samirmargi at yahoo thanks, sam.

kyfdx · August 2005

Please don't ask members to share information off-line. This forum is designed to help others by sharing experiences...

Please help everyone by sharing your experience here!! (Within the parameters listed below).

regards,
kyfdx

ar5327 · August 2005

i just wanted to know if i am getting a good deal or not. here is the deal:

Touring package with navi., including destination charges, running boards, all-season mats and wheel locks. i did not get the exact breakdown but for each item but th OTD is 38,948 this is with 7 % sales tax included.

by the way, its from a dealer in western north carolina.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. thanks

esteve · August 2005

Yeah - here are the rates from the message I saw:

2.9 for 36
3.9 for 48
4.9 for 60

ahalyaa · September 2005

just bought 05 EXL-NAV-DVD for 750 dollars below invoice including destination at bianchihonda.com, ERIE, PA. Talked to mike donalley, neg the price, went & picked up the vehicle, smooth process, since didn't want to pay invoice+5% here in pittsburgh. 06 models, i believe they may do $500 above invoice, may nego, can bring down. Pilots too have a good deals there, i made him come down approx 1700 below invoice on 05 Pilot EXL (27800)& EXL with NAV (29600) but at last bolted to Ody 05. Wanted ACURA MDX, try philadelphia dealers, premium 05 MDX negotiated was 32,400 plus taxes including destination.

Honda is doing 2.9% APR for 60 months.

ahalyaa

edge_2 · September 2005

if that OTD price includes sales tax the sales price would be around $36.2K....that's the LOWEST price I've seen for a nav. that doesn;t even inlcude the running boards etc.

stevem7 · September 2005

Did you actually get the 2.9% APR for 60 MONTHS? Everything I have seen from our Phila area dealers and this board is saying the 2.9% is only good for 36 months and it is 4.9% for 60 months. I am getting ready to buy a MDX tomorrow (sat), would like to be able to get the 2.9% if I can. Did the dealer offer or did you press the issue? The difference will be about $20-25 per month for what I am looking to finance.

Thanks

stevem7 · September 2005

Ok so after some work here is where I am on a MDX Premium (Sage Brush Pearl, no touring & no accessories). Price is $1700 below invoice. What you guys think?

Price - $32,100 (no doc/misc fees, this is total price incl. destination)
Trade - $19,500 (2003 Pilot EX-L w/aftermkt DVD, 33.5k mi, car was in an accident, this is hurting it a bit)

Only extra is PA sales tax (6%) and $60 PA registration
Incidently, he told me I can switch to touring for $34,650, touring/DVD for $36,000 or touring NAV&DVD for $38,500.
So far the dealer has been very professional and courteous, no games.

lup11 · September 2005

offered me a 05' tourning with nav. for 38303 + tax at 5.1% and 4.9% financing for 60 months? Is this a better deal than a RX330 at 110 above invoice?

ahalyaa · September 2005

i didn't, but i think they are doing 2.9% apr for 36 months but one should have excellent credit history

ahalyaa · September 2005

grab it, good price

eli4 · September 2005

Here is what I just paid for my MDX Premium last week.

$33,000 including side steps and roof rack plus 6% sales tax and $150
doc fee (registration & others). 4.74% financing for 60 months. I was
trying to get the 2.9% but told that was only available for Honda series
(Pilot etc..) for now. Don't know if that's true.

That $150 contains some $25 for "On line processing"
fee. But I thought I am getting a good deal overall so I was not very
hard on that.

Any thoughts?

stevem7 · September 2005

Congrats:

Seems like a decent deal. I have been quoted $32,100 w/o the roof rack and side steps. My guess is there are work 700-800. So it looks pretty good. By any chance did you get them to include Mud Flaps, Cargo mat and all weather mats?

Also, can you tell which dealer you go it from and was the financing thru Honda/Acura Credit?

smc99 · September 2005

stevem7 - what dealer in PA? I requested some initial quotes today (including PA) and they seem to avg about 32,995 for an MDX premium. I am in MD. How much haggling did you have to do to get the 32,100 price. I am hoping to get 32,000 or a little less for an MDX premium with a roof rack and 1 or 2 other small accessories. I'm not sure if that is possible. Thanks

eli4 · September 2005

No, those accessories are not included. I believe I might have if trying it harder because it didn't take us very long to get to the price we wanted.

