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  • nnocu04nnocu04 Member Posts: 6
    I think you're dealer is "eating it," which is awesome for you. I called around with those numbers and was told "no way, can't do it." I myself, have no idea how you got this deal.

    I've got dealer invoice of $34,429. You are $1,400 below dealer invoice (after $1,500 dealer contribution). This $1,400 is basically the due at signing, or it should have been. I'm not sure how you're due at signing is $792 when the acquisition fee and first month payment alone would be over that amount.

    Congrats on a great deal, what state are you in?
  • techdudetechdude Member Posts: 87
    i got a quote from a local dealer for 517/month on the tech with no money down and EVERYTHING rolled into the payment (36 month/12k miles). I don't think it's a good deal so I turned it down. I'm probably going to start looking further away from home as there are not too many acura dealers by me.
  • shtirletsshtirlets Member Posts: 11
    From what dealership did you end up buying from, and what was the dealer name.

    Thanks,
    Leonid
  • tpav1tpav1 Member Posts: 3
    They should do $420 zero driveoff (plus tax). No? I got it down to $401 only after factoring in $600 for my trade in. This is in California, Acura 101 West.
  • izbodizbod Member Posts: 21
    I ended up getting mine from Park Ave Acura in Maywood NJ. Troy was the guy that I dealt with. I ended getting the car for almost $1800 under invoice. Having shopped at least 6 dealers, this was the best price. There are some who obtained 'remarkable' deals, but the numbers are the numbers, and dealers arent in the biz to lose money on sales. Even without plates/doc fee, I would expect an out of pocket of about $1100 ($595 plus tax + 1st mt).
  • techdudetechdude Member Posts: 87
    Troy offered me the same deal. Contemplating the offer. Waiting to see if local dealers by me will match it. Once came close at $465/month with $1111 out of pocket. However, doesn't inlcude the mudguards and visor like your deal. Not bad, but i think it could be better. I may go over to Feder's dealership in Middletown and see if they can give me a better price. If you're reading Steve, shoot me an email (my id +@usa.com).
  • monkee08monkee08 Member Posts: 4
    Ive been shopping around for this vehicle for several weeks and yours seems to be the best deal by far, I was offered 439 month w/ 2000 out of pocket at Acura of Manhattan 2008 RDX Tech Silver/Ebony, What was the money factor and residual on your deal?
  • techdudetechdude Member Posts: 87
    That sounds like a good deal. What does the 2000 inlcude? Is that just dmv, doc fees, etc..? Or does it include some cap cost reduction?
  • monkee08monkee08 Member Posts: 4
    Im sure it does include some cap cost reduction considering these fees : upfront acquisition fee is 595, doc fees are 250, 1st month at 439, plus whatever the registration fees are the rest is being used as a partial reduction, because they have included the 8.375% sales tax in NY w/in the monthly payment.
  • techdudetechdude Member Posts: 87
    Still not a bad deal. I'm trying to get something like that with a local dealer, but every body wants something in writing so i can fax it to them. I live in ny as well, only about 90 minutes from the city.
  • izbodizbod Member Posts: 21
    I walked out of Acura of Manhattan. My residual is is 52%, the money factor is .00072. After shopping this car since February this was the best I could get. I'm paying $443 with $1530 total out of pocket.
  • frankieg1028frankieg1028 Member Posts: 3
    I'm a 1st time leaser. Still learning the lingo and the ropes. I just got a quote: RDX /TECH No $ down

    $468/36/12k

    total drive out $1685

    money factor is .00072

    Is this fair ?

    They are telling me my price is $34,014 MSRP was $36,695
  • techdudetechdude Member Posts: 87
    Where do you live and what's the sales tax? That's about the same numbers i've gotten. I did receive a selling price of 33,000 though for the tech, so you may want to aim for something closer to that.
  • frankieg1028frankieg1028 Member Posts: 3
    Edison, NJ

    I've been banging my head the last few days any one familiar with how the lease payments are broken down ? Depreciation Fee , Finance Charge and Sales Tax Right ? I used the lease calculator to double check my #'s. My most recent quote was for 36/12/ $ 462.16 1319.66 due at sign( 1st month $462.16+262.50 DMV+595 Bank Fee( Gap Ins)

    MSRP: 37,410
    Quote: 34,295
    52 % residual (19,453)
    .00072 MF

    When I calculate myself and check using the Lease calculator on Line I come up with $ 482.55 doesn't make sense that they qouted me these #'s and they come up with a lower month/pymnt then I did.

