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Name or Screen Name: 2000ssmtl
Country/State/City of purchase: CA
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00064
Option package (base, Krell, etc) 2017 RLX Sport Hybrid Advance
Color Ext/Int: Platinum White/Black
Month/Yr of purchase: 11/2019
Price paid before tax/lic: $34000
Name or Screen Name: mrgold35 Country/State/City of purchase: Niello Acura in Roseville, CA Option package: 2018 RLX Sport Hybrid Advance Color Ext/Int: Platinum Brilliant Red Metallic/Ebony Month/Yr of purchase: 12/2019 Price paid before tax/lic: $41,499 Other: CPO with 7200 miles with all weather floor mats, trunk tray, window tint, clear bra, and Zurich Shield paint protection.
The only CPO Red/Ebony +18 RLX hybrid I could find coast-to-coast at the time I was looking. Flew from NM to CA and drove the RLX back.
Name or Screen Name: ace_freeley Country/State/City of purchase: Saratoga, NY Option package: 2014 RLX with Technology - 43K miles Color Ext/Int: Platinum Silver/Ebony Month/Yr of purchase: 12/2019 Price paid before tax/lic: $17,700
Name or Screen Name: moose66
Country/State/City of purchase: US/North Carolina/Chapel Hill
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00156
Option package (base, Krell, etc): Hybrid/Advance
Color Ext/Int: Crystal Black Pearl/Seacoast
Month/Yr of purchase: December 2016
Price paid before tax/lic: $60,570
Options: Factory Diamond Cut 19" Wheels; Cargo Net; Wheel Locks
Just re-upped on another one. This time a '19. Sold my '16 to Carvana as I made a quick decision and needed to move fast. Could I have gotten more selling on my own? Probably. Just didn't have the time and thought I needed to move quickly.
Name or Screen Name: moose66
Country/State/City of purchase: US/Virginia/Ashland
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00171
Option package (base, Krell, etc): Hybrid/Advance
Color Ext/Int: Modern Steel Metallic/Black
Month/Yr of purchase: December 2019
Price paid before tax/lic: $43,000
Options: All Season Floor Mats, Rear Cargo Tray; Cargo Net; Wheel Locks
Name or Screen Name: psheu
Country/State/City of purchase: US/FL/S. FL.
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00355
Option package (base, Krell, etc): Advance Package
Color Ext/Int: Bellanova White Pearl / Seacoast Month/Yr of purchase: 11/25/2016
Price paid before tax/lic: low 50k range
I've decided to remain with Acura and jumped back in the fold with another 2020 RLX Hybrid... There's nothing out there that can beat this car for the price and package. Waiting to take delivery today. Than return my current lease. Gonna be hard to say goodbye to "Frosty". Black on Black this time... pictures to come
2020 Acura RLX Sports Hybrid Name or Screen Name: psheu
Country/State/City of purchase: US/VA. => ship to US/S. FL
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00344
Option package (base, Krell, etc): Sports Hybrid Advance Package with deck lid spoiler and splash guards
Color Ext/Int: Majestic Black Pearl / Ebony Month/Yr of purchase: 11/25/2019
Price paid before tax/lic: 46.7k range
Name or Screen Name: RLX-SH-Maybe Country/State/City of purchase: US/WA/Seattle
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00156
Option package (base, Krell, etc): Hybrid/Advance
Color Ext/Int: Black/Seacoast
Month/Yr of purchase: Jan 2020
Price paid before tax/lic: $32K
Other: Only 19K miles
Looking up a couple posts in this thread, this sounds a lot like moose66's old car!
Bought it from Carvana and had a week-long test drive at first. Was nervous about all the gadgetry and whether it would have the normal Honda reliability, but reading the posts here and putting 400 miles on it made me more relaxed. Plus there's still almost a year of the bumper-to-bumper warranty. Oh, and did I mention that it's pretty fast?
