Best 7 passenger luxury SUVs for 40-50 K
12-23-09, 05:20 AM
#91
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It looks like you have already made up your mind, the MDX is a nice SUV but you will realize why you get so much for the money once you own it for a few years like I did.
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12-23-09, 06:15 AM
#92
It looks like you have already made up your mind, the MDX is a nice SUV but you will realize why you get so much for the money once you own it for a few years like I did.
Good luck I8bmr with the MDX!
12-23-09, 06:46 AM
#93
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The draw back is that you dont get the same model of car you own, you get whatever they have available.
12-23-09, 06:55 AM
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I think its in the booklet, my dealer use it as a selling point and we have used it to get loaners a couple of time. Every we ask for it, the SA seems surprise and say this is the 1st time they have heard of that, everytime they would have to go check with the manager and everytime they gave us a loaner
The draw back is that you dont get the same model of car you own, you get whatever they have available.
The draw back is that you dont get the same model of car you own, you get whatever they have available.
12-23-09, 07:04 AM
#96
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http://www.toyotacertified.com/warranty.html
12-23-09, 11:13 AM
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The MDX is an eyesore of a vehicle. Buying one, to me, at least is telling the world that I have no eye for design...or don't care.
Sorry, ALL the Acuras are just way too ugly with no cohesive styling to speak of. I'd get the Audi Q5 or Q7.
Sorry, ALL the Acuras are just way too ugly with no cohesive styling to speak of. I'd get the Audi Q5 or Q7.
12-23-09, 01:15 PM
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MDX fits the bill but it's not quite aesthetically pleasing. May you can sell your elevator and get a X5 instead? You should go drive one before you decide. X5 diesel would be my choice of SUV for my wife.
12-23-09, 01:16 PM
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12-23-09, 04:42 PM
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12-23-09, 04:55 PM
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I dont the MDX is ugly at all with its sport new front fascia and 19" wheels. I think the highlander looks nicer but loaner convienience is going to make the sale for Acura on this one. I intend to get the car in the same color as the one shown in the picture and with the Sport package to get the 19" wheels
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12-23-09, 09:29 PM
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haha yes definitely an audi will have problems. I don't care if most of the reliability lists show they have made improvements. in my mind facts don't change and I hang onto perceptions because at the end of the day i just want to feel more comfortable with a jap car.
12-24-09, 01:44 AM
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well many 2 GS guys say the 3 GS is ugly and soft. I dont buy that either. To each his own. On paper the Acura wins every time. In my eyes it wins #2 aesthetically with the highlander #1 in the looks department.
There very few SUV's on the market that offer a sports package with the magnetorhelogical suspension. Its the same type of instantly adaptive magnetic suspension found in cars like the 599 and ZR1. The only other SUVs that even offer this type of a suspension set up ( for the dads who want to have a little fun in their 2 ton SUV) are the BMW X5, X6, and Cadillac SRX. Kudos to Acura for remembering the dads who want better handling and bigger wheels. At 4600 the package isn't cheap but I think it will liven the car up a with better looks and handling , and maybe make the wife's adaption to an SUV less shocking considering she will not lose handling ability from her TL.
In the end the loaner car, suspension, and 7 passenger seating is a combination that none of the other manufactuers can meet. Oh yeah I also prefer Japanese cars over anything else really
There very few SUV's on the market that offer a sports package with the magnetorhelogical suspension. Its the same type of instantly adaptive magnetic suspension found in cars like the 599 and ZR1. The only other SUVs that even offer this type of a suspension set up ( for the dads who want to have a little fun in their 2 ton SUV) are the BMW X5, X6, and Cadillac SRX. Kudos to Acura for remembering the dads who want better handling and bigger wheels. At 4600 the package isn't cheap but I think it will liven the car up a with better looks and handling , and maybe make the wife's adaption to an SUV less shocking considering she will not lose handling ability from her TL.
In the end the loaner car, suspension, and 7 passenger seating is a combination that none of the other manufactuers can meet. Oh yeah I also prefer Japanese cars over anything else really
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