The dealer we went to is in Montgomeryvill and financing was through them (that was part of the condition with the price, but they would match any other financing programs in the market)

samwade · September 2005

Hi Steve, So your final price for premium was 32,100 including destination? Also could you please also list your final out the door price including the tax and doc? thanks,
s.

stevem7 · September 2005

I just have the main number at their Davis Acura. I have been doing mostly everything through email. My wife did go up and meet him for a test drive and have our trade evaluated.

Also, not sure where you are from, but PA dealers are NOT open on Sundays so I don't think you would be able to reach him anyway. I sent him an email yesterday on our deal and did not hear back. Very unlike him. Maybe he wasn't in on Sat. I am planning on closing out my deal (hopefully) tomorrow (Labor Day).

Best of Luck.

stevem7 · September 2005

Davis Acura, Langhorne PA. Most of my initial quotes from other dealers were $32,800. I went through internet channel with all of them. Davis responded with $1700 below invoice (translates to $32,100) on all MDXs (no gimmicks/no fees). Yes the price does include destination. Best of luck.

hcrossing · September 2005

ar5327, can you provide the name of the dealer and city you bought your Acura in? I could make the trek to western North Carolina pretty easy and I'm looking for a new MDX. Thanks in advance for your help.

stevem7 · September 2005

I haven't not completed this deal yet. I hope to do so tomorrow (Labor day). Their offer is $32,100 plus 6% sales tax and approx. $60 PA tags. No other fees. I am trying to get them to throw in mud flaps and all weather mats for an extra $100. I sent them an email yesterday on those accessories, but they did not get back to me on them.

sage_mdx · September 2005

All,
Been a lurker on these threads for long. Benefited from the info posted here, so thought I would post my deal here as well.

Just bought a '05 MDX w/ NAV and RES in the NY tri-state area with running boards, all weather mats, trunk tray, wheel locks, mud flaps and VIN etching for $38,720 (incl. destination) - tax title and registration extra. Cash purchase i.e., no financing.

Negotiated online and over the phone with at least 10 dealers and got them to bid against each other. Not sure if this is the best price I could have got given the $1500 marketing support but any additional negoatiation would have had dimishing returns.

Overall quite happy with the purchase except that gas prices are at 3.50 for premium.

littlefishbobo · September 2005

after researching this forum, I just purchased a MDX Touring With Navi, Silver/Quartz,

2). Power Acura of Torrance send me the best quote $36,330 right away.

3). South Coast Acura of Costa Mesa, NORM REEVES ACURA OF MISSION VIEJO and Tustin Acura offered quotes ranging from $37,500 to $39,500.

4). Norm Reeves Acura of Mission Viejo price matched the best offer, but later backed out saying the color combination could not be located.

5). Test drived MDX touring with Navi at local dealer, my wife like a lot the
Silver with Quartz leather MDX shown in the brochure.

6). Tried to close the deal with Power Acura of Torrance, the dealer could not be reached for a week, voice mail not returned. Got hold of the dealer once or twice, the dealer promised to locate a Silver/Quartz MDX Touring with Navi, but failed to call back as promised.

7). I figured Power Acura was not very eager to close the deal and got nervous of the low invetory as told by multiple dealers, determined to close a deal during the labor day weekend, I sent email to more dealers including Santa Monica Acura, Downey Acura and Riverside Acura.

8). After a few emails back and forth with Santa Monica Acura, reached a deal with San ta Monica at $36,850. Very good experience. spent 4-5 hours from the first email to the last email with VIN and out of the door cost.

9). Drove to Santa Monica Sunday, dealer had a misunderstanding of the color combination, and I believe it is a honest mistake. The dealer promised to get the exact combination in 2 hours, and took a few hundred dollors off the negotiated price.

10). Had a lunch at Santa Monica downtown and a walk on the beach, called the dealer 2 hours later, and the vehiche was ready in the dealership. very nice,

11). charged $5000 to a credit card as down pay, and financed the rest with 2.9% for 36 month to take advantage of the promotion.

12). The paper work take about 2 hours, including the dealer went over the features such as bluetooth phone, GPS and initial setup of OnStar.

