Nightwind15Acura

I owned a 2015 and 2017 Acura RDX prior to buying the 2019 I have now. I really do not know where to start but the biggest gripe I have is being to stupid to trade me 2017 with the fabulous six cylinder motor for the lurching buzzy turbo four. Anyone else feel this way?

likerage

So you didn't drive it at all before driving it? Weird.

Madd Dog

IMO, the problem is spending only 2 years with the 2017. Did you also have the 2015 for 2 years too?

There are no perfect cars, but the entire package of the 2019 is, IMO better than the entire package of the 2017. Besides, 4s are buzzier than 6s. Did you not know that, or not feel it on the test drive?

Nurseman74

The 2019 is far better. I had both. 2019 is better. Tech and performance is amazing. I feel like I'm driving my wife's BMW.

Tony Pac

How did you buy the car? Did you go folded eyes to the dealer and asked them to deliver you a black 2019 RDX? Then the next week, you signed the doc and started driving home. Voila...I made a bad choice

Please give us step by step explanation of your buying process, so we don't do the same mistakes. In the following format:

1. You read some reviews
2. You watched some videos
3. You cross shopped

RDX10

Did the dealer hold a gun to your head and make you buy it? I'm not trying to be an asshole but I'm genuinely confused as to how someone buys a car and then complains about something that should have been so obvious during even a 10 minute test drive. That's like me buying a SUV and then getting upset because I didn't realize it was an SUV when I bought it....

Dereileak

I couldn’t be happier with my 2019 RDX, I would never want the older models, the 2019 is what turned me to get one in the first place, the older ones are just blah

Midnight Mystery

It is stupid, but I feel the same way... It's just that it takes me like six months to know weather or not I regret buying it, and the first two months are purely spent honeymooning...

RDX10

100% accurate IMHO. The 2G was so far removed from the 1G RDX that I don't even count it as an RDX.

Midnight Mystery

It's a FWD baby MDX, or a V6 CR-V!


That being said, I'm sure I'd still enjoy driving it if I had the opportunity, it's just a different driving experience.

OP sounds more like a Lexus RX kind of guy.

Tony Pac

i don’t want to sound rude and disrespectful to OP but he doesn’t even sound like RX guy. To me he sounds like an ex Infiniti QX50 owner

Tony Pac

OP - you should have gone to Infiniti. The new QX50 is selling like hot cakes, maybe that would have been a better choice.

Midnight Mystery

OP sounds like someone who would want anything that's a V6. EX35, RX350, MDX... But IDK, he sounds too to go for an FX50...

Midnight Mystery

Using old Infiniti nameplates BC the new ones suck...

RDX10

I bet you really wouldn't. Unless of course driving a loaf of tofu on wheels is your thing

NooYawkuh

You know, I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't - 2015 --> 2017 --> 2019, ... Maybe when it came time to turn in his lease, he just dropped off and picked up.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

lol!

DID you not test drive the vehicle before hand!??!?

lol

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

AND whose fault is that!??!?!?!

Stew4HD

Well said.. this thread doesn't pass the smell test to me.. or if true then something is really wrong here.

Rmsanger

Well the good news Is you only have 22 months left with it so no big woop.

zroger73

I traded a 2017 Ridgeline and 2018 Accord for a 2019 RDX. In just over three months, I had more engine vibrations, transmission jerkiness, and infotainment system problems than I could stand and traded it for a 2019 Ridgeline. I enjoyed the interior materials, exterior design, and incredible audio system in the RDX, but I like the smoother V6 engine and transmission and quieter, more comfortable ride in the Ridgeline.

Had I noticed the engine vibrations during my test drive, I would never have bought the RDX and lost $5,000 in depreciation trading it off a few months later. As it turns out, the engine vibrations were only in reverse and I never used reverse during my test drive, so I didn't discover this issue until the next morning. There is no "right of rescission" in Texas for automobile purchases and the nearest Acura dealer is a 3-hour round trip for me.