    Same on my first qoute
    468/36/12k

    MSRP: 36,695
    Quote: 34,014
    56% residual ( 20,549) ??? Why I don't know how they were able to show this all others were 52%
    .00072 MF

    They show a payment of 468 I came up with 442.24 I'm not sure where I'm getting beat on this one ?
  • techdudetechdude Member Posts: 87
    Maybe they put in the acquisition fee somewhere. I believe that's about 715..if i put that into the spreadsheet with the rest of your numbers, i get approximately what they quoted you....the link to the spreadsheet is below:

    http://www.carbuyingtips.com/regm.xls
  • izbodizbod Member Posts: 21
    I just told you I'm paying $25 less a month with $150 less out of pocket than your offer. Does your offer seem fair to you?

    $443/36/12K/Tech - $1,530 out of pocket
  • vanchvanch Member Posts: 2
    Thanks for all the info shared on this board.

    I just drove my 08 RDX with tech package off the lot. Here's the details of my deal:

    Sales Price $32,357
    Acquisition Fee $595
    Prepaid Maintenance $500
    Gross Cap $33,452
    Out of Pocket $1,679
    Monthly with Tax $437.35
    36 months/12,000 miles

    I am wondering what others are getting quoted on excess miles cents per mile. Is 20cents/mile too much?
  • techdudetechdude Member Posts: 87
    Nice deal. What dealership and where did you secure the deal? Also, what does the prepaid maintenance cover?
  • vanchvanch Member Posts: 2
    This is in N. CA Stevens Creek Acura in San Jose. The prepaid maintenance includes sythetic oil change every 3000 miles or as needed by the vehicle and tire rotation. When I left, the sales rep said he would love my referred business but just don't tell them the deal I got. :P
  • angelina247angelina247 Member Posts: 17
    I have leased for the last 7 years and just purchased a RDX. Initially I considered leasing. My advise is to ALWAYS negotiate extra miles. Both of my leases were for 15K/miles per year. The dealer makes their money at the end when people go over their miles. I have heard horror stories about being over mileage. Negotiate the extra miles up front. It will save you a world of headache at the end.
    BTW I got the RDX with tech package and love it.
  • clee10clee10 Member Posts: 2
    tpav1: Who did you work with at Acura 101 West? I got a quote from them for:

    Sale: $32,529
    Term: 36 mo
    Down: $2,500 incl all fees
    Residual: 51%
    Money: .00082
    Payment: $457

    Much higher than your quote and not sure how their math adds up.
  • tdubsdenvertdubsdenver Member Posts: 4
    I am interested in an RDX lease, don't need the tech package. I have bought/leased a few cars, but would still consider myself very much a novice.

    They are nationally advertising a deal for $2499 due at signing, $399/mo., plus tax/title. This is for 10K miles/month.

    When they advertise a deal like this, is it possible to negotiate below it? What should I be working on (i.e., am I trying to get them to bring the total price of the car down to something below invoice, or just reduce the monthly payments, or what?). For instance, could I tell them I wanted the same deal, but based off of Edmunds TMV pricing?

    Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
  • lakersfan2lakersfan2 Member Posts: 2
    I got one with 18K miles per year for $1199 down and $434/mo. including tax.
  • tdubsdenvertdubsdenver Member Posts: 4
    Thanks lakersfan, that sounds more like it. Can I ask how you did it, or maybe for some more details so I could use it to my advantage?
  • angelina247angelina247 Member Posts: 17
    A couple of questions you should ask - how many years is the lease? Shouldn't be longer than 3 years. The miles are BAD - 10K is horrible. You want a minimun of 12k/year, but you should go for 15 thousand, unless you only live 1 or 2 miles from your job and you don't do much driving. The leasing company makes all of their money from fines for going over the mileage. It's real easy to do, so I learned from several friends who lease all the time to negotiate the miles up front.
    $2499 down seems a little steep especially if you're not getting the tech package. I need to go back to my worksheet. You can use the Edmunds calculator and plug in the numbers yourself if you have time. I'll be happy to give you my numbers later on this evening or tomorrow.
    Good luck.
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Hi,

    any chance you can include a breakdown of your lease?

    I'm looking at the following right now in NE PA:

    2008 RDX Base
    1,232 due at inception
    461.60 monthly
    36mo/36k lease

    When I do the math, this is what I get:
    MSRP: 33,910
    Invoice (I assume this is the selling price): 31,220
    Acquisition: 595
    Residual : 53%
    MF: 0.00082

    I get 1200 at inception, 445/mo.
    TTL + whatever fees = ~$160
    Tax where I live is 9%

    Dealer claims he is doing the deal at invoice -- I didn't bother pushing him, since either my information is wrong, or he's full of it (unless someone corrects me, I choose door #2).

