My Take: No lease support this month on the 09 TSX still. For those who haven’t noticed, this car’s price tag went up nearly $800 from the 08 model. The residuals are still very strong, so if they can cut the MF down by 50%, we’ll be looking at a better lease deal. To put things in perspective, back in 07, I leased my wife’s TSX for $295 a month + tax with about $750 DOD. That’s $295 + tax with the acquisition fee rolled in! These numbers I am churning out require you to pay for the acquisition fee upfront. Yickes! The 48 month lease is looking rather promising at $352 per month + tax at invoice. Not a whole lot less than the 36 month, but better than nothing. Personally, I’d rather go with a 36 month lease and drop the mileage down to 12k a year. That should net you similar lease payments. I personally wouldn’t lease this car yet, still too early. Please note how 24-month leases have gradually become worse in the past few months. This may be trend-setting. I may have to change THE LIST from 24/36 month numbers to 36/48 month numbers. I don’t forsee leases from captive banks to go away completely, but the better deals will certainly be for longer terms.

• Standard inception fees + tax not included
• Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year.

2009 Acura TSX Automatic
24 Month – Residual 70% of MSRP – .00370 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00255 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate

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2009 Acura TSX Manual
24 Month – Residual 70% of MSRP – .00370 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00255 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate

2009 Acura TSX w/Technology Package Manual
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00370 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00255 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 38% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate

2009 Acura TSX w/Technology Package Automatic
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00370 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00255 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 38% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate

Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com

My Take: The TSX’s base rate isn’t very attractive this month. However, the residual remains “artificially” strong, making this car a fairly decent lease. Very well appointed as always, even without a Navi and Tech package. If you are considering a IS250, C300 or even a 328i, I would give the TSX a look as well since they fall under the same category, with the TSX being the cheaper of the bunch.

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• TSX Base
• MSRP $29,720
• Invoice $27,381
• Standard inception fees + tax not included
• Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year.

2008 Acura TSX Base Sedan
36 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00280 Base Rate

36mo Payment: $362 at invoice, $433 at MSRP

You’d be hard-pressed to get invoice pricing on the TSX right now since the car is relatively new. I don’t see too many on the road right now, maybe the same car twice around my neighborhood. The TSX is a great car, so low $400s per month isn’t too bad, but still a bit on the expensive side. Since all my estimates don’t include tax, your looking at mid $400s at MSRP. You can probably knock off $15 per month by opting for 12k miles a year, making things a tad cheaper.

36mo/12k – residual 65% – money factor .00245

My Take: It really baffles me how a car company can “inflate” their residual values. 65% after 36 months? That’s insane. I could be wrong, but I don’t even think the Mini holds value THAT well. Anyway, can you really lease this thing right about now? Nope. Personally, I would wait for the diesel version to arrive in the US. Better MPG, more torque, same plush interior. Makes you wonder why they even bother introducing the gasoline version at all. The 09 TSX is fully redesign as you all know. Comes very nicely appointed and it’s an excellent entry-level luxury sports sedan. The new design has a elegant/techie flair to it and I think it really looks awesome in black because it’s offset very well by the chrome trims. Sweet ride.

36mo/15k – money factor .00235 – residual 66%

My Take: If you missed out on the lease support back in April then you are pretty much out of luck. The official word is that the MF has jumped to Honda’s “awesome” standard rate, which means you’ll be paying WAY MORE than back in April. There is a $1000 cash incentive (maybe $1500, not 100% sure) floating around, but highly doubt that will do much for you. The 2008 models have ended production and the 2009 models are out and fully redesigned, so this move isn’t exactly unexpected. Inventory on the ’08s is probably limited at this point, so if you are looking for one (specially a manual), it won’t be easy. As for the car, it is a very solid machine, well equipped and has a very smooth ride. The handsfree system isn’t very good and the engine could use more torque, but I can’t complain about the gas mileage. I was averaging 26 MPG on mixed driving. Contrary to popular belief, this car does NOT NEED Premium gas, it is actually optional.