I understand Acura issued a TSB for the engine vibration and a few infotainment updates have been released since I got rid of my RDX, but an I4 engine will sound and feel like an I4 engine...because physics.

JustMe...

Do you do a lot of your driving in reverse?

Stew4HD

I only notice the vibration when the engine is cold and at high idle during warmup.

zroger73

Only every morning when backing out my garage and every evening when backing out of my parking space at work. None of the other 28 automobiles I've owned ever vibrated in reverse when the engine was cold like my RDX - including a Dodge Neon and Ford Fiesta that cost 1/4th as much as the RDX.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-rdx-...e-cold-973596/

NJMaverick

One of the things I love about my RDX is that it accelerates like a rocket ship. I have to confess that I had an issue yesterday with a crappy and rude driver in front of me. There was an opportunity to pass but I knew the driver would try and prevent me from doing so. Unfortunately for him (but good for me), I stepped on the gas and my RDX took off like a rocket and passed the guy before he ever had a chance to react. The acceleration is unreal.

zroger73

It's certainly not bad, but you should feel this same 2.0T/10AT powertrain in the much-lighter Accord which is actually faster than the Civic Type R in some metrics!

NJMaverick

Car and Driver has to disagree with you

RDX 0-60 in 6.2 secs

Accord 0-60 in 7.3 secs

https://www.caranddriver.com/honda/accord

https://www.caranddriver.com/acura/rdx

zroger73

Check again there, buddy - 7.3 is the 1.5T/CVT model. The 2.0T/10AT is 5.5.

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...c-test-review/

Madd Dog

My prior car was faster at all speeds, smoother at all speeds, quieter at all speeds. But IMO this car is a worthy successor, and is fast enough, smooth enough, and quiet enough, and $25K less expensive than a direct replacement of my prior car with all the features of the RDX. You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Midnight Mystery

I liked the Odyssey I drove a while back. Good ride, smooth, but no floatly bounce. Good steering feel, too cumbersome to coner quickly, but going straight down the highway, it felt like driving a TL. I really enjoyed it!


I don't see how this could be much different...

Tony Pac

Looks like the OP was paid y Infiniti QX50 marketing department and he ran away lol!

I have watched like dozens of 2019 RDX and all of them have been great but there is one that clearly was paid by Infiniti. That review was autoguide one, which got more thumbs down than up and if you read the comments, everyone says: "How much did Infiniti pay you for this review?"

Midnight Mystery

Post a link, I want to see that!

romer

I’ve owned all three generations and have posted this before. I agree with the OP that the six cylinder and its transmission mate made a great combo. I really liked my 2016 AWD Advance. The 2019 AWD Advance is in a different category in so many respects, IMHO.

NooYawkuh

I had a real surprise the other day. I'm just getting past the break-in period so I haven't really mashed the throttle yet. I was pulling out of a shopping center and there was a wave of cars approaching. I wanted to get ahead of them and I could have done it comfortably with almost any vehicle. I accelerated "smartly" in Sport / Sequential mode and I got more aggressive on the throttle than I meant to. Jumped to >5000 RPM and got pinned back in the seat. Good thing the steering is so responsive because I just barely kept the lane as I was turning out. No tire squeal at all. I probably hit 40 mph in about 3 seconds from a dead stop. The car is more than I'm used to.

The torque vectoring is amazing. I got a better feel for it in the rain today. Still haven't spun the tires. But I assume, one o' these days I will.

acuraada

LOL. This sounds like a post from Civic Mods forum or early Tesla owners. I would not have name acceleration to be the forte of RDX but I guess everything is relative. Glad you are getting smiles from your new purchase!

Midnight Mystery

I think a lot of the newer Honda's accelerate well because of the short gears...

Tony Pac

RDX10

So OP disappeared into thin air.....interesting.

Midnight Mystery

Thanks!

Maybe he killed himself.

Tony Pac

Honestly! Not all but most of these members that just show up for a one ore two posts “I messed up” “RDX was a bad purchase” seem fake to me.

They are all fake reviews by fanboys of other brands.