Here is what my California dealer has confirmed to me for pricing today, 7/18.

"The RDX with Technology Package inclusive of destination charge is $37,110. The break down for the fees goes as follows. Doc fee $45.00, Taxes $3,065.29, Subtotal $40,220.29, License/Smog Abate $308.00, Gov. Fee (tire disposal) $8.75. If you add all that up you should get $40,537.04"

As I will no doubt add some of the options, the price will go up.

Yes, I could get an MDX for this price, but my wife already has one. I have driven it quite a bit and want something smaller. My previous car was a 1999 CR-V that I gave to my son. What I wanted was an Acura-ized CRV, more nimble than the MDX, faster than the CR-V. The RDX is it and more.

Bob Q

 

You placed your deposit in January, right? Congrats on sticking through to the end. Don't forget to give us an in depth opinion when you take delivery.

I'm glad I don't live in Cali, $308 license fees would not make me happy.

 

The deposit was made well over a year ago in January 05.

Looking at the list of items for the price, I had never seen a dealer charge a tire disposal fee before. While it is an insignificant amount, I wonder how they come up with the price. When you buy new tires in Cal, you are charged $2.50 for each tire. So, how did the dealer come up with $8.75?

 

$1.75 x 5 tires (5th is the full spare) = $8.75.

Same thing over here in NJ. A few years ago, the then gay governor instituted this tax to pay for having his Israeli pal come to Trenton. We even have a word for this - its called 'Trentonitis'.

 

... that's a lot of dough

 

I'd say there's probably room to haggle a bit. Work them till they give you a nice round number, like $39500 OTD.

 

How about 1 free floor mat thrown in? $40K+ drive out, 18MPG, and Premium fuel. Yup, that's a value.

 

Stay out of the thread if you nothing constructive to add. There are plenty of other threads you can bitch in.

 

Sir, you are an excellent example of delayed gratification. I didn' t put a deposit down on my 04 TL until two weeks before the intro.

Enjoy!