Overall, I had a great experience, and my wife is very pleased (she is ready to deliver a baby in a month), with the due date approaching, I am very happy to close the deal during the labor day weekend with a good deal.

quandou · September 2005

Can anyone be appreciated to share the buying prices recently lived in Maryland, washington DC area? Touring with DVD&Navi is prefered.

Thanks

buyingmdx · September 2005

OK, bought my MDX Touring for the following:

Invoice + Destination Fee: $34,202
Cargo Cover: $142

Tax (SF-8.5%): $2923.07
DMV: $286
Documentation: $45
Ca. Tire Fee: $8.75

$37606.82 out the door.

I went with financing through them too at 4.9% for 60 months.

No trade in.

Stevens Creek was Ok to deal with. I did most of my dealings online. I also worked with Marin Acura and when i went in they tried to pull the typical car salesman tricks. Enough to annoy me that I bought at Stevens Creek. Marin definitely left me with a bad taste in my mouth, even though price was already negotiated.

Good luck and thanks for all the help everyone. Your advice certainly saved me money.

atty4 · September 2005

Just bought a 05 MDX Base for $2000 below invoice in San Francisco Bay Area with financing at 2.9% APR for 36 months.

dtsaoboy · September 2005

wanted to ask you what marin acura was trying to sell you? We were considering buying a silver/quartz mdx touring w/navi there because of decent previous buying experience there. a lot of dealer add ons? which color/interior combination?

ro_joe · September 2005

Hello. I bought a 05 black MDX with tan interior for $38200 including side steps at Chevy Chase Acura. We handled everything on the internet and the deal went through smoothly.

quandou · September 2005

Hi joe, can you give the dealer's name and where it is? By the way can I refer you as a buyer?

Thanks a lot

Quandou

kyfdx · September 2005

Dealer's name and location is fine...

But, no referrals, please....

regards,
kyfdx

quandou · September 2005

Thanks for the email, and where is it?

ro_joe · September 2005

I bought it from Chevy Chase Acura in Chevy Chase/ Bethesda area in Maryland. Good luck.

quandou · September 2005

Thanks for you kindly post. The question is, the one you bought is touring with DVD&Navi, is that right. 'Cause I check with internet sale manager yesterday, he said it is impossible, and laterly he gave me a quote as 39,180.

Actually I have been working on this car for moth and have not got my ideal deal as usually people got from this forum so far, and feel so tired.

Appreciate your more infor.

ro_joe · September 2005

No I bought the MDX with just the DVD and black side steps. The total cost was around $38200 including TTL.

quandou · September 2005

Thanks

alano · September 2005

Recently purchased an MDX at the only dealer in West. North Carolina. Price was good however car was delivered with overinflated tires (by 10-15 lb per wheel), shoddy clean up and 2 weeks later I'm still waiting for a purchased spoiler. The car was taken in for wind noise and a couple of other items last week, service department blew off the wind noise (no pun intended) as something that would improve when the "vehicle settled in at 7500 miles." Otherwise the vehicle itself is great.. Caveat emptor!

stevem7 · September 2005

Thanks for everyones input on MDX board throughout the past 2 weeks. My wife is picking up her new MDX today. All the paperwork is completed. Here is the final deal.

$32,200 MDX Premium (non-touring) including mud flaps and Wheel locks
$153.00 Doc & PA registration fee
$19,500 Trade-in allowance for my Pilot EX-L DVD, w/33,800 miles

Financed $22,000 at 3.9% for 4ys thru Acura. We finalized the paperwork on Tues to make sure we got the financing deal.

Deal was very smooth. Dealer even located the Sage Brush Pearl my wife wanted because they had sold their only one in that color last Friday.

Again thanks for everyones help.

sanctuary1 · September 2005

I just bought a 2005 Acura MDX Touring with Navi - Aspen White Pearl from Pohanka Acura (which isnt too far from MD) for $37,000 including destination $510. This price reflects a $1500 Factory to Dealer incentivewhich ended on Tuesday Sept. 6th.

alyc · September 2005

All,

I'm new to the forum & would appreciate your help. I'm in NY / Long Island and looking to lease a base model 2005 MDX. I have been speaking with CarDirect although I'm not sure their pricing is the best. I am flexible for dealers within the tri-state area. Does anyone have any suggestions on dealers / NY pricing or lease promotions?