Yep. It used to be my girl as the O'Jays sang. Never had any issues with it. No wrecks, no warning lights, no weird smells as you reported. That all must have cropped up once Carvana took ownership. From my perspective, just normal wear and tear on a 4 year old car. The car wasn't driven too much or too hard. I travel a lot for business and drive the pick-up to and from the airport. The RLX was/is the weekend and weekend getaway ride.
I was going to PM you once you got settled and made your decision to keep her. Great car. I paid way too much it when I bought it new with about 200 miles on the odometer. It had been sitting at the lot for a while, but the dealership wouldn't budge. I had been looking at another car an Acura dealership in Fayetteville, NC and that deal fell through because they had advertised a vehicle that did not exist. Turns out it was the mgrs car. I wanted no parts of it. Ended up in Chapel Hill, NC and it was love at first sight. I was coming out of an 2013 Lexus GS450h. Loved the tech and the space of the RLX which was a huge improvement over the Lexus. Once I got the car, the only changes I made were to add the mud guards and the optional wheels. Otherwise, she is stock. Hopefully you'll enjoy her just as much as I did. She's missed, but I am loving my 2019!
Yep. It used to be my girl as the O'Jays sang. Never had any issues with it. No wrecks, no warning lights, no weird smells as you reported. That all must have cropped up once Carvana took ownership. From my perspective, just normal wear and tear on a 4 year old car. The car wasn't driven too much or too hard....
Thanks a lot for all the info! I saw your post on here saying that you had re-upped to a newer model, so I figured that it must have been a pretty good car for you. I had it checked out at a Honda dealership here and the mechanic said the car was in great shape. (Nearest Acura dealership didn't want to do a pre-sale inspection....weird).
The warning light appears to have been a one-time thing. Maybe the battery was pretty low after the cross-country transport and me mucking around with the stereo too long while in Accessory mode. The smells I was worried about were probably just a case of me being hyper-sensitive before closing the deal.
I had a really slow commute this morning (average speed 20 MPH for one hour), but I got my highest gas mileage so far, 28 MPG for the trip.
The song that was playing when I turned on FM radio during my first test drive.
You got a great ride. I wasn't even looking to get rid of it. I just happened to stumble on a deal on the '19 I couldn't refuse. Carvana made the sale easy. They made me a decent offer and picked the car up at the dealership where I bought the new one with check in hand. Simple process. Hopefully you'll enjoy it just as much as I did for years to come.
Just realized I never filled this out for the wife's RLX....
Name or Screen Name: Andysinnh Country/State/City of purchase: US/NH/Merrimack
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00439 Option package (base, Krell, etc): 2018 SportHybrid/Advance
Color Ext/Int: Black/Seacoast
Month/Yr of purchase: April 2019
Price paid before tax/lic: $45k
Other: CPO (Dealer loaner) with only 1200 miles when we picked it up
Just realized I never filled this out for the wife's RLX....
We test drove a TLX A-Spec in Apex blue and the wife like the looks, power, and handling. Then we drove a CPO 19 RLX right afterwards and she fell in love with the RLX in 10 seconds from behind the wheel. I get to wash it and put gas in the RLX now.
We test drove a TLX A-Spec in Apex blue and the wife like the looks, power, and handling. Then we drove a CPO 19 RLX right afterwards and she fell in love with the RLX in 10 seconds from behind the wheel. I get to wash it and put gas in the RLX now.
When I knew my wife was getting closer to move out of her '12 TL SH-AWD, I'd request a TLX A-Spec loaner when I had service done so she could drive it an use it as a likely next car for her. She never really liked the TLX in any trim level - she felt it was a "dumbed down" TL (performance, fit-finish, rear seat room, etc). But the RLX was always a bridge too far in terms of cost. When I saw this CPO pop up I had them hold it and brought her down to drive it - and we walked away making a deal. She still longs for the sportiness of the TL from time to time, but is pretty happy with her new ride, that she named Daisy.... ;-)
CadiGti
2020 RLX Advance AWD Hybrid. Purchased new in Roslyn NY July 2020
VIN 00542. Manufactured December 2019
Fathom Blue Pearl / Graystone interior
XPEL Ultimate Paint Protection Film / XPEL Prime XR Ceramic Window tint 35% all around. Lloyds Custom Berber Floor and Trunk Mat
Prior Acura: 2012 RL Tech
Hello, happy to be back in a Legend. I had a beautiful '92 Legend Coupe L that I loved so much.