    Your deal would have to be about 2k below invoice. Is 1199 total drive off, or the actual down payment, and there was more $$ in addition for acquisition, first payment, etc?

    Can you post the actual selling price? Is your lease through Acura or a third party bank?

    I like the car, I just can't see myself paying more then $430/mo for it, and that does not look promising.

    Thanks!
  • angelina247angelina247 Member Posts: 17
    I think his invoice #'s are about right. I think it's the money factor he's fudging on a little - Tier 1 is .00072 (credit score 710 and above)
    Tier 2 is .00132 (660-709)
    Tier 3 is .00191 (610-659)
    Tier 4 is .00251 (up to 609)

    Multiply by 24 to figure out what interest rate you're getting.

    Also your state license fee seems very low - but I live in california where it is ridiculously high so maybe you're right. I'd check on that license fee just to be sure.

    If anyone has additional info please feel free to add.
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Actually, the MF figure is from this forum -- I didn't get any of the info from the dealer since he was playing dumb and I didn't want to spend all day with him, so if it really is 0.00072 for Tier 1 -- would be great. The invoice price is from Edmunds.

    Can anyone (Car_Man :)?) post the tier 1 numbers for a 24 and 36 month lease with 12 and 15 k/miles?

    Anyone able to negotiate a selling price below invoice? What was it? Were there exuberant dealer fees to make up for it? The dealers in PA are pretty straightforward so far -- my last lease included about $180 in TTL and doc fees (there was about a $50 mark up), so the $160 I was quoted with this lease seems right in line.

    Also, I've seen some folks post links to last months sales figures for Infinitis -- can anyone help out with Acura? I am curious to see what RDX sales look like. Thanks to all helping out!
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Car_man, Dennis?

    You guys still out there?

    I'm in desperate need of accurate numbers for a 2/24 and 3/36 lease on an RDX.

    Also, I know this is extremely speculative, but you deal with this a lot more often then I do -- do you think I may be better off holding out until the end of June to lease an RDX? current lease is up on June 10 -- I can manage for a few weeks without a car.

    Any help much appreciated!!
  • af145af145 Member Posts: 31
    Where did you get these MF numbers? I analyzed the advertised deal (36 mo, $399/mo, $2499 due at signing, including acquisition fee and 1st mo payment, no security deposit). In fine print, the Cap Cost is $31209, residual $18311, CC reduction $1505. My calculation yields MF = 0.001719, corresponding to 4.13% interest. That seemed fair to me until I saw your numbers.

    The deal is advertised on the Acura site for NY (Zip code 10306).
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Well, I got the MF from a dealer, but someone had posted earlier that 0.00082 was not right, so I decomposed the deal as well.

    399 is the monthly rent + interest (the payment is sans tax)
    Monthly rent is (31209.25-18311.4)/36 = 358.27 (cap cost - residual divided by number of payments)
    The interest portion is then 40.73
    MF = monthly interest / (cap cost + residual) = 40.73/(31209.25+18311.4) = 0.000822

    Which in turn matches the number provided by the dealer.
    (sorry, don't mean to sound condescending -- just wanted to show how I did the math).

    Acura's website says the deal is good through 7/7/2008, so I'm wondering if this means Acura plans to keep the current program running until then (hopefully introducing some lease cash in June to make this deal sweeter).

    When I leased my last car in 2005, Acura rolled out 1,500 lease cash on the MDX on June 9th. Hoping something like this happens with the RDX this year -- the 53% residual is making the deal too expensive for me. Thoughts?
  • af145af145 Member Posts: 31
    You weren't condescending at all, but you made a mistake in your math. (Sorry if *I* sound condescending :-)). The at-signing amount of $2499 included Cap Reduction of $1505 (as well as $595 fee and $399 first month payment). After that, your Cap Cost drops to 29704, and the same calculation yields 0.001719.

    Acura of Brooklyn is now offering a cool $1000 off that deal: $1495 at signing, $399/mo for Base, $459/mo for Tech, 10K miles. This is still not as good as people were getting in NJ and Manhattan (see #420, $443 with $1530 total out of pocket -- as far as I understand, that was with tax and in April). I'll probably go there this Saturday, test-drive the car and try to negotiate.

    My "problem" is that I have a trade-in: Honda Accord 2002 with lots of scratches, but under 40K miles. I want to use it to reduce the monthly payments to well under $200 for base or about $200 for Tech. So, I can't just shop over the phone: they have to see the trade-in to give me the price.
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Now we are getting into what I hate most -- discussions who is right instead of sharing prices :).

