End of lease time. The thoroughly roughed up rims were covered by the damage allowance. ( They send them out for buffing and refinishing ). Since there was no '16 RLX PAWS available in New England, I picked up a '17 RDX AWD Adv. More appropriate for this climate anyway.

I will miss some of the features of the RLX, but not the TSB chase !

Good luck.

 

Well, you stayed in the family.

 

Maybe the next RLX variant will catch your eye. Wish you all the best! Enjoy!

 

Probably 2019 model year, peeked in 2018.

I guess that might work for him. :-)

I don't think they're in a rush for a new Legend type of vehicle.

They don't see the market, and they just throw a few at us to keep us very few old time fans from going somewhere else, I think.

I keep going back to how Saiyama was configured for this car. They never set up to mass produce.

If they really meant business, it'd be a USDM car.

 

The RDX is Acura #7. All but one were highly reliable. The RDX has an above average reliability rating on CR. Since it is not a new model, I am hoping the bugs have been worked out.

 

Reading the RDX forums, brake squeal and dampers (particularly rear) being noisy are the most common. The damper issue seems to prevail throughout the Acura fleet. I think Acura / Honda needs to source a new parts provider for dampers.

Enjoy the ride! I would love an RDX as a stablemate for the RLX.

 

The RDX is not a bad choice, is the right size for a lot of people, and it looks nice for a SUV. Were I to stay with Acura after my current lease expires, though, I'd probably lean toward a MDX Sport Hybrid.

 

I too am looking forward to the release of the MDX Sport Hybrid. We know they will build more than 250 a year so availability and choice of color will not be the pain it has been with the RLX SH AWD.

 

I anticipate the MDX SH to be more available than the RLX SH. It will be built in the USA and does not have to share brand, and multiple market configurations further restricted by the Sayama production capabilities. The MDX popularity alone is a larger market than the RLX, so I would expect higher volume production.