What to Pay vs MSRP for 2013 GMC Acadia Denali AW

[SteveSRT8]

Originally Posted By: BISCUT
WOW! A lot of hateraid out there on this one! Believe me boys, I'm with you in soooo many ways. I'm not dropping a dime on this just helping her get the price down from 52k is all.

Make no mistake, she has a great job, works very hard, and for her this is what she wants as her family car. She has 2 kids and when not in her company car takes the big ride out for family get aways and such.

She wasn't very good with investments - but has always saved very well. We worked out a much better structure for her investments and she is well ahead of the retirement savings game. She is 36 and will need to work til 55. She has enough stashed that if I gave you the numbers you would probably have her at 45-48 years of age planning on 55 retirement.

She likes the darn Acadia and wants the bling. What can I say?? I'm hoping she falls in love with the Acura MDX 2014 model. End of day it's her dollars...wasted on Acadia I feel but it's her note. And and zero percent I can't even give her much grief on that.


Yes, the envy is palpable here for sure.

I feel you should celebrate her success, not denigrate her future. It's her moolah and if she wants it, buy it, life is too short to spend your whole time here living a humdrum existence every day!

 

[lonestar]

I certainly do not want to get into the conversation about price and this and that related to price but some of you are slamming the GMC. The GM Lambda Platform (Traverse, Acadia, and Enclave) are in line price wise with all the other vehicles in their class. If you care to study it for a while you will find that the quality, satisfaction, reliability, and overall cost of ownership of these vehicles do not take a back seat to any of the vehicles mentioned in this thread or vehicles in their class. The Denali package does drive the price up but for those who desire the creature comforts the package provides then why not if you can. All you say bay used and etc. that is fine but someone has to purchase new so you can at some point purchase used. The way the overwhelming number people take care of a car is why I shy away from used vehicles unless I know the history first hand but, to each his/her own. Bottom line, compare the Lambda Platform vehicles to the other vehicles in that class and you may develop a different opinion of what GM has to offer –or maybe not and that is fine as well.

 

[SteveSRT8]

^^^Excellent points.

I also buy a new car occasionally, but I keep them for years and years. They don't cost out that badly if you go long term, my last new car for personal use was August 05. Still worth nearly 50% of it's original sticker, that's just fine by me.

And we just shopped the smaller SUV's for my Daughter recently. She bought a Terrain, I can assure everyone it is a class act and a really nice little vehicle that stacks up very well against ANYTHING on the market in its class.

I am also very wary of used cars now more than ever. Most folks are strapped and their car is very neglected.

 

[gofast182]

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Originally Posted By: BISCUT
WOW! A lot of hateraid out there on this one! Believe me boys, I'm with you in soooo many ways. I'm not dropping a dime on this just helping her get the price down from 52k is all.

Make no mistake, she has a great job, works very hard, and for her this is what she wants as her family car. She has 2 kids and when not in her company car takes the big ride out for family get aways and such.

She wasn't very good with investments - but has always saved very well. We worked out a much better structure for her investments and she is well ahead of the retirement savings game. She is 36 and will need to work til 55. She has enough stashed that if I gave you the numbers you would probably have her at 45-48 years of age planning on 55 retirement.

She likes the darn Acadia and wants the bling. What can I say?? I'm hoping she falls in love with the Acura MDX 2014 model. End of day it's her dollars...wasted on Acadia I feel but it's her note. And and zero percent I can't even give her much grief on that.


Yes, the envy is palpable here for sure.

I feel you should celebrate her success, not denigrate her future. It's her moolah and if she wants it, buy it, life is too short to spend your whole time here living a humdrum existence every day!

I'm kind of surprised by the replies in this thread. Despite a few ignorant snarkmasters, the vast majority of people here are very rational. It's none of anyone else's God [censored] business what the OP or anyone for that matter wants to spend their hard-earned money on. Answer his question, provide additional context, but leave the other stuff out of it.

 

[hypervish]

Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: BISCUT
I'm with you boys!! I figured it would be a 42k kinda car. I'm making her take a 2014 Acura MDX for a spin! Gotta try. I want her to check Armada but I dont think she will.

Loooong time girl of mine like best friend type but she's stubborn on this one! She can swing the $650-700 month for it. But I feel its a waste for GMC.

Good call. The new MDX is getting great reviews (IIRC it has always gotten better review than the Acadia), offers a better-performing AWD system, is cheaper (sticker), and as I've been following the owner's forums they are getting a legit 28-29MPG highway which is absolutely unheard-of for an SUV of this size. Good luck!