    Anywho -- here's the blurp from Acura.com

    MSRP $33,910.00 (includes destination) less the capitalized cost reduction (which may be paid by the suggested dealer contribution) resulting in actual net capitalized cost $31,209.25.

    --> so 31,209.25 is the cap cost after deducting 1505. When you visit the dealership, check the MF with them.

    I've spoken with Plaza yesterday -- and about 10 other dealers. There is one guy in Jersey willing to set the selling price at 31,000 -- everyone else wants to be a little above invoice, not below.

    Basically, Acura increased the MF from 0.00072 to 0.00082 going into May, and pulled $1,500 lease cash that used to be there for the Tech package.

    I'm trying to get to 1,200 total drive off (all fees + 1st month) and 435/mo with 9% tax -- meaning I want a selling price of about 30,900, but no luck so far.

    With a trade it gets more complicated -- so good luck this weekend. The car is a blast -- but MPG are pretty low in Bklyn (probbly around 14) so keep that in mind.

    Let me know how you make out!
  • af145af145 Member Posts: 31
    My understanding of the fine print was that $31209 was after dealer contribution, but before customer contribution of $1505. I may have been wrong, especially given that you actually got MF numbers from dealers. I totally agree, let's not go into arguments here. I'll get my own numbers tomorrow. :-)

    As far as the SELLING price goes, Acura of Brooklyn gave me a quote of $30,219 for Base, $33929 for Tech. Would they use that as a lease Cap Cost -- dunno, will try. Of course, BUYING a premium-gas SUV with god-awful mileage in the current oil market is outright crazy... maybe that's why their quote is so low.

    Question: do you happen to know a decent salesman at that dealership? Last time I worked with Valeriy; this time I'm handled by Sydney. I don't like either; don't wanna go into reasons why.
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    I got calls from Lee and Art -- both were very eager to "earn my business" and were quick to tell me that what I want is not possible. Can't say I recommend either.

    Acura is offering $1,500 in marketing support -- but it can't be combined with leases/financing. I've had "quotes" for 29,600 -- too bad that's not the number used for cap cost. :).

    Also, their service department is pretty horrible, so if you are planning to get the car serviced by a dealer and you are close to another one -- may be worth extra $5-10 a month to know that you will actually get a loaner if you ever need one, etc.
  • af145af145 Member Posts: 31
    I'm surprised to hear about service. I had my Honda serviced there on warranty: driver window motor blew. Brought it in the morning, got back in the evening, no problemo. What was your experience? Anyway, can't I get it serviced at ANY Acura dealer?

    I just called a guy at Curry in Westchester. He gave me the boilerplate $399/$2499; with a trade-in valued at $8000, it's $250/mo for base (including tax). Very bad deal, I didn't even bother asking for details.

    By the way, he said that in NY State the tax is paid not just for the monthly payments, but also for anything used to reduce those -- including a trade-in. :-( Maybe I should just sell the car on e-bay then.
  • CarMan@EdmundsCarMan@Edmunds Member Posts: 38,514
    Hi zheka212. Honda Finance's current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 24 month lease of a base 2008 Acura RDX with 12,000 miles per year are .00082 and 61%, respectively. The numbers for an otherwise identical 36 month lease are .00082 and 53%. I believe that this lease program is scheduled to run through the beginning of July. While it is possible that Acura would make an unscheduled enhancement to it, the more likely scenario is this is what we'll see for the next month.

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  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Hi Car_man,

    Thanks for helping out!

    I figured I had nothing to loose by waiting until June -- and it's possible my hunch was right. I got a call this morning from one of the dealers I've been talking to claiming "amazing deals" on both the RDX and MDX in June. When I tried pressing him for the numbers, he admitted the residual and MF have stayed the same as in May (53%, 0.00082 on the base). He refused to disclose rebate info, but did come back with

    1200 total out of pocket
    419/mo for a 36 month lease with 12k a year and 9% tax included for the base RDX.

    My calculations are a couple of bucks off (I'm too lazy to model this exactly right in Excel), but I get a selling price somewhere around 30,400 from his offer (that's including destination). Last month the best I was able to get was 30,900. Would you be able to shine some light on any new lease incentives Acura has rolled out this month (on both base and Tech -- they had one specific to Tech back in April looks like)? The price looks good, but if Acura threw $1,000 at this truck, I see no reason to split it even with the dealer.

    Thanks in advance,

    (and to all the dealers out there -- yes, you do deserve to make money. Just no reason to make more money now compared to last month.)
  • shula1286shula1286 Member Posts: 1
    Hi Car Man.

