Acura RDX 2017 FWD TECH PACK

rays_sunshine

I live in FL 34677

$39800 OTD for 2017 acura RDX FWD Tech pack with running board and roof rails

Is this a good deal?

Thank you

stever

We don't usually have option prices for Honda/Acura, I think those are usually "dealer" items, even though they are official Acura accessories. Probably an extra $1,000 though with installation, give or take. Some of the online dealer parts stores likely list MSRP prices at least.

And I'm not seeing invoice prices on the 2017 here yet. Other sites report invoice at $36,948. So with destination ($940), invoice runs $37,888. That's very close to what we show for the True Market Value for your zip - $37,783.

What I don't know is what the taxes and fees are. A usual rule of thumb is 10%, which would put invoice at $41,677. OTD quote looks good from that guideline and I'm not even giving the dealer credit for the rails and running boards. You may want to get a breakdown on the prices though if you don't have one already. Florida is notorious for $800+ doc fees that are nothing but extra dealer profit. But with my assumptions, it looks good from here.

rays_sunshine

This is how my quote looks like(w/out running boards and roof rails)

MSRP $40,010
Discount $3,110
Adjusted sale price $36,900
Tax $2,301.59
Tag/Title $118.50
Pre-delivery fee $599.95
Total $39,920.04

stever

So good selling price, but the doc pre-delivery fee is about $550 too high. But low for Florida, lol.

The automakers pay the dealers to prep their cars; not sure why consumers would have to pay for that again. Not sure what they are pre-delivering (the snarky response is that they are pre-delivering extra profit to the bank ).

rays_sunshine

They told me that they're losing $600 on this deal. I gave them a look of "whatever"

So...good to go?

stever

lol, don't worry about the dealer. They won't do a money losing deal (you may get a great price but somewhere some bonus or incentive money is making up for it).

The fees bug me but I think the deal on the rails and running boards offset that enough.

So enjoy.

tigernina

Question about the RDX packages - does the Advance Package come with everything the other 3 packages have? I know it at least comes with fog lights while the other packages do not have fog lights. Just trying to figure out which package is favorable for me, I want navi and fog lights

stever

Honda and Acura don't really offer factory options and it's hard for us non-owners to really know what the deal is. I usually read the full review here and the editors are good about saying what the base specs are and what extras you get with the various trims. You're looking for the Body Styles section.

Otherwise call a dealer or try to find a brochure. My wife and I are shopping another make and it gets confusing figuring out what trim has what features. Usually the next highest trim includes everything in the lower trim but not always. Lots of salespeople have trouble figuring the packages out too it seems.

And with Honda/Acura you have dealer installed options instead of factory options so....

It makes my brain spin after a while.

tigernina

Thank you Stever - yes head spinning for real! I have looked at the brochures so many times but I can't remember - they don't have physical brochures anymore only PDF and I don't want to print those.I wish they would have physical colorful brochures so I can actually take my time looking or comparing them. A lot of the salespeople are not that tune in with the specs neither. They have to go look at the brochures as well. *sigh*

stever

I got an actual printed Kia brochure the other day.

They don't help much either, LOL.

Maybe one of these years we'll be able to order what we want without having to do a package and without having to wait ten weeks for our car to be built.