The wife is wanting a modern steel aspec with red interior. I love her vehicle choice but am a little nervous about the red interior. Should I be?

 

for me; Acura's red interior is WAAAAAAAAAY too much. Doesn't look good.
however; a happy wife makes a happy life.

 

I have a Diamond White Pearl ASPEC with the red interior. I was hesitant at first look but I really like it.

 

My opinion the red interior is too wow...if it is bit darker red maybe, but don't take my word for it..

 

I thought the red looked cool at first sight but couldn't see myself having it long-term. Plus you may have difficulty selling the vehicle years down the road if it has red interior.

 

I originally thought that red would be too much but a close couple of friends have it and it is sexy...
if she wants something that's different but not as in your face, look for that dark brown interior color. That one is also quite nice.

 

What's the OP nervous about?

 

Regretting getting a red interior.

 

Why? It's a unique interior option.

 

Thanks. I'll let OP know that you think it's a solid choice. Will report back.

 

OP, go ahead with the red interior. It's a good choice. See quoted post.

 

LOL, I was initially going to go somewhere "dark" but I decided against it.

 

I have a mondern steel with red interior, I like the way it looks, all black just seems so boring with those seats. Of course, some will disagree, but to each their own right? All of my friends who have been in the car love the seats and interior. My second color choice was Apex Blue, and I still probably would have went with the Blue/Red combo.

 

I was like, this guy must be fuckin with us, he can't be this dense.
I was going to make a joke that would have been in poor taste too.
I should have anyway.

 

I think the red interior looks cool, but I don't know it I could live with it everyday. But my wife will have to deal with that.
Thanks for all the responses.

 

 

If it is a real concern, they have been around for quite a while, perhaps we can see real 'faded' red interior? (I haven't seen any less than 10 years old really ).

 

To me, the red interior is awful, and I don't care for same. That said, different strokes for different folks. That's why there are choices.

 

This is exactly the way my wife felt. Except for a white '14 RDX with parchment interior, she's mostly had white /black vehicles. Since we bought the vehicle this afternoon, she better like it.

 

I just got Modern Steel with the Red interior in an A-Spec. I think it looks great especially with the other red accents in the A Spec. Not concerned at all.

 

I disagree about it hurting resale, it's obvious to me that the red leather interior is going to be relatively rare a few years down the line. That rarity means it will actually be easier to sell to people who will undoubtedly be looking specifically for that color. It might turn off people, but the niche demand will be enough to safeguard the resale value IMO.

Not as extreme as red leather but my 2007 RDX was royal blue pearl, that is an EXTREMELY rare color for the 1G RDX. Since not very many people bought that color, I'm under the impression it was also not as popular as the other choices but when I went to sell it, the rarity meant I had people willing to pay full price. Yes my experience is anecdotal at best, but I personally think unpopular color choices don't always hurt resale.

Finally someone who purposely chose red haha. I LOVE the red leather interior myself and really hope an Type-S model will come out with the red leather option.

 

Having owned many vehicles and color combinations over more years than I care divulge I've learned there are some colors that are captivating - but only for a short period of time. For me that's a blue exterior (any shade) or a red interior (any shade), I've owned both more than once and in every case was ready for a change in less than a year. The blue A-Spec with the red interior is a complete non-starter for me - I think in a different thread I referred to the combination as 'garish and hideous' - but that's just my opinion. If they weren't selling they wouldn't be manufactured so obviously enough people feel differently that it's profitable for Acura. That's the beauty of having choices and a free market system.

Bottom line, if it works for you it's right.

 

 

You will find less people that want the red interior.
The ones that DO want the red interior will pay a premium to get it.

So although it might be a longer time to sell it...to the right buyer it'll sell immediately so it won't hurt resale.

 

This exactly! You might take a bit longer to sell (sometimes not at all) but the buyer who wants red will pay a premium for it. So don't sweat resale.

 

I have a Black Aspec with red interior and love it. Every guest who enters the vehicle comments on how nice it is. The red is a much more pleasant then the bright red in the Lexus RX350 FSports. It's different then any other car I've owned. I test drove black interior Acuras, Lexus and Audis and found them to be dark. You only live once …

 

I love the red interior and like mentioned above, its very subtle compared to other vehicles. I too get lots of compliments. I actually with it had more red (arm rest and door panels) like the TLX A-Spec.

Parchment, now thats a hideous colour for an interior.

 

A few people mentioned that it was too much in the RDX so I had to double check and look at some pics again. It really isn't that bright and exactly they really don't have that much red either. The whole back of the seats is black and really just 2 sections on each side are red. I also want red door panels inserts and a red center console cover.

Now the red in the lexus vehicles looks like absolute shit because it's fake leather. It looks like plastic. BMW does a GORGEOUS coral red leather interior. Love it.

I actually don't mind parchment, I personally prefer lighter colored interiors just because it feels so cheery. My last 8 vehicles have had black interiors just because that was what was available with the exterior color and good God I am TIRED of black. I'm going to make absolutely certain my next car is not a black interior.

 

I custom ordered the coral red in my BMW. I've never had so many compliments on an interior of a vehicle before. I've had it now for 5+ years and I have never grown tired of it, since it still looks great.

I plan on getting another red interior again on my next. I do have to say, if you go red, go real leather, which I believe is all that Acura offers.

I've seen red interiors on some vehicles (i.e. Ford Mustang) and they looked like shit. Way too bright and "fake plastic" texture.

I think the red interiors in Acura look great and not too bright, would definitely buy one.

 

Yes totally in love with the coral red BMW uses. It's just so rich and deep. I believe you when you say you got a lot of compliments, it's nice to have something different than the usual black, beige, grey interiors. I'd personally never get sick of it.

Acura uses leatherette on the base RDX but that doesn't even come in red so it's no big deal and I totally agree, red looks awful on fake leather.

 

red never stops me...no matter what time of the month.

 

I'm proud of you, you wanted to use this joke a couple days ago but managed to control yourself.

 

Brother, you have NO idea...
I waited for the thread to become lame to derail

and PS, any guy that thinks that his wife being unhappy with something isn't his problem...
well...
you know...

 

Hahahah maturity, you're getting old!!

Yeah 100%, she will MAKE IT your problem. Sigh.

 

Well, if you're a compassionate mate, it'll be your problem because you care.
That said, if she is drawn to the red interior it's probably because she likes it and won't have a problem getting into it every day.
It's a car...enjoy it for a while, then move on. This isn't your firstborns first name you're picking here.

and NOOOOO...not mature at all! I'm too young to be mature!

 

Age and maturity are two different things. Some people grow old, some people grow up, and some people do both.

 

maybe if you sell it to a 70 year old

 

The red interior is really nice! It's rare. It's looks sporty. It's way better than plain old black and brown. I would definitely get it.

 

and some people do neither!

 

I looked specifically for the red leather seats, it flows well with the a-spec model, goes well with the red accent in the gauges, and red ambient lighting. Black just looks bleh imo.