Not really.

The RX450h get's the same mpg on the highway, and 12 more mpg in the city (32mpg). However, many are getting more than that in both instances.

 

[gofast182]

Originally Posted By: BISCUT
...I'm hoping she falls in love with the Acura MDX 2014 model. End of day it's her dollars...wasted on Acadia I feel but it's her note. And and zero percent I can't even give her much grief on that.


You'll be able to find and show her the MDX reviews pretty easily but this is of particular interest:
http://www.mdxers.org/forums/94-new-2014...as-mileage.html
It's astonishing and it's real (despite some samples done on a small interval). If one could have an SUV that performed like the MDX is capable of and was able to get that kind of MPG for less money it's almost a no-brainer. And not only that, these kind of MPG numbers combined with SH-AWD (sometimes mutually exclusive) starts to erode any disadvantage(s) SUVs had over sedans.

 

[gofast182]

Originally Posted By: hypervish
Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: BISCUT
I'm with you boys!! I figured it would be a 42k kinda car. I'm making her take a 2014 Acura MDX for a spin! Gotta try. I want her to check Armada but I dont think she will.

Loooong time girl of mine like best friend type but she's stubborn on this one! She can swing the $650-700 month for it. But I feel its a waste for GMC.

Good call. The new MDX is getting great reviews (IIRC it has always gotten better review than the Acadia), offers a better-performing AWD system, is cheaper (sticker), and as I've been following the owner's forums they are getting a legit 28-29MPG highway which is absolutely unheard-of for an SUV of this size. Good luck!


Not really.

The RX450h get's the same mpg on the highway, and 12 more mpg in the city (32mpg). However, many are getting more than that in both instances.

Oh stop. That's a hybrid. This isn't. So yes it is unheard-of.

 

[hattaresguy]

Those are nice vehicles, but for that price I'd be thinking ML or Lexus.

Can't go wrong with a big Lexus SUV.

If she plans on trading up every 5 years she wants something that's going to hold its value, and Lexus and Acura will do that better than GMC.

 

[SatinSilver]

Guys, I just ran the KBB value of an 07 Acadia with 60k(assumed) miles SLT, very good condition, trade-in value is $18k. So if that is paid off, it would be a nice down payment. Let's say $45k out the door after taxes - trade in = $27k financed at 0% interest /60 months = $450/month. Just rough numbers.

Certified 2012 Denali for $40k asking price with low miles:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FACTORY-C...=item33853b6b5f

 

[glock19]

Originally Posted By: lonestar
If you care to study it for a while you will find that the quality, satisfaction, reliability, and overall cost of ownership of these vehicles do not take a back seat to any of the vehicles mentioned in this thread or vehicles in their class.


I think that's a good point. My fiance cross-shopped the Acadia, Traverse, and Highlander in 2010. I preferred the steering (the Highlander has this crazy featherweight steering), seats, and longer powertrain warranty of the GM offerings.

In the end she liked the car-like ride and handling best in the Highlander and for a loaded model with the same features it was about $2k less than the GM offerings so needless to say that's what she ended up with. Also, she just cracked 120k miles without incident so that powertrain warranty wouldn't have mattered.

 

[SatinSilver]

Originally Posted By: glock19
I think that's a good point. My fiance cross-shopped the Acadia, Traverse, and Highlander in 2010. I preferred the steering (the Highlander has this crazy featherweight steering), seats, and longer powertrain warranty of the GM offerings.


I even noticed that with the Sequoia. Eventhough it's pretty big, it steers and handles like you're driving a RAV-4. That surprised me with such a large suv.

New SLT for $39k:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SLT-1-New...=item3a80641d54

 

[supton]

I don't push either vehicle (much) but my Camry and Tundra don't drive that much different, outside of the auto vs stick issue. Crazy easy steering. I think the RAV4 felt the same way, both I4 and V6, but I only drove each of those once.

 

[hypervish]

Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: hypervish
Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: BISCUT
I'm with you boys!! I figured it would be a 42k kinda car. I'm making her take a 2014 Acura MDX for a spin! Gotta try. I want her to check Armada but I dont think she will.

Loooong time girl of mine like best friend type but she's stubborn on this one! She can swing the $650-700 month for it. But I feel its a waste for GMC.