    Can you tell me if this sounds like a good deal on 2008 RDX with tech package.
    Quote includes sport running boards, roof rack, and standard wheels with chrome finish.
    36 month lease. 12,000 miles. $950 total cash at delivery. $530 per month which includes tax. My tax rate is 7.75% (Orange County, CA).
    Thanks.
  • dcomberdcomber Member Posts: 27
    Whats the June 2008 Residual and Money Factor for a 2008 RDX Tech?
  • tdubsdenvertdubsdenver Member Posts: 4
    I recently received a quote for RDX base, for $1200 total due at signing (includes first monthly payment), $418/mo.

    I was told that MF is .00082 and residual is 51%. I was also told that Acura is offering $1000 dealer cash on the RDX beginning June 3rd.
  • tdubsdenvertdubsdenver Member Posts: 4
    The 51% is for 15,000 miles. 10K is 58% and 12K I think is 53%.
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Base RDX:
    MF = 0.00082
    Residual:
    10K - 54%
    12K - 53%
    15K - 51%

    Don't know about Tech, but Acura kept the program from May (so search earlier in this forum) and did add the $1,000 lease cash.

    I've agreed on a deal with $1,200 total drive off and $400 per month for 36 months and 10K a year. Selling price is about $200 below invoice. This is PA with DMV fees at around $160 and local tax of 9%.
  • dcomberdcomber Member Posts: 27
    RDX Tech:

    MF = .00082 (or 2%)
    Residual:
    10K - 53%
    12K - 51%

    Dont know about 15k, but as zheka212 mentioned there is a $1000 in lease cash and $1500 for traditional financing/cash. If you do lease, make sure you mention and verify the $1000 lease cash because both dealers I went to didn't "disclose" it and one didnt even know about it until I mentioned it.

    Good Luck.
  • af145af145 Member Posts: 31
    Which dealer?

    I'm getting at least $1300 drive-off + $490/mo for Tech, including NY taxes (8.375%). Based on your experience, I should be able to knock that down by $25-$30, since Tech is usually $50-$60 over Base.
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Sussmanacura in pa
    Not sure what 1300 includes - acquisition fees used to be higher in NY. My 1200 is 595 acq + 400 first month, aboui 160 in dmv fees and the change down payment. Use the calc on edmunds to check math - when I looked at tech vs base it was something like 460 vs 400. Make sure the car you are getting doesn't have extras like moldings etc. In nyc area 200 below invoice should be "easy" (before lease cash) maybe more if you contact enough
  • af145af145 Member Posts: 31
    Well, let me tell you -- it ain't "easy". My 1300 includes the same stuff as yours: the bank fee is 595 (+tax), first month and DMV. DMV charges vary, but 160 seems to be the average. NJ dealers are outright crazy -- I hear numbers like 1947/523 (Springfield) and 1577/521 (DCH Montclair). One more thing I sometimes hear is that Blue/Taupe is out of stock and why don't I wait for the 2009 model. For example, I got that from Acura of Manhattan.

    Why are you saying "Make sure the car you are getting doesn't have extras like moldings etc"? I'll just go for the lowest price; if the car has extras, so what?

    Anyway, thanks for the info. I'll try calling Sussman.
  • zheka212zheka212 Member Posts: 68
    Hey,

    what I meant by "make sure .. extras.." is that maybe that's why the payment is higher. At any rate -- also try http://www.federsacura.com/ and ask for Steve. He gave me a very decent quote last month, but it was easier for me to deal with PA dealer.

    Good luck!!
  • af145af145 Member Posts: 31
    I'm still searching for the best deal in the NYC area (RDX 2008 Tech, 10K miles). So far, the best one is from Curry Acura: $1300 at signing, $469/month. Other good deals (and friendly salesmen) include:
    1300/479 (Feder's Acura)
    1300/490 (Rallye Acura)

    Troy from Park Ave Acura gives me 1500/462 -- but for a different color. To get my color, he is asking for 1500/475.

    All numbers include tax & TTL.

    I think it's possible to take that to 1300/460 or even 450, but I'm sort of tired and want the car already. The dealers are increasingly less willing to match. Will make one or two more calls and call it quits...

    Any dealers reading this: if you want to beat Curry's offer, e-mail jd850 at hotmail dot com. By the way, I have a 2002 Honda Accord EX V6 4-door with low mileage as a trade-in.
  • CarMan@EdmundsCarMan@Edmunds Member Posts: 38,514
    You're welcome, zheka212. Honda introduced a new $1,000 cash incentive on deals through Honda Finance for both the MDX and RDX in June. Acura did not adjust its advertised lease payments and it is not advertising its cash, so most dealers are probably trying to pocket it.

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