Name or Screen Name: JDPDATA Country/State/City of purchase: US/CA/Anaheim Last 5 digit of Vin: 00496 Option package (base, Krell, etc): Hybrid/Advance Color Ext/Int: Platinum White Pearl/Ebony Month/Yr of purchase: 10/2020 Price paid before tax/lic: $43,495 Options included in deal: Decklid Spoiler, Splash Guard, Cargo Net, Door cup PPF, Door edge PPF, Rockledge shock sensor Options purchased separately: Full front-end Xpel PPF, Windows tint, All-Season mats, All-Season Cargo Tray, LED trunk lights
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Just re-upped on another one. This time a '19. Sold my '16 to Carvana as I made a quick decision and needed to move fast. Could I have gotten more selling on my own? Probably. Just didn't have the time and thought I needed to move quickly.
Name or Screen Name: moose66
Country/State/City of purchase: US/Virginia/Ashland
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00171
Option package (base, Krell, etc): Hybrid/Advance
Color Ext/Int: Modern Steel Metallic/Black
Month/Yr of purchase: December 2019
Price paid before tax/lic: $43,000
Options: All Season Floor Mats, Rear Cargo Tray; Cargo Net; Wheel Locks
Was this CPO or did you get a NEW RLX SH Advance for $43K???
Hello, happy to be back in a Legend. I had a beautiful '92 Legend Coupe L that I loved so much.
Name or Screen Name: JDPDATA Country/State/City of purchase: US/CA/Anaheim Last 5 digit of Vin: 00496 Option package (base, Krell, etc): Hybrid/Advance Color Ext/Int: Platinum White Pearl/Ebony Month/Yr of purchase: 10/2020 Price paid before tax/lic: $43,495 Options included in deal: Decklid Spoiler, Splash Guard, Cargo Net, Door cup PPF, Door edge PPF, Rockledge shock sensor Options purchased separately: Full front-end Xpel PPF, Windows tint, All-Season mats, All-Season Cargo Tray, LED trunk lights
Congrats!! That is excellent price. Was this NEW or CPO?
It was Used, not CPO because dealer didn't want to add extra cost. I could have got it CPO for extra $2K which is not worth it to me. Previous owner only put 4100 miles on it. Looks and drive like a brand new car.
No CPO. It was not purchased at an Acura dealership. It was sitting at a Dodge shop and they didn't know what to do with it. So I gladly took if off their hands. Didn't need to pay an extra 2K for CPO from Acura for a practically brand new car with only 6K on the odometer.
Name or Screen Name: Mark Buxton
Country/State/City of purchase: USA/California/Modesto
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00120 Option package (base, Krell, etc): 2017 RLX - Sport Hybrid, Advance Package (Krell, HUD, etc)
Color Ext/Int: Black / Gray
Month/Yr of purchase: Nov 2020
Price paid before tax/lic: $32,500
No CPO. It was not purchased at an Acura dealership. It was sitting at a Dodge shop and they didn't know what to do with it. So I gladly took if off their hands. Didn't need to pay an extra 2K for CPO from Acura for a practically brand new car with only 6K on the odometer.
You can always get Acura Care warranty before your manufacturer's 4yr warranty expires.
That is what I did for our TL (fwd) - got it as lease return 3yr old w 42k miles for 21k back in 2016 and added Acura Care 5yr/100k warrant for about 1300-1400 I don't remember now.
It was Used, not CPO because dealer didn't want to add extra cost. I could have got it CPO for extra $2K which is not worth it to me. Previous owner only put 4100 miles on it. Looks and drive like a brand new car.
You can always get Acura Care warranty before your manufacturer's 4yr warranty expires. That is what I did for our TL (fwd) - got it as lease return 3yr old w 42k miles for 21k back in 2016 and added Acura Care 5yr/100k warrant for about 1300-1400 I don't remember now.