Good call. The new MDX is getting great reviews (IIRC it has always gotten better review than the Acadia), offers a better-performing AWD system, is cheaper (sticker), and as I've been following the owner's forums they are getting a legit 28-29MPG highway which is absolutely unheard-of for an SUV of this size. Good luck!


Not really.

The RX450h get's the same mpg on the highway, and 12 more mpg in the city (32mpg). However, many are getting more than that in both instances.

Oh stop. That's a hybrid. This isn't. So yes it is unheard-of.


lmao, that's your excuse. okay.

To the OP, The Lexus RX has been the best selling luxury crossover for years, i.e. since it's debut in 1998. And sells thousands more than the MDX. It's definitely worth taking a look at.

 

[Nick R]

I can also attest that the lambda platform gets good gas mileage. We did 25+ mpg at over 70mph in our traverse. Which while not "brilliant" is imo excellent for a vehicle that size, with as power of an engine a it has. I can personally say that these vehicles are fantastic, we adore our traverse.

 

[gofast182]

Originally Posted By: hypervish
Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: hypervish
Originally Posted By: gofast182

Good call. The new MDX is getting great reviews (IIRC it has always gotten better review than the Acadia), offers a better-performing AWD system, is cheaper (sticker), and as I've been following the owner's forums they are getting a legit 28-29MPG highway which is absolutely unheard-of for an SUV of this size. Good luck!


Not really.

The RX450h get's the same mpg on the highway, and 12 more mpg in the city (32mpg). However, many are getting more than that in both instances.

Oh stop. That's a hybrid. This isn't. So yes it is unheard-of.


lmao, that's your excuse. okay.

To the OP, The Lexus RX has been the best selling luxury crossover for years, i.e. since it's debut in 1998. And sells thousands more than the MDX. It's definitely worth taking a look at.

Excuse? It's apples to oranges and a really stupid way to make a point against a vehicle to use one with a completely different drivetrain. Now, if you had just began with the second part of the last comment about best selling, etc, that's fine, and on that basis it might be worth a look for the OP.

 

[hypervish]

Originally Posted By: gofast182

Excuse? It's apples to oranges and a really stupid way to make a point against a vehicle to use one with a completely different drivetrain. Now, if you had just began with the second part of the last comment about best selling, etc, that's fine, and on that basis it might be worth a look for the OP.


You said it was un-heard of.

Which it is not, because clearly it is heard of by thousands of folks. That is all. I was just correcting your statement, because you made it sound like Acura was the one who invented 28mpg highway for a luxury SUV.

This is apples to apples, we are comparing luxury SUV mpg, not what drivetrain they use.

That's like saying you can't compare an Accord and Camry, because they use a different drivetrain. LOL, come on! Let's be real!

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: gofast182
Excuse? It's apples to oranges and a really stupid way to make a point against a vehicle to use one with a completely different drivetrain.

I'm sorry, I missed the set of rules provided at the beginning of this thread which mentioned that only non-hybrid gasoline engines apply.

By the way, VW Touareg TDI gets 29 mpg hwy as well.

 

[gofast182]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: gofast182
Excuse? It's apples to oranges and a really stupid way to make a point against a vehicle to use one with a completely different drivetrain.

I'm sorry, I missed the set of rules provided at the beginning of this thread which mentioned that only non-hybrid gasoline engines apply.

By the way, VW Touareg TDI gets 29 mpg hwy as well.


I believe regular gasoline engine equipped vehicles were the only things being considered by the OP. The TDI is an impressive powertrain but what's it matter if it's not on the OP's radar? Maybe it should be but he's not mentioned it.
This is kind of like arguing a tablet is more portable than a laptop is more portable than a PC. No, really, you don't say?

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: gofast182
The TDI is an impressive powertrain but what's it matter if it's not on the OP's radar? Maybe it should be but he's not mentioned it.

That's the whole point. MDX that you suggested wasn't on his radar either. If we're going to expand his/her horizons, why limit ourselves to gasoline engines only?

Anyway, seems like a moot point since she's dead set on Acadia.

 

[itguy08]

Simple solution. She's paying for it, so let her buy what she likes. You only live once and you may as well enjoy your limited time on this Earth. For some it's a nice car all the time. For others, it's a nice house. For others it's a combination of both. And for some it's neither but another past time.

It all depends on your life and what you want out of it. Some have a family they want to leave a lot of $$. Some it's just themself or a spouse so having $0 at death is a priority. Some just want to spread it all around while they are alive.