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I test drove the A-SPEC and though there was something wrong with the brakes, I kept pushing and they were very hard and didn't bite at all. Was not happy.
I have a 2012 TL and a 2013 RDX
I guess it depends what you are used to. We had an MDX and a Ridgeline for the longest time in our garage and I could go from one car to the other and not even think about the brakes because they were so similar and both so linear. For the last year, we've had a 2018 RDX and the same old 2006 Ridgeline and every time I jump in the RDX I feel the brakes are way too grabby, to the point that my passengers are wondering what's wrong with me when I hit the brakes.
Today I got to test drive a 2019 RDX and I'm liking the brakes a lot, I'm back to that familiar linear feel.
Just got lease numbers for the new RDX AWD Tech pkg.
MSRP: $43,495
Selling Price: $43,000
MF: .0028
DMV fees: $135
Doc fees: $595
Down payment including trade: $6000
Rebates: $1000 Acura loyalty
Tax: 6.25% MA
Term: 36 months 12,000 miles
Monthly payment: $537
Do you guys think this a good deal? First time doing a lease and I feel like I’m getting ripped off. Dropping about $7k and I’m still paying about $500+
I never thought leasing was the best option for value when everything is considered. I've seen some great leasing options/deals but RDX lease currently isn't great. If you plan to lease, I would wait. Also, one more thing, as a general rule if you plan to finance(buy) beyond 5 or 6 years, leasing is usually always better.
Hopefully will pick up this evening:
AWD A Spec in grey with red interior
$500 off MSRP
$200 doc fee
free remote starter, mud guards, cargo liner. ASpec carpets and all weather mats (there really weren’t any other accessories that I wanted)
Waiting for an Advanced in Gunmetal Metallic/Ebony to show up.
MSRP: $48,300
Selling Price: $47,641
Military Discount: $750
~$46,891
I would like to wait until closer to fall for prices to drop but recently sold my 2nd vehicle and the wife is currently out of a car haha plus with a new addition to the family (2 month old) the alh Jetta and car seats aren't a good combination for leg room.
I test drove a 2019 A-Spec RDX and 2019 A-Spec TLX today. The first thing I noticed about the RDX was that the brakes seem like you really do need to apply more pressure otherwise it keeps going. The person that compared them to Toyota brakes was spot on. I adjusted to them though and wasn’t bothered by them by the 2nd half of the test drive. It was just surprising when I first applied the brakes because I’m not used to Honda/Acura brakes feeling that way.. They’re not as bad as my 15 TLX, but not as good as the 19 TLX
Update: ended up going back and purchasing the A-Spec RDX. I have no issues with the brakes- still think I was surprised because they don’t have the typical Honda/Acura feel. I do take back saying that they feel like Toyota brakes, because with the RDX they don’t have a hard initial bite, but if you press a bit harder they really start to grab. I feel like Toyota needs to have the pedal almost fully pressed for them to bite hard (at least in the Toyota’s I’ve driven).
I never thought leasing was the best option for value when everything is considered. I've seen some great leasing options/deals but RDX lease currently isn't great. If you plan to lease, I would wait. Also, one more thing, as a general rule if you plan to finance(buy) beyond 5 or 6 years, leasing is usually always better.
I would say not a good deal. I pay about $504.00 for my 2018 Acura Aspec and it was around the same MSRP and did put $6000 down. I also got 15000 miles a year. Check edmunds for lease deals as people post on there.
Picked up my new RDX Advance SH-AWD today, white with espresso. This is my fourth Acura—2005 MDX, 2014 MDX (traded for this), 2016 RDX. Some observations as an Acura owner:
1. HUGE improvement over previous RDX in every way
2. Acura will get many MDX trades like mine. I don't need a car that big, but at the time it was the most up to date.
3. If you don't get SH-AWD, you're missing out. Runs like an energetic dog wanting to please—plenty of quick power, smooth shifts, fantastic in the corners, you feel fully in control. I may get speeding tickets.
4. I wanted Advance features, and glad I got them. HUD is awesome (it floats out in front of you), seat bolsters cup you like a glove, foot operated hatch a nice feature, love ventilated seats. Not sure about surround view, seems wonky. Acoustic glass makes it very quiet.
5. Paid full price -$1000 loyalty (couldn't wait for various reasons, dealer got me the car in a week), $3000 down, low mileage lease, $590/month 36 months. Some free accessories, great price on my trade ($25,000 cash). Not cheap but seems worth it.
6. Always wanted espresso interior—very elegant with the wood and metal
7. So far, LOVE the interface. Apple Carplay doesn't work with Waze yet, which is a drag, but it will this fall with new iOS. Everything works much quicker than the plug-unplug-wait-reboot I had to do in the older MDX and RDX. I use Apple Music, iTunes music, Pandora and Waze. Siri works great to listen to voicemails, very clear. Touchpad rocks—takes a little getting used to, but is mostly eyes-free. Note: I love tech and am an early adopter, so others may not have the same reaction (my other half won't like it).
8. Shifter took a few minutes to get used to, but is very intuitive.
9. Hate the wheels, may buy Tech wheels on ebay. Who decided these were premium?!
10. Colors—Acura kicked it up a notch, but still missed the mark. New bronze color not available with matching espresso interior, red exterior not available with black on non-A-spec, red interior not available with red exterior on A-spec, new blue is nice but only A-spec. Tired of beige and grey interiors, but the black on Advance is nice with the contrast stitching, piping, wood and metal. A-spec black interior is very black. All the other exteriors are greys & blacks
11. A-spec exterior details should be available on Advance.
12. So far, huge step forward for the brand and a car I think I'll have a lot of fun in.
Sound system is awesome, but I'm waiting until the passenger seat is empty tomorrow so I can crank it up! I hear things in music I didn't know were there, and this is from compressed music files. I'm sure the lots will fill soon and the prices will be more negotiable, but I needed to get this quickly so it was worth the few extra dollars to me. The Advance interior in espresso or black is really first class.