You can always get Acura Care warranty before your manufacturer's 4yr warranty expires. That is what I did for our TL (fwd) - got it as lease return 3yr old w 42k miles for 21k back in 2016 and added Acura Care 5yr/100k warrant for about 1300-1400 I don't remember now.
I drive very little as I work from home. I average only about 3-4K miles per year. And I usually keep my cars only 3-5 years so probably not advantageous for me to buy AcuraCare.
So for that extra $1300-$1400 you get just one extra year of warranty? I wouldn't mind paying about $2K for 7 yrs warranty. Does AcuraCare have such a plan? And I assume extended warranty starts after 48 months/50KMiles?
Name or Screen Name: Gdavis4990 Country/State/City of purchase: Baltimore Md Last 5 digit of Vin Option package base with navi Color Ext/Int: black/ebony Month/Yr of purchase: July 2020 Price paid before tax/lic 15,000
Name or Screen Name: StHalcyon Country/State/City of purchase: US/IL/Chicagoland Last 5 digit of Vin: 00275 Option package (base, Krell, etc): Sport Hybrid Advance Color Ext/Int: Platinum White Pearl/Ebony Month/Yr of purchase: 01/2021 Price paid before tax/title/lic/doc: $45,300 Options included in deal: Splash Guard, Wheel Locks, All-Season Floor Mats, All-Season High-Wall Floor Mats, Cargo Net, Trunk Tray, Spare Tire Kit
Name or Screen Name: Cidvanski
Country/State/City of purchase: Columbus, Ohio
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00406 Option package (base, Krell, etc): 2016 RLX Sport Hybrid with Advance Package
Color Ext/Int: Graphite / Ebony My 2016 RLX Sports Hybrid with Advance package 😁
Month/Yr of purchase: May 2020
Price paid before tax/lic: 22K used with 42K miles
Name or Screen Name: phile
Country/State/City of purchase: USA/PA/Langhorne
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00044
Option package: SH-AWD
Color Ext/Int: blue/Seacoast
Month/Yr of purchase: April/2021
Price paid before tax/lic: ~ 33k
2018 SH-AWD with 32k miles 1 previous owner. Had to drive from NJ to PA to get it. I wanted blue - a bunch of white available on the used market. Outside is immaculate but the steering wheel and seats are dirty. I know what my side project will be this upcoming week.
Name or Screen Name: phile
Country/State/City of purchase: USA/PA/Langhorne
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00044
Option package: SH-AWD
Color Ext/Int: blue/Seacoast
Month/Yr of purchase: April/2021
Price paid before tax/lic: ~ 33k
2018 SH-AWD with 32k miles 1 previous owner. Had to drive from NJ to PA to get it. I wanted blue - a bunch of white available on the used market. Outside is immaculate but the steering wheel and seats are dirty. I know what my side project will be this upcoming week.
Congrats on the new ride! Blue or red was next to impossible to find when I was looking back in fall of 2019. The ones I did find were either too much or too many miles. Now would be the time to look for anything like rear spoiler, spare tire kit, or slash guards before they are gone forever.
Name or Screen Name: neuronbob
Country/State/City of purchase: USA/PA/Pittsburgh
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00580
Option package: SH-AWD Advance
Color Ext/Int: Brilliant Red/Seacoast
Month/Yr of purchase: April 2021
Price paid before tax/lic: $43k
Options: Prior owner had all-season mats in car already
Name or Screen Name: neuronbob
Country/State/City of purchase: USA/PA/Pittsburgh
Last 5 digit of Vin: 00580
Option package: SH-AWD Advance
Color Ext/Int: Brilliant Red/Seacoast
Month/Yr of purchase: April 2021
Price paid before tax/lic: $43k
Options: Prior owner had all-season mats in car already
Welcome back into the RLX fold Dr. Bob! Post up some pictures
2018 RLX Hybrid CPO.. I'm really enjoying this Dadmobile. Wasn't sure if the trunk would be an issue with kids but so far it has surprised me how useable it is even with the battery taking up space.
