RX vs Murano
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It's a Ford based engine, but at least it's made in Japan now according to Edmunds:
"The 2008 CX-9 features a bored-out version of the "old" engine shared with the Ford Edge and other Ford family products, resulting in a 3.7-liter displacement, 273 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque. The new engine, and its transmission, is also now built in Japan rather than in the United States."
"The 2008 CX-9 features a bored-out version of the "old" engine shared with the Ford Edge and other Ford family products, resulting in a 3.7-liter displacement, 273 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque. The new engine, and its transmission, is also now built in Japan rather than in the United States."
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My main problem with nissan and mazda are the rattles. On both my infiniti g35 and my old millenia, they both started rattling during the winter - after going through a hot summer. My g35 is especially squeaky when it's cold in the morning. My 07 rx350 has no rattles as of yet (2 winters and going on second summer). Am I lucky?probably..lol.
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My main problem with nissan and mazda are the rattles. On both my infiniti g35 and my old millenia, they both started rattling during the winter - after going through a hot summer. My g35 is especially squeaky when it's cold in the morning. My 07 rx350 has no rattles as of yet (2 winters and going on second summer). Am I lucky?probably..lol.
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I took a look underneath one and it appears they did a better job on the transfer case this time. Had a friend who had her transfer case crack on the 1st gen model at only 30K miles.
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man, this thread has a lot more legs than i thought it would when it got started. +1 on the Maurano being a pretty good value given the amenities you get. the exterior is either love/hate I guess. don't know how to describe it other than it doesn't look like a car that would be in my garage.
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Lexus/Toyota is still at the top even if they have slipped a little. I don't know I guess a woman wouldn't mind driving this but why should a man feel less of a man driving an RX is beyond me.
just looks like a sharp looking SUV that will last for many years with allot of toys/comfort,and will not hurt my wallet in the future. my kinda car..
just looks like a sharp looking SUV that will last for many years with allot of toys/comfort,and will not hurt my wallet in the future. my kinda car..
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Lexus/Toyota is still at the top even if they have slipped a little. I don't know I guess a woman wouldn't mind driving this but why should a man feel less of a man driving an RX is beyond me.
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just looks like a sharp looking SUV that will last for many years with allot of toys/comfort,and will not hurt my wallet in the future. my kinda car..
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just looks like a sharp looking SUV that will last for many years with allot of toys/comfort,and will not hurt my wallet in the future. my kinda car..
#87
murano versus rx
Before I got my RX, I always thought the murano is a very good-looking SUV. After I test-drove the murano and the RX, I decided to go with the RX -- it was the essentially the ride that won me over. Price-wise, murano also didn't seem that much cheaper so I thought it's more value for money to go with the RX. I still like the Murano look though.
I also test-driven X3 and X5 and weren't impressed. The quality of the BMW Xs didn't seem as posh compared to their sedans -- not sure why, maybe the Xs are made in US and the sedans are in Germany?
Someone on this thread mentioned the mazda CX-7 which I thought really looked like a rip-off of the RX exterior. There've been a couple times on the road, I mistook the CX7 with the RX.
I also test-driven X3 and X5 and weren't impressed. The quality of the BMW Xs didn't seem as posh compared to their sedans -- not sure why, maybe the Xs are made in US and the sedans are in Germany?
Someone on this thread mentioned the mazda CX-7 which I thought really looked like a rip-off of the RX exterior. There've been a couple times on the road, I mistook the CX7 with the RX.
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