If you can get the 1K off, I'd go that route. Best way to get more off is to fight for a better trade in number. Dealer low balled my '15 and I walked. Came back, 10 days later with a higher proposal on my trade in and got $1500 additional. With sales tax savings on the $1500, its probably $1600+

Btw, its a Modern Steel, A-spec with the red interior and dealer tells me its one of two allocations and being built, I should be getting it two weeks. We'll see.

 

 

Since these are selling so quickly, negotiating may be a hard thing to accomplish, so if you get any discount around 1K before trade-in, then take it. I got a nice amount on trade-in for my Mazda CX-9, so that was the selling point for me

 

Same experience here. Dealers won't move off of MSRP. If you can get the $1K loyalty that's probably the best you can do.

Just came to terms with my dealer after a bit of back-and-forth. I got him to come down about $2500 from his original offer (by increasing the trade in value) and include about $900 in 'goodies' (mats, cargo cover, etc.). In my mind that about as good as I was going to get this close to the model release.

Now it's just a matter of getting the vehicle. I'm looking for either a White/Parchment or Modern Steel/Graystone. He has a modern steel in the pipeline but it's not scheduled until late August. Hopefully he can find one or the other and do a dealer trade.

 

thanks. I have sent an offer asking to take off $395 off the MSRP with $1000 off because of loyalty program and $600 worth of goodies. Lets see if they sell it.

On the quality issues: I believe the engine and powertrain are not entirely new, so one would expect less issues there.

On financing: Do you all think it is better to finance via Acura or should I look elsewhere (I may loose 1K)

 

 

Probably not. Maybe if you followed through on all that, then they might. I would be interested to know. So, if you're volunteering....

 

If by financing elsewhere you can save more than $1K in total payments you'll be ahead of the game.

Or just save your pennies until you can pay cash and then you'll be way ahead.

 

Take the 1K and later refinance elsewhere. I don't believe there is a restriction on refinancing. There certainly is no pre payment penalty, as I paid off the 2015 RDX-Tech early.

 

I paid cash but, argued for the $1,000 loyalty rebate and got it from 2 different dealers. They didn't put up much of a fight.

 

 

thanks all.

outfitter, is that for < 36 months, the APR? @catbert430, you got only $1000 off? No other incentive?

Also, I am not planning to trade in, I am going to keep my old car. Also, I did some number crunching and it seems that I could get a decent loaded Mercedes GLC same price as Acura Advanced. I am little surprised that Acura got so expensive now and that is why not entirely sure if dealers can see Advanced at this cost for long (I am sure they will sell Tech Pkg a lot).

 

 

I got an additional $500 off sticker and an extra $1,000 on the trade-in.
It was a Tuesday and they weren't getting much traffic so the 2 dealers I visited were slightly flexible and had the car I wanted in-house.