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I'm thinking 4-5 total years for mine. Technology is advancing fast these days, and I like to keep up. So I'll probably be looking for something shiny by then.
I'm thinking 4-5 total years for mine. Technology is advancing fast these days, and I like to keep up. So I'll probably be looking for something shiny by then.
Sounds like my thinking! Plus, with the stated advancing technology, I'd hate to own this (or most any current car) and have a tech problem without warranty coverage.
My 2002 Accord treated me well for 18 years. I plan on keeping the RDX forever unless mechanical/electrical issues plague me or I'm sick of buying gas and switch to an EV.
Really depends the advancement of electric vehicles, gas prices, and how comfortable I am with the effects of fossil fuels on the climate. It looks like that within a year that there'll be electric cars out there that suit my use case (VW ID4) but I don't have a way to charge at home right now. At the same time I have only done 2-3 trips in the past 4-5 years where electric range would have been a concern - 99% of my trips are easily within even a short range EV's range.
If I had to guess I think I'll keep it about 5-7 years (till 2025-2027) when gas prices will probably be triple today and EVs are just too obvious a solution.
As long as there is gas, I’m keeping my A-Spec! Love it and I’m using my fair share of gas. Never going to an EV. Had the chance to drive one and a hybrid and hated both of them. Nothing wrong with a gasoline engine. Oh yea keeping it till the wheels fall off!
I'm keeping mine until it becomes too expensive to maintain. I'm happy with the looks, comfort, and performance, so that would be the only limiting factor. I'm not aware of any feature that I don't have in the RDX that I'm waiting for.
My trusty 2002 Acura MDX served me well for 16 years. My 2019 Acura RDX is a keeper. I plan to keep it for 16 years as well.
This generation of MDX's was really good. I had an 04 and 06 with no troubles. I knew a guy who had an 06, ran it until last year with over 350,00 miles on it. Th tranny was becoming an issue though.
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I normally keep my cars 10-12 years, so the wife’s 2014 Accord would normally be the next to go.
However, a lot of little things bug me about the RDX, as much as I like how the car drives and the quality of the music it plays. So, if electric is where I hope it will be in two or three years, I might get rid of the RDX for a Tesla and keep the Accord running. It is still running great, we put few miles on it , my wife is comfortable driving it, so we might choose not to replace it.
What got on my list yesterday? Why do I have to set up the infotainment every time I drive? Why can’t it retain the last setting: Nav scaled to 1/4 mile, clock on the right. Instead, it always scales to 500 fet, and the right screen tells me no music is playing. How hard could it have been to retain the last setting?
Too, why is the steering wheel setting manual and not electric? If it were electric, the setting could be retained in the driver profile, and the steering wheel would adjust as well. I had these things in the BMW I bought in 2007, and Acura could have done it, but chose to save, what a few dozen dollars?
These irritations are certainly not enough to cause me to take a bath and get rid of the car, but it does not make me want to hold on to it either.
Too, why is the steering wheel setting manual and not electric? If it were electric, the setting could be retained in the driver profile, and the steering wheel would adjust as well. I had these things in the BMW I bought in 2007, and Acura could have done it, but chose to save, what a few dozen dollars?
I like how people always say "I had this feature in my 1997 car" for the one thing that the Acura doesn't have, but then if you point out the hundreds of things that the Acura has that wasn't in their old car it's like "yeah, so?" Or one person will say "I had this feature in my 2000 Volvo!" and then someone else will say "I had this feature in my 2007 Accord!" Uh ...yeah, apparently if you combine all of the cars that have ever existed from all manufacturers, I just checked, you will have more features than the 3rd gen Acura. It's terrible, but true.
Some of you mention Tesla as the next natural progression. For 78k canadian for a base model Y to be a guninea pig you must be smoking what Elon is smoking.
My RDX will serve me well for a long time and by that time the EV market should mature and price come down from numerous competition.
We seem to average eight to ten years on cars. Just bought the 2021 a couple weeks ago. Kept the previous RDX seven years and probably would have kept it few more except our daughter needed a newer car and we were eyeing a new one anyway. My main concern with the 2021 is all the fancy electronics...as someone else pointed out, how fixable will it all be in 8 to 10 yrs? I'm seriously considering an AcuraCare warranty just for that reason.
OTOH, in 10 yr, we'll be into our 80's and will probably be driving even less than we do now (the 2014 only had 40k miles on it) so maybe we'll just use Waymo at that point.
Including overlaps, I've never kept a car less than 9 years and kept them as long as 18 years. All new; never bought a used car.
But I'm determined to get outta that mode. I'll probably wait to see what the next gen RDX has to offer and I'll probably start shopping around then. So, figure 5-6 years.
8-10 years. I inherited by wife's 2006 Lexus RX and we should be replacing it early next year. I want to see what the new Ford Mustang Mach-E is like, but I'm afraid the interior will not meet the standard that we want. I've looked at the new 2021 Toyota Venza hybrid and I'm very impressed so far. But, like 1stRDX?, the new Genesis SUVs are calling my name. I've wanted to give my wife the best auto interior experience available and it appears Genesis will deliver on that. I may not be able to wait for the GV70, however, and may give up other "toys" and home improvements I would like to have in order to get the GV80. That way I'll be able to drive the RDX full time.
I like how people always say "I had this feature in my 1997 car" for the one thing that the Acura doesn't have, but then if you point out the hundreds of things that the Acura has that wasn't in their old car it's like "yeah, so?" Or one person will say "I had this feature in my 2000 Volvo!" and then someone else will say "I had this feature in my 2007 Accord!" Uh ...yeah, apparently if you combine all of the cars that have ever existed from all manufacturers, I just checked, you will have more features than the 3rd gen Acura. It's terrible, but true.
