2008 Rdx - First Drive
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2008 Rdx - First Drive
We have our first 08s on the lot and I just did a 5 mile comparison drive of both an 07 and an 08.
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
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Nice post as several people are wondering about the handling characteristics between the two years.
Kudos for admitting your error as well...very few people will admit when they're wrong.
Kudos for admitting your error as well...very few people will admit when they're wrong.
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We noticed last week when we received the 08 RDX brochure where the memory seat buttons were located. It looks like an afterthought, almost as if they never planned on putting memory seats in it at all. We are still waiting to see the 08 MDX brochures and product guides and what changes if any they will make. My guess is that since they added the auto dimming mirror to the RDX that the MDX will get it as well.
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Originally Posted by VANDY
We noticed last week when we received the 08 RDX brochure where the memory seat buttons were located. It looks like an afterthought, almost as if they never planned on putting memory seats in it at all. We are still waiting to see the 08 MDX brochures and product guides and what changes if any they will make. My guess is that since they added the auto dimming mirror to the RDX that the MDX will get it as well.
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Originally Posted by jcbridges
We have our first 08s on the lot and I just did a 5 mile comparison drive of both an 07 and an 08.
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
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Originally Posted by jcbridges
We have our first 08s on the lot and I just did a 5 mile comparison drive of both an 07 and an 08.
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
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Uh-oh it sounds like there might be some competition for '07s now
There still aren't that many on the road where I am (Boston) so hopefully when I go to get one in Oct I won't have a problem. I was debating between the '08 and '07 but I might as well get a great price on the '07 Tech Package with roof rack and trailer hitch.
Thanks for your comments jcbridges. Looking forward to seeing the pics.
There still aren't that many on the road where I am (Boston) so hopefully when I go to get one in Oct I won't have a problem. I was debating between the '08 and '07 but I might as well get a great price on the '07 Tech Package with roof rack and trailer hitch.
Thanks for your comments jcbridges. Looking forward to seeing the pics.
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Originally Posted by jcbridges
We have our first 08s on the lot and I just did a 5 mile comparison drive of both an 07 and an 08.
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
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Originally Posted by jcbridges
We have our first 08s on the lot and I just did a 5 mile comparison drive of both an 07 and an 08.
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
OK, first I need to eat a slice of humble pie and say that the 08 feels no different in terms of suspension stiffness / road noise / vibration than the 07. I was given some incorrect information on that and passed it on as "confirmed" to the AZine community. My apologies for that. There did seem to be a little less turbo noise, but that was the only perceivable difference to me.
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
I will post a couple of pics as soon as possible (maybe this evening)
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Originally Posted by Patton
JC, how well does the paint on the bumpers match the rest of the car? I have seen several people complain that on many 07's, the bumper paint doesn't match the rest of the car. In looking at several RDX's on the lot I could notice it myself if it was an overcast day...seems to stand out more then. I'd be interested to hear if the 08's look any better.
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Originally Posted by black label
From what I've seen, this is only an issue with white cars and it isn't just the RDX, it's any white (pearl white) Acura.
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Hey JC, I was just wondering if you received an 08 in the Polished Metal and what does it look like? I am very intrigued by that color and assume it will be similar to Lakeshore and Anthracite.
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Hey JC, I was just wondering if you received an 08 in the Polished Metal and what does it look like? I am very intrigued by that color and assume it will be similar to Lakeshore and Anthracite.
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Originally Posted by Boon
Now Lakeshore is a colour I can get behind! At least from photos on the RL forum...never seen one in the wild. Looks a shade or two darker (=sleeker) than Anthracite. Either that or I'm high....
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Originally Posted by jcbridges
Lakeshore actually has a purple-ish tone to it if that makes any sense at all. We just got a Polished Metal TL in and I will be posting pics of it tonight when I get home (along with the pics of the RDX memory buttons.) It was a bit overcast and I did not use my SLR but hopefully I got some decent pics.
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Originally Posted by jcbridges
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece.
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Thanks jc. It does look sort of out of place, huh? I looked at your other pics in your Imageshack account, (I have one & know how to do that, hahaha) & the Polished Metal Met. does kinda look like the old Anthricite. Drak grey w/ tinges of a mild purple-ish hue. Not bad, but I like CGP much better!
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Originally Posted by jcbridges
The only dissapointment in the 08 IMO is the location / fitment of the seat memory. Rather than the standard acura memory buttons on the hard part of the door panel where it meets the dash, they have placed this memory control more toward the center of the door panel on the soft perforated leather piece. Everything else is the same (except of course for the other CONFIRMED differences)
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