Name or Screen Name: WRXtoRLX Country/State/City of purchase: Florida Option package (base, Krell, etc) Sport Hybrid SH-AWD Advance Color Ext/Int: Phantom Blue / Gray Stone Month/Yr of purchase: 3/2021 Price paid before tax/lic: 32K
Options: All season floor mats w/ trunk liner. Wheel Locks (Came with the car)
Name or Screen Name: RL015 Country/State/City of purchase: Texas Trim: 2018 Sport Hybrid SH-AWD Advance Color Ext/Int: White/Ebony Month/Yr of purchase: 6/2021 Price paid before tax/lic: 35K
CPO & mileage: Certified & 26000 miles
Options: All season floor mats w/ trunk liner & Wheel Locks Previous driver (confirmed): Leased it, 70yrs of age (confirmed)... Making this car practically new new lol
I always liked that color combo and it can be hard to find with other Acuras. There were ZERO white/ebony RLX hybrids when I was looking back in the fall of 2019. Any other mods planned? Spare tire kit, rear spoiler, GROM, PPF, or ceramic coating?
I always liked that color combo and it can be hard to find with other Acuras. There were ZERO white/ebony RLX hybrids when I was looking back in the fall of 2019. Any other mods planned? Spare tire kit, rear spoiler, GROM, PPF, or ceramic coating?
At the moment for starters, I am thinking spare tire kit for sure, mud guards I think (still need to check pictures how those look like), GROM I will hold off on because I rarely use navi anyway, PPF not for right now - rather ceramic coating but will see what I can find locally and at a good price (Northern Chicagoland).
Here's some pictures of my white with mud guards. I highly recommend them. They finish off the look IMO. I like the trunk spoiler too.
Your car is over 2 yrs old, very likely paint not in perfect condition. You may have to do some paint correction before ceramic coating or PPF. I'd not waste money on PPF if you already have some rock chips.
At the moment for starters, I am thinking spare tire kit for sure, mud guards I think (still need to check pictures how those look like), GROM I will hold off on because I rarely use navi anyway, PPF not for right now - rather ceramic coating but will see what I can find locally and at a good price (Northern Chicagoland).
You can add ceramic coating on top off PPF; but, you can't add PPF on ceramic coating. PPF like XPEL Ultimate has hydrophobic properties like ceramic coating, self healing with scratches in the sun, UV protection (paint and LEDs), and +10 year warranty. You will still need to do the exact same color correction for PPF or ceramic coating. PPF will give you a longer time of protection without the rigorous cleaning routine with ceramic coating (2 bucket method, microfiber, ceramic booster soaps, foam cannon).
YUP, highly recommend PPF if you drive alot and your paint is already near perfect. With my PPF cars, I simply do foam cannon and then rinse. Follow by air dry with leaf blower. Then lightly wipe down left over water spots with MF towel. Very easy maintenance washes, takes all about 1hr per car. Once per month if the car is really dirty, then I'll do 2-buckets wash method follow with some TW Seal & Shine.
Ceramic coating will provide same oleophobic coating as PPF, it just doesn't last as long and of course provide zero protection from rock chips and scratches.
Here's some pictures of my white with mud guards. I highly recommend them. They finish off the look IMO. I like the trunk spoiler too.
Your car is over 2 yrs old, very likely paint not in perfect condition. You may have to do some paint correction before ceramic coating or PPF. I'd not waste money on PPF if you already have some rock chips.
I agree - I was planning to do paint correction than a ceramic coating, still looking for a good detail shop to take care of it in my area. Car does have some imperfections and very light scuffs etc. so paint correction is a must + ceramic coating
Thank you for adding pictures of the mudguards, and the spoiler as well - I think I am sold on spoiler now ...
The paint is not perfect, but no chips in the hood. I do not drive a lot (working remote 100%) so PPF I would agree, unlikely needed.
11-06-2019, 01:41 AM
A used 2020 with 8k miles