Which is why I modernized with the Acura. I wanted the updated dynamic cruise control, the warnings, etc. my 12 year old car was outmoded.
But Acura should have seen what the “competition” had been doing a dozen years ago, and covered that at least.
Which is why I modernized with the Acura. I wanted the updated dynamic cruise control, the warnings, etc. my 12 year old car was outmoded.
But Acura should have seen what the “competition” had been doing a dozen years ago, and covered that at least.
Sure, you can look at it that way. But the way I look at it, it's missing an electric steering wheel adjuster. Who has ever said "that's on my wish list for a car"? It's basically because Acura has everything else that people go "hey, where's the electric steering wheel?" but then they get totally focused and obsessive about it. Meanwhile, Acura is giving people everything else modern competitors have -- not 12 year old competitors -- and at half the price. Some things, like the stereo system, are considered to be the best. I'm pretty sure that an exchange of having to move your steering wheel every so often is more than even. I've actually never moved a steering wheel, in any car, not just the Acura. If you told me I had to lose one feature, that wouldn't be it ...because I wouldn't have even thought of it.
Sure, you can look at it that way. But the way I look at it, it's missing an electric steering wheel adjuster. Who has ever said "that's on my wish list for a car"? It's basically because Acura has everything else that people go "hey, where's the electric steering wheel?" but then they get totally focused and obsessive about it. Meanwhile, Acura is giving people everything else modern competitors have -- not 12 year old competitors -- and at half the price. Some things, like the stereo system, are considered to be the best. I'm pretty sure that an exchange of having to move your steering wheel every so often is more than even. I've actually never moved a steering wheel, in any car, not just the Acura. If you told me I had to lose one feature, that wouldn't be it ...because I wouldn't have even thought of it.
I have the power steering wheel with my MDX and I never touch it. When I have had the manual steering wheel, rarely touched it so its not an important feature for me.
I have the power steering wheel with my MDX and I never touch it. When I have had the manual steering wheel, rarely touched it so its not an important feature for me.
I guess you never had a car that automatically pushes the steering wheel out of the way when you exit..... Everyone has their own pet peeve features. Like someone who lives in SD probably would never need a heated steering wheel.... or someone who lives in Texas might not ever care about folding side mirrors....
I guess you never had a car that automatically pushes the steering wheel out of the way when you exit.....
Or swaps cars somewhat regularly with other drivers of differing heights in the household. Memory seats and side mirrors are nice, but having to manually adjust the steering wheel gets annoying after a while.
I think I'm making up for those years when I had to put up with barely serviceable "point A to point B" kind of cars and have been upgrading or wanting to upgrade after only a couple or so years. My most recent pattern includes moving up from a nice top trim 2011 Mazda CX-9 to a 2017 RDX Advance and, not that long after, to my current 2019 RDX Advance.
Now I'm seriously thinking about the new 2022 MDX, even though I'm loving the 2019 RDX...lol. Maybe I should switch from buying to leasing.
Sure, you can look at it that way. But the way I look at it, it's missing an electric steering wheel adjuster. Who has ever said "that's on my wish list for a car"? It's basically because Acura has everything else that people go "hey, where's the electric steering wheel?" but then they get totally focused and obsessive about it. Meanwhile, Acura is giving people everything else modern competitors have -- not 12 year old competitors -- and at half the price. Some things, like the stereo system, are considered to be the best. I'm pretty sure that an exchange of having to move your steering wheel every so often is more than even. I've actually never moved a steering wheel, in any car, not just the Acura. If you told me I had to lose one feature, that wouldn't be it ...because I wouldn't have even thought of it.
You are driver one. If you have a driver two, you would see the benefit of including the steering wheel position in the driver profile.
When we shopped for my wife’s Accord, we liked the EX. Then, after she got in and set up her seat, and I went in, it was, no way for me. So we went up to the EX-L, where there was two position driver seat memory. We didn’t care a bit for everything else included in the L upgrade, but the driver seat profile was enough for me to make the upgrade.
Maybe 3 years, probably 4. It'll probably be a simpler vehicle next time with a touch screen but with HUD and all the safety stuff. My wife got thoroughly spooked today with stuff I take for granted - I use what I can but using that awkward touchpad while driving tends towards unsafe. But we love the ACC, LKAS, 360 camera and general ride, power and handling. At our age, safety is good, complicated not so good.
My seat is positioned for my height and for the best visibility I can get, and for distance to the pedals. The steering wheel is adjusted so I see all the instruments but does not block the view.
I am 7 inches taller than my wife, so her positioning is different.
I am not looking for this in the Accord, but since Acura claims a higher level of luxury, it should be there. (Along with retractable side mirrors, like the Canadians get.)
Do you even own an RDX to question the steering wheel position? And if you do how long do you plan on keeping it so this thread doesn't get derailed.
Apologies Mr. Gatekeeper, I didn't realize you needed to own an RDX to be able to have an opinion on something like the steering wheel. I guess multiple days in a loaner doesn't count for much; I suppose you need months before you can form an opinion on such complex matters like this.
Apologies Mr. Gatekeeper, I didn't realize you needed to own an RDX to be able to have an opinion on something like the steering wheel. I guess multiple days in a loaner doesn't count for much; I suppose you need months before you can form an opinion on such complex matters like this.
if you were an owner. You would know that the RDX steering pushed all the way in doesn't need gorilla arms. This suv isn't a boat.
Continue trolling all the subforum threads that don't pertain to you. Looks like most of us are keeping this car for a long time.
I'm the only driver. I set up the manually adjusted steering wheel when I got the car and haven't changed it since. Just like every car I've owned for the past 30 years. I do like that the power seat goes back all the way. I'm 6'2", >200 lb and it makes getting in and out as easily as I need.
10-27-2020, 11:07 AM
Maybe I should switch from buying to leasing. 
