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Acura MDX Prices Paid and Buying Experience

12855 messages,  Last post on May 20, 2013 at 4:40 AM

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#12408 of 12855 Re: 2013 MDX TECH [zuluwarrior] by sanjaysdca

Dec 04, 2012 (2:59 pm)

Replying to: zuluwarrior (Dec 03, 2012 7:40 pm)
Habitat numbers do add up....
 
and as you said you always have to choose
The best choice is always to buy a car that you can pay cash.
Next best is to minimize the total interest paid over the life of the loan and by life I mean the time you intend to keep the loan not the maturity term.
We all come here to save few hundreds in cast of the vehicle and then spend it all in interest.
 
Hope you do not do this with bigger ticket items like house.
 
We all make mistakes/overlook things the key is to learn and move on....unless the plan is (knowingly/unknowingly) put yourself in a situation to have someone come and bail you out.
 
Enjoy the vehicle.

#12409 of 12855 Lease 2013 Acura MDX 36 months 12k miles/yr by gobench

Dec 04, 2012 (7:29 pm)

just concluded a lease deal for 2013 Acura MDX Base 12k term=36mo
Monthly payment inclusive tax=$485 Drive off=$1289(inclusive 1st payment, registration/DMV fees,etc)
 
Is this a good deal.... Thanks for your response
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

#12410 of 12855 Re: 2013 MDX TECH [zuluwarrior] by karhill1

Dec 05, 2012 (4:37 am)

Replying to: zuluwarrior (Dec 03, 2012 7:40 pm)
Certainly everyone has different goals when purchasing a vehicle. What fits for one person is not always a fit for another person. However, reading the postings for this purchase makes a couple of things obvious.
 
First, it makes little financial sense to extend a loan by twelve months while accepting a significantly higher interest rate just to save a lousy $50 a month. The ultimate fact is you saved nothing and will end up paying more due to the longer finance period.
 
Second, anyone who is concerned over $50 a month probably should not buy a $47,000 vehicle.
 
Third, this deal clearly supports the adage that payment buyers rarely achieve the best deal. You did, in fact, buy on payment. You stated you took a longer loan to avoid a higher payment. That is buying based on payment.
 
With this being said, if you are happy with your deal nothing else counts, I suppose.

#12411 of 12855 2012 Acura MDX Base Model by vbosmiya

Dec 05, 2012 (12:45 pm)

I am looking to buy 2012 MDX Base in Northern NJ area and looking to get an idea of prices paid so that when I walk in to the dealership, I have better understanding of pricing being offered. Also I wasn't sure if Acura offers balloon payment option given current 0.9% financing option and the last payment as balloon payment. Please share your experience if you were able to get the balloon payment option.

#12412 of 12855 2013 Tech and entertainment package by fullyautomatix

Dec 05, 2012 (1:10 pm)

$43100 including destination fee.

#12413 of 12855 Re: 2012 Acura MDX Base Model [vbosmiya] by beach15

Dec 06, 2012 (11:28 am)

Replying to: vbosmiya (Dec 05, 2012 12:45 pm)
Acura financial does not have a balloon payment option.
 
If you are interested in that, you should lease. Acura leases are always extremely attractive, have no closing/ending fees aside from mileage, and if you want to buy it out (i.e. use the residual as a balloon payment), at the end of the lease with Acura resale it will be a lower value than you could go out and buy the same 3 year old vehicle for.
 
Leasing is your best option, if interested in doing this.

#12414 of 12855 Acura MDX 2012 w/tech package by siriba

Dec 07, 2012 (10:06 am)

i got this deal and i am not sure to accept this or not.
 
MSRP: 47,600
Sale price: 40,300
 
lease : 15000Miles/year, 36 month , 578/month, o down inclusive everythin OTD. residual 24,276
Finance offer: .9% for 60 months.
please let me know if i can take this car or not. i am ok to wait another month or so if i am going to get deal.

#12415 of 12855 2013 MDX with tech by siriba

Dec 07, 2012 (1:10 pm)

is sale price 41,250 is good for 2013 MDX w/tech.

#12416 of 12855 end of year deals on 2013 tech package by 15maggie1

Dec 10, 2012 (6:06 pm)

Replying to: siriba (Dec 07, 2012 1:10 pm)
I have requested internet quotes from a handful of dealers and am surprised there's not more discounting on the MDX at this point...2013 is the last year of this model (been out since 2007), and the Infiniti JX (which we are also looking at) has much better technology/features/3rd row space.
 
I have gotten quotes for $43K and change (just price of the car) for a 2013 MDX tech pkg with roof rails and cross bars as accessories and that's it.
 
I have a quote for a new 2012 MDX tech for $42650...again surprised there is not more aggressive pricing given it's a 2012.
 
Anyone have better experience? The roof rails and cross bars are about $1100 listed on the quotes.
 
Also, the "doc fee"/"administrative fee" is listed as $599...is this bogus? What is that?
 
I scanned the pages and pages of previous posts and it looks like some folks have gotten $40K or just under.
 
We don't have to do anything, will only buy if we can get a great deal. Otherwise we will wait.
 
Thanks for any info.

#12417 of 12855 Re: Lease 2013 Acura MDX 36 months 12k miles/yr [gobench] by jrod13

Dec 12, 2012 (3:53 pm)

Replying to: gobench (Dec 04, 2012 7:29 pm)
That seems like a great deal...what was your selling price? What state? I am looking in NJ. best I could get so far was 38.3k...1269 drive off 493 monthly 10k term=36M

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