Every vehicle has an image. Or more aptly, every vehicle reflects some stereotyped picture of what the driver may be like as a person. For example, BMW and Hummer drivers are often seen as overindulgent, spoiled, silly or some other negatives -however untrue that may be. Well, how about the RDX?? How do you think people are seeing you in your new RDX?

I ask because since I got my RDX, I have often been given "the finger" from other drivers (3-4 times in the past month) while actually doing nothing wrong. All finger givers have been female. I'm perplexed. I traded in my 2006 Saab 9-3 for my RDX. In my Saab I got nothing but love from other drivers. Never once did I receive the finger.

Is anyone else experiencing anything like this??

 

Acura targetted the RDX at 30 something single male urban professionals as a general stereotype. I realize many RDX owners don't fall into this category though.

As for the finger, it must just be you! Here you go...

Seriously though, I haven't experienced that nor have I ever heard of it, no matter what kind of car you have. Maybe someone stuck a sign on your tailgate like a kick me sign....

 

i always view RDX owners as energtic, sporty, outgoing, fast driving, and tech-lovers.

 

So did I...

 

That's odd. Your license plate lettering doesn't send out any alternate meanings, does it?

 

It says F*** C***s

Is that bad?


But seriously, my experience is getting a bit weird. It is not a BMW. I do not expect distain on the road. Are other people getting anything similar?

 

Either they hate "you" for driving such a nice vehicle, that they're jealous of "you"....or...

maybe these woman want "you" to donate to their inability to have some of that fine stuff!!! (no offence to the ladies of this forum!)

 

Do you drive 55 in the passing lane? :gheylaugh:

I know, it's impossible to drive that slow in an RDX

 

I've had several BMW's and never experienced any disdain on the road. The biggest PITA was the soobahroo drivers always wanted to drag race from stoplights.

?

 

Maybe the carbon/bronze sends people's brains into tizzies.

Maybe they are just jealous.

Maybe it is just me.

Maybe I am doing 55 (that's a number, right?)

I don't know. Nobody else is receiving hate in their RDX?

 

Might be the HID lights the car sits a little higher up and the lights occasionally go into other drivers eyes or rear view mirrors. But now that I think about it , would be difficult to see them giving you the finger unless stopped at a stoplight.

 

Maybe your parents didn't pay enough attention to you as a child and you are just being self conscious.

 

Maybe but if so, wouldn't I still have been self-conscious in the Saab?

 

Maybe you should remove the "I hate kids" bumper sticker...

 

Another good thought.

 

Maybe they are treehuggers that have been hearing some of the bs gas numbers that people are talking about. You know the 8-12 mpg. Than they start adding the rdx to there tree huggin sites and word spreads fast to flip the finger and see if production daminishes. Hope they dont start throwing stuff at you. LOL

 

Just change your tag to ECOPWR or something and slap a hybrid sticker on and see if it stops.

 

yea maybe ppl r jealous.... maybe ur xenons are blinding ther cheaper cars with no auto dimming mirrors... maybe ur cutting people off...

all thats happened to me was alot of head turns... and girls lookin over... and all i do is smoke their ass at the light.... those subarus and bimmers and all them ricers

anyway man, dont worry bout it... im only 20 drivin an rdx.. so who cares... be proud of your car... and live life to the MAXX MAN!!

 

We would need more than that to see if it spells anything out. You can make a lot of words with numbers in the middle!

 

Oh how provacative. On the Saab site the system bleeps you our if you spell cockpit.
I hope this site doesn't. Anyhoo, C***s Rock probably won' t cut it. Neither will phu*k C***s. So be it.

I do like my RDX. I do not give people the finger. I do not have a "hate kids" sticker.
I do not drive 55.
I drive pretty nicely.
I do step on the turbo.
I do have carbon/bronze.
I do drive 80-90 mph on the hwy; but so does everybody else here in New Mexico.
I don't give women the finger.
I don't cut people off.
I do like my RDX.......
What gives!@!!!?

 

so when u get flipped.... is it at night? maybe its the HIDs

or maybe they just jealous of your hot ride

 

They be jealous of this hot ride? maybe. It is daytime. always!

 

OK, I don't know what the heck you're rambling about. Never mind.

 

 

ionno man... but dude what is ur plate then... cause we have no idea wat ur talking bout... F***C*** n then C***.... blah blah no idea

 

Never mind. Suffice to say, my plate is totally generic, non-personalized and random. F**get I*. or should I say, 'forget it'.

 

ok so is not ur plates... then i dont know y u get flipped the bird haha

 

i think phu*k Civics

 

lol good one

 

Lool me i o0nly recived this from alot of pepole ---->
lol and there were one dude in a modified tsx who made me a thumbup and he wanted to race me lol no onw maked me a finger ..ONE QUESTION
DO YOU GUYS U RDX OWNER HEAR THE TURBO SOOUND FROM THE INSIDE?
thx
Rdxowner