Thanks.

buyingmdx · September 2005

They were just very pushy with their financing. I told them i was going to seek alternate financing (my bank) from the start and they said "you don't need to do that, we have a built in cuddle period just come back. I thought you were here to buy a CAR!". When i left they chased me down and told me the offer was only good for today, etc etc. very sterotypical and Irritating. Additionally, they were using the turnover method of throwing 5-6 different sales guys at me. I would have been happy to buy there but their aggressive tactics told me i'd be better at another less pushy dealer.

The head internet guy lost the sale with what he thinks were his "slick" tactics.

mdx4me1 · September 2005

Just wanted to add in my DC area experience and price from June.

I purchased my '05 MDX w/NAV and DVD for $38,900 out the door, including tax, title, destination and everything. This also included 2 accessories: cargo cover and side moldings. This was purchased in late June, while the $1500 incentive was going on, and 0.9% financing.

When the dealer says the price is impossible, i'm here to say anything is possible.

I got this quote from Chevy Chase, and Pohanka.matched it. I would advise against Chevy Chase, as their internet sales manager was not a good sport and resorted to unethical tactics after I went with Pohanka.

Good Luck.

stevem7 · September 2005

How much was the tax/title in your area? Also, how many months was the 0.9% financing for? $38,900 out the door is by FAR the lowest price I have seen on this board for a MDX with Nav/DVD. The invoice on this car w/destination is $40,200. Even with the $1,500 incentive it would be $38,700. If your tax is anything like PA (6%), it means your price was somewhere around $36,700 including some free accessories. That price would be $3,500 below invoice. I don't know how the dealer could do that. How did you make that deal work?

mdx4me1 · September 2005

Couple of things: timing, and the $1500 incentive were key. This strategy is especially effective within the last few days of the month, when dealers need to clear their inventory off their lot to make end of month numbers, and to avoid paying tax on the car for another month. I've used it twice, and both times it has worked flawlessly.

My car buying strategy has always been to email a bunch of dealers with exactly what i'm looking for, including options, and the Out the Door price i'm willing to pay. I only talk bottom line prices, so there are no surprises. I did this a few days before the end of the June. With the price I was willing to pay, I also stated I would purchase it within a day or two to the dealer who would meet my price. Also tell them this email is going out to all local dealers and the dealer who can match it will win their business.

I honestly never expected a dealer to agree, but instead thought it would give me a better idea of the dealers price range to begin negotiations. It was by pure luck that Chevy Chase agreed on the first go. After getting it in writing over email that the price included all taxes (3% in VA), I forwarded the email to Pohanka, who at first were hesitant, but upon seeing the email with the terms, agreed to match it to any car within their inventory.

With this strategy, do your research. I went through every message on this board, and in my quote to them lowered it by roughly $1000 for my out the door price. I think the price for the car alone was roughly $37k, if I back the taxes and fees out. I also agree - I haven't seen a lower price, which is why I still lurk around these message boards to see whether my price was still a good deal or not!

The 0.9% was over 36 months.

dapiering · September 2005

Can you confirm which dealer in PA offered this deal to you please...thanks

stevem7 · September 2005

It was more than an offer, we did all the paperwork on Tuesday (9/7) and picked the car up on Thur (9/9). We had to wait until Thursday because they were doing a dealer trade to get the coler my wife wanted (Sage Brush Pearl).

The dealer was Davis Acura, Langhorne PA.

BTW - Both my wife and I love the MDX so far (even if it has been only 2 days)

Best of Luck.

enmdx · September 2005

Thanks everyone in the forum for all the great info about the MDX. I got my MDX premium model in Ohio for $1200 under invoice with the roof rack installed.. The vehicle is awesome and I like it very much.

pathart · September 2005

Has anyone had a 2005 MDX w/Nav and DVD buying experience in Tampa, Florida? I have been working over the internet with a local dealer and they are giving me a price of $41,450 + 397 dealer prep + tag/tag/title.

I'm thinking this is a little high based on the pricing I have seen on this forum. Any help/information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

siles · September 2005

I bot 2005 MDX with Touring and NAV green (SB) for $39689 out the door (Inc tx+dmv+dst) in NJ.So dil with total price with dilear.

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