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#315 of 375 Re: Acura RSX: Lease Questions [Car_man] by brandi20

Sep 12, 2005 (2:36 pm)

Replying to: Car_man (Sep 12, 2005 3:14 am)
i leased my 2005 acura rxs back in may. i put exactly 2500 down and i am paying $256/month but i have leather and automatic. my lease is 12k per year for 3 years. at the end of the lease i can buy it for 12 something. i live in the tampa area. i just wanted to let everyone know about my deal, i think i got a good one. the original cost was like 246/month but it was about 10$ to add me to the lease (its in my grandmothers name) and i thought that was a good idea to get me some credit. its a real good car so far.

#316 of 375 Re: Acura RSX: Lease Questions by bray1

Sep 13, 2005 (10:30 pm)

Replying to: brandi20 (Sep 12, 2005 2:36 pm)
Hey,
 
I wanted to lease a 2005, but couldn't find any before Sept 6th (or since then for that matter). So I'm looking into a 2006 lease now. One quote I got was:
 
MSRP $20,895
Cap $19,900
Lease factor .00250
Residual 58%
 
36/12k
Per Month $302.17
Acq. fee $595
Reg & tags $179 ( 3yr )
De.tax $547
Due at signing $1623.17
 
So about $300/month with $1623 due at signing. Does this seem about right? Another dealer gave me about the same price. Anyone know if there's supposed to be some sort of lease deal for the 06 in the next couple of months? Thanks.

#317 of 375 Re: Acura RSX: Lease Questions [bray1] by bray1

Sep 14, 2005 (9:24 am)

Replying to: bray1 (Sep 13, 2005 10:30 pm)
Scratch that, I just saw the lease deal on acura.com for an 06 manual/cloth (what I was looking for):
 
$199/mo for 42 months
$2500 due at signing
 
That's a pretty good savings! Glad I didn't jump the gun on the other lease.

#318 of 375 Re: Re: Acura RSX: Lease Questions by Car_man HOST

Sep 15, 2005 (2:48 am)

Thanks for taking the time to share the details of your RSX lease with everyone, brandi20.
 
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#319 of 375 Re: Re: Acura RSX: Lease Questions by Car_man HOST

Sep 15, 2005 (2:55 am)

Hi bray1. If I recall correctly, Acura's advertised lease on the 2006 RSX is based upon a selling price that is around $1,000 over dealer invoice. I suspect that if you shop around you will be able to get one for less than that, which would lower your car's lease payment a little bit. Also, Acura's advertised lease on this car assumes that you are making a $1,499 capitalized cost reduction. I always advise consumers against making any sort of down payment when leasing. I do so for two main reasons. The first is if your vehicle is totaled in an accident or stolen during your lease, your insurance company pays off the bank that you were leasing it through and your down payment essentially disappears. The second main reason is that down payments on leased vehicles do nothing to reduce their lease-end purchase prices. So your lease-end purchase option price for your RSX would be exactly the same, regardless of whether you had put $1,500 down, or had made absolutely no down payment at all. Your car's lease payment will be a little higher with no money down though.
 
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#320 of 375 Re: Re: Acura RSX: Lease Questions [Car_man] by golds

Oct 12, 2005 (8:20 am)

Replying to: Car_man (Sep 15, 2005 2:55 am)
Hello
I am currently shopping for an 2006 acura rsx/manual/leather interior and think that a quote i got still has a lot of room for negotiation. I know that the invoice is 19,596. I got offered the same special of $199/42 mo 12K mi per year. So that the Price w/leather: $21,033
 
At signing would be:
Down: $1400
1st month: $220 + tax
Security Deposit: $225
Bank Fee: $595 + tax
Plates/Reg: $265 (is this # negotiable ?)
 
Total Down: $2899.00
 
This seems like a lot to put down at signing and still not a very fair negotiated sale price. I would like to negotiate the sale price at $20,096 (which is 500 over invoice) and put less $$ down. Does this seem like a reasonable deal?
 
Thanks!
golds

#321 of 375 Re: Re: Re: Acura RSX: Lease Questions by Car_man HOST

Oct 14, 2005 (4:31 am)

Hello golds. I agree that you should not make any sort of capitalized cost reduction when leasing. I always advise consumers against making any sort of down payment when leasing. I do so for two main reasons. The first is if your vehicle is totaled in an accident or stolen during your lease, your insurance company pays off the bank that you were leasing it through and your down payment essentially disappears. The second main reason is that down payments on leased vehicles do nothing to reduce their lease-end purchase prices. So your lease-end purchase option price for your RSX would be exactly the same, regardless of whether you had put $1,400 down, or had made absolutely no down payment at all. You are still going to have to pay your car's first month's payment, security deposit, and acquisition fee at lease signing though. You can have the security deposit waived for a slight increase in the money factor that is used to calculate your car's lease payment if you want. You also can have the acquisition fee added into your car's capitalized cost and finance it over the length of your lease instead of paying it at signing if you choose to.
 
I am familiar with Acura's current advertised lease on the 2006 RSX. I believe that it assumes that the dealer is providing a $750 discount on the car's selling price. This still leaves the dealer with around a $1,200 spread between its invoice and selling price. As long as you are in an area that has a decent level of competition, you should not have too much trouble negotiating at least another $500 off of this car's selling price.
 
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#322 of 375 Advertised lease deal - credit score question by niren

Oct 22, 2005 (8:56 pm)

Hello
 
I am very much interested in advertised lease deal on Acura RSX manual transmission. My FICO score is down to 710 because I have relatively high balances on my credit card ( not maxed out ). I have paid off some of that last month but the credit report and score still does not reflect any change. Do you guys think with a score of 710, I would be approved for this lease deal ? If I wait to improve my credit score, I might not get this deal at all. Your advise appriciated.
 
Thanks,
Niren

#323 of 375 Re: Advertised lease deal - credit score question by Car_man HOST

Oct 24, 2005 (3:41 am)

Hello Niren. A credit score of 710 is still pretty good, but I am not sure if it is good enough to qualify for Honda Finance's "Super Preferred" credit tier. While Acura's current advertised lease on the 2006 RSX is only scheduled to run through October 31st, I don't think that you are risking much by waiting to lease one. Acura always provides some sort of lease support on the RSX. There is no way to predict exactly what automakers will do with their future lease programs, but if I had to bet I would say that Acura's lease program on the '06 RSX in a few months will be at least as attractive as the one it is running right now.
 
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#324 of 375 RSX lease by michael_lee76

Oct 24, 2005 (11:50 am)

I was quoted $207/month for RSX with leather, with 1499 down and 225 security deposit.
 
is this a good deal? I was hoping to shoot for 193/month

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