Played around in the settings and found all kinds of goodies. Don't remember what they call it, but the seat goes back when you open the door to allow easier exit. Two thumbs up (had that in an older Explorer, loved it). Lots of ways to configure the auto door locks, lighting, HUD display, etc. All very intuitive once you get into it. Touchpad is a breeze to enter addresses by keyboard, much better than old rotary knob.
Played around in the settings and found all kinds of goodies. Don't remember what they call it, but the seat goes back when you open the door to allow easier exit. Two thumbs up (had that in an older Explorer, loved it). Lots of ways to configure the auto door locks, lighting, HUD display, etc. All very intuitive once you get into it. Touchpad is a breeze to enter addresses by keyboard, much better than old rotary knob.
Have you had a chance to see how CarPlay works in the HUD? I’ve been very curious about that integration.
I haven't done maps, just music. The song title goes up when the song starts, then disappears. It can also show who's calling when a call comes in, same for message I think. But they show for a few seconds, then disappear. All the time, HUD shows speed, posted speed limit, option to show set speed for ADC and a few other safety items. Carplay and Acura system are a bit at odds with one another—with phone plugged in it goes right to Carplay and you bypass Acura controls (but you can go back to Acura home screen). And the touchpad changes to a more conventional one with Carplay (more swiping around). I have to play with it more to work out the details.
I find the Advance/Platinum wheels to look better in person than pics, especially as they have a nice grey hue. They would grow on me.....as have my 2016 tLX 2.4 rims. As I have said before....love the car and transmission....eventually love the rest! I love my espresso interior, but the saddle brown does look stunning, especially with the real wood trim. Great choice!
How are the seats material? Any options you are missing with the base? Seems like the base model is fine, not sure tech is worth it.
Option wise, better audio, blind spot sensors, rims, and seat material. The base seats are fine and look and fell like leather. And to your point, the base model comes packed with features you wouldent expect at its price point especially the pano roof...
Option wise, better audio, blind spot sensors, rims, and seat material. The base seats are fine and look and fell like leather. And to your point, the base model comes packed with features you wouldent expect at its price point especially the pano roof...
So is the audio noticeably bad? The only other feature I would want is probably the blind spot sensors. The rims are just painted gray on the inner parts I think - same design though.
And I'm assuming the navigation is still horrendous, so I would be using my phone still.
So is the audio noticeably bad? The only other feature I would want is probably the blind spot sensors. The rims are just painted gray on the inner parts I think - same design though.
And I'm assuming the navigation is still horrendous, so I would be using my phone still.
Your right about the rims and it has no navigation but apple car play and waze are better anyway. As for the audio It sounds pretty sweet but the dealer is 2 min from my work and i will try both 12 and 16 speakers systems for comparsion sake.
Modern Steel Metallic AWD Advance/Ebony with all-weather mats thrown in rather than the $185 they were asking. Do they really think I’m that stupid?
I got $1000 off sticker, but was really lowballed on my trade. You can’t beat car dealers at their rigged game. Nothing has changed with the salespersons since I bought my first Acura in 2003, except for the new Acura logo polo shirts. The clown pants, white belts, and white shoes were gone, however. Otherwise, the same old, same old BS and hard sell for useless packs and 78 month payments! Really? Paid using a personal check and had to fill out several papers to prove I wasn’t a terrorist or money laundering.
What Chicago area dealer? That is a good deal. Dealers fees are limited by law in Ill, less than $200 last time I bought.
Which Chicagoland dealers are most competitive on price. I am looking into the AWD Tech or A-Spec models and have tried a few and most are not willing to go down from list price. I did find one yesterday that began to budge.
Located on in Arlington Heights, IL on Friday. WOW! What a car just getting insurance cleaned up - can't wait to start driving this new car. it was finally time to put down the '02 CAMRY SE. that was a great car for the entire time we owned it. This is the first Acura - very exciting!
Try to find a car that has just landed on their lot - they won't have to pay the floor plan costs and may be more willing to negotiate.
Rohrman Acura was GREAT to deal with - no pressure, very nice people, excellent place to buy a car.
I picked up my White with Expresso Advance on Friday, 6-22. Loving it! I get so many compliments on the interior.
I'm definitely going to have to check one out in person. In pictures the Expresso seats with the rest of the interior being black or grey just doesn't look right to my eye.
I'm definitely going to have to check one out in person. In pictures the Expresso seats with the rest of the interior being black or grey just doesn't look right to my eye.
As always, it depends on one's preferences. I have that color in the TLX I had and loved it. It goes nicely with the wood to me
Had espresso in my TLX- it’s a really nice color; I always got compliments. If I went with the Advance RDX I would’ve gone with espresso interior. I wish Acura offered more interior colors like the Unber color they had in the 4G TL
Not officially purchased but I did put a deposit down on an Advance White/Parch. The three dealers up here were not moving much so I only got $500 off sticker. They have a lot of 2018 inventory from what I can see online and I believe that impacts their ability to get new ‘19s in so the new model is slowly coming in. If I could wait for November I would as I’m sure by then the 18s will be gone and more selection of 19s where you could save another $1K at least.
06-16-2018, 11:36 PM
haha plus with a new addition to the family (2 month old) the alh Jetta and car seats aren't a good combination for leg room.
just getting insurance cleaned up - can't wait to start driving this new car. it was finally time to put down the '02 CAMRY SE. that was a great car for the entire time we owned it. This is the first Acura - very exciting!
