One car is hiding from the repo man and the other is not???

 

I give up.

 

....and?

 

One reminds me of a fat kid with a broken nose and the other one reminds me of a sleeping bullfrog (and they both have red eyes, or red eyelids)

 

A downgrade?

































I keed

 

I would choose the MDX over X3 .... anytime ....

 

Me too.....

...but that's an RDX.

 

Yeah, it's pretty incredible that the RDX gets worst gas mileage then the X3...

from http://www.fueleconomy.gov

2008 BMW X3 3.0si -17 cty / 24 hwy

2008 Acura RDX 4WD - 17 cty / 22 hwy

Some of th RDX owners are having trouble meeting the estimates:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...hlight=mileage

 

Damn! I guess I won't feel so bad about my wife getting an FX35 after all. I thought the RDX would do MUCH better than that.

 

one car uses a 0 the other uses an O ?

 

But they're hella fast. I saw some douchebag in an RDX flooring it out of the toll booth and couldn't help but marvel at that thing.

I still don't like the design, though. Make it stealther, make it cooler (LEDs Acura, LEDs...) and I'll change my mind.

 

Jokes aside. How does your wife like the RDX over the 3. Was the X3 the 2.5 or 3.0 and what was the reason for the trade.

 

Is that what happened? Your wife ditched the X3 for the RDX?

 

I think it looks better than the X3 by miles, but thats not saying much.

 

This thread finishes second on my "worst thread ever" list, right behind the Hyundai fanboi's thread I read a couple of minutes ago.

 

^you have obviously never seen any of my threads

 

Why hate this thread so much?? I don't get it.

 

http://www.4flomax.com/

 

I read every response trying to figure out the difference.

 

Err, did Shoofin post that OP and then not come back?

 

one of them transforms into a mean ass robot with a cute name and possibly can't talk?

aaargh, it's killing me. what is it?!?!

hopefully nothing silly like - it's a bmw vs acura.

 

fail

 

The lease on the X3 was up. It was a loaded X3 3.0i, the 2.5i was discontinued in '06

She's still getting used to it. The engine in the X3 was awesome, the engine in the RDX takes a little bit of getting used to. When you're out of the power band the car is a dog in accelleration. You especially notice it when you're at a faster speed, slow down to say, 10mph and back on the gas, it's like the transmission doesn't know what get to be in, because it most likely isn't in the right gear where the power needs to be to accelerate again. I'll tell ya, the technology package definately makes this car tho, it's quite awesome with it...

 

So what was different in the picture then

 

Nice downgrade!

 

Hey, congrats!
It only took 50+ posts before anyone tried to seriously comment on your thread question- next time it should be "new car, dammit!"

Don't pee in Shoofin's Cheerios! Wait- this just means you're number one... on the list.

 

Truthfully, it was my wife's choice. She drive's it 95% of the time. We would have considered another X3, but the pricing was terrible. She chose either the RDX or the Rogue, and we figured to stick with the RDX because we wanted the deatures.. It's not one of my favorites, but for what we need, it will definately work good for us...Now if only I can figure out the best way to utilize the engine's power without feeling like I REALLY made a mistake taking it for 36 months instead of the usual 24 I normally do...

 

I agree that the acceleration of RDX is a bit disappointing. Is it related to its turbo system or is it just a matter of being out of powerband? I've test-driven it before at the dealership, and I was very disappointed. Maybe because my expectation for the RDX's turbo was a bit too high at the time.

It's a beautiful looking car though. I loved how it looked both inside and outside. The tech package is just awesome.

 

wtf everyone buying Acuras now???? wtf is going on????

it's like some kind of second coming of AZ, lol

 

Isn't the RDX price more in line with the Murano?

 

Murano is bigger and much more expensive (to lease-right now) to boot. She wants more of a compact SUV. I personally like the Murano, while she hates it.

 

 

I was suprised how expensive it is to lease a well equipped Murano is. I almost ran out of the dealership when I heard the numbers.

 

I got a headache figuring this out.

 

the difference..hmmm let me think....is it that your wife wants u to drive something thats paid off and resembles your living situation and that u disagree?

 

You got rid of your trunk lock key hole.

/thread



What do I win?

 

I have an RDX as a loaner, and I agree, something just doesn't feel right. It's like a typical auto trans where it takes a bit to react, downshift, etc., but this delay is significantly enhanced.

With that, I'm actually enjoying the car. Don't know if I'd put it on the list to replace the Murano. Damn thing gets worse gas mileage than the Murano, which is sort of hard to believe.

 

@ smart-aleck answers...

Congrats on the new ride in the family, Shoof...

 

are we going to get an answer?

 

Cool, We have a Mega Moderator from Brooklyn! (Never seen you before shoofin)