RDX V6, Murano o Venza

[ifcar]

Looks good! I'll also echo the comments about the color, and I agree that the pre-facelift was not a good look.

[CaminoRacer]

New pads would probably help the brakes a lot. Most people get crap pads because they don't want dust or squeals.

[MrH]

Congrats on the purchase.

I have to ask, what are the finance terms on a vehicle that's 6 years old and 75k miles?

[12,000 RPM]

They def go a long way

Got some alone time with it.... for what it is it's really not bad; there's actually decent feel through the wheel with load and the lean + squish helps communicate. AWD lets you mat it pretty nicely out of corners too. And the manual shift is surprisingly competent (though it's a stupid rocker button on the lever). Chassis could def be stiffer though. That would actually go a long way to helping with the luxury feel by damping road noise and impacts. Stereo is on equal footing with the G IMO.... not as bright but the highs are overboosted. I imagine the baseline frequency response looks like this: V.

Waiting to see if the gas mileage is truly as bad as the EPA claims (17/23 ) Can't figure out how to see the average.

Congrats on the purchase.

I have to ask, what are the finance terms on a vehicle that's 6 years old and 75k miles?

2.4% APR for 60 months.

[93JC]

If there were a 200 based crossover (aka what the 200 should have been in the first place) we definitely would have went that way

You mean like the Cherokee?

[FoMoJo]

They def go a long way

Got some alone time with it.... for what it is it's really not bad; there's actually decent feel through the wheel with load and the lean + squish helps communicate. AWD lets you mat it pretty nicely out of corners too. And the manual shift is surprisingly competent (though it's a stupid rocker button on the lever). Chassis could def be stiffer though. That would actually go a long way to helping with the luxury feel by damping road noise and impacts. Stereo is on equal footing with the G IMO.... not as bright but the highs are overboosted. I imagine the baseline frequency response looks like this: V.

Waiting to see if the gas mileage is truly as bad as the EPA claims (17/23 ) Can't figure out how to see the average.2.4% APR for 60 months.

If you're going to mat it out of the corners, you're not going to get EPA mileage.   Presumably, your wife has a gentler foot on the gas pedal.

[BimmerM3]

You mean like the Cherokee?

Well I'll be damned. They are on the same platform.

[Laconian]

Trail Rated 200!

[2o6]

FCA has like two platforms to their name. Everything they make is a wide Fiat Bravo.

[12,000 RPM]

Yea I was gonna say, "Damn it, you're right"

I wonder how much a Chrysler version with zero off road pretense would weigh. Who is really buying a brand new Cherokee to take to MOAB

[CaminoRacer]

I'll let you know how many I see next time I'm down there. And if they're on a trail or in the motel parking lot.

[Lebowski]

Looks nice.

[CALL_911]

Wow wouldn't have guessed this. Congrats man, it looks great. I really like the wood and the color

[93JC]

Thanks, I just hope Submariner and MCM will forgive me.

... it feels like hack luxury - like some Mediterranean-themed banquet hall with a plug-in fountain in the lobby and a "continental buffet" for breakfast.  "Look at that big screen!  We need one of those!  And look at the seats in that A8!  lift em' straight out and stick them in here!"  There is an enormous difference between something that looks nice and something that feels it, and that is where the G90 MKX falls woefully short.  I can only imagine how the chassis and driving dynamics line up relative to Lexus, Jaguar and the Germans if the most overt part of the car is a 2nd rate affair. 

[MrH]

2.4% APR for 60 months.

Please tell me you plan on putting insurance money from the rabbit and/or the civic money towards this thing.  I can't imagine paying on a car note in 2023 for a car that's 11 years old.

[AutobahnSHO]

Congrats!

(I hate the nose but the rest of it looks great!)

[12,000 RPM]

Please tell me you plan on putting insurance money from the rabbit and/or the civic money towards this thing.  I can't imagine paying on a car note in 2023 for a car that's 11 years old.

Oh yea, we put a good bit down and we'll be paying extra. I just like the flexibility of a longer note. If you want though I can pm you my PayPal email so you can help me pay it off faster 

[AutobahnSHO]

[r0tor]

Nice ride.  I remember really liking the Edge when I test drove it back when I bought my Jeep. I ended up passing on it though because of the weak awd.

[12,000 RPM]

Thanks. Wifey is really happy and I think it's doing like 20-22MPG under her control. Not far off from the Rabbit sadly MKX is definitely worth the $$$ over the Edge though, I was honestly shocked at the difference sitting in them back to back. If they had put more effort into differentiating the center stack it would feel like a completely different car.

[Laconian]

That's decent fuel economy for a car of that size/power. The G37 has no excuse for its numbers.

[SJ_GTI]

Yeah 20-22 doesn't seem to bad for a vehicle that size. I was getting ~22 MPG on my Golf during the winter. Getting ~23-24 now that the weather is warm, but that might drop if/when I start using the AC come July/August.

[giant_mtb]

That seems low for a Golf. Or Rabbit. Decent for an MKX though.

[MX793]

That seems low for a Golf. Or Rabbit. Decent for an MKX though.

Low 20s sounds about right for a 5-banger VW.  In pure suburban driving (45 mph or less, some stop and go), I've seen multiple tanks under 20, and I drive the VW much less aggressively than my Mustang.  I barely keep up with traffic.

[CaminoRacer]

That's pathetic.

[12,000 RPM]

That seems low for a Golf. Or Rabbit. Decent for an MKX though.

5 bangers are the worst of both worlds. Fuel economy of a 6 cylinder, power of a 4 banger. And it had an iron block and took 6 quarts of VW approved oil

It was a good little car though. We definitely got our money's worth

[Laconian]

That's pathetic.

The 3.7 VQ gets 17-18mpg for tasty tasty 92 octane around town.

[BimmerM3]

The 3.7 VQ gets 17-18mpg for tasty tasty 92 octane around town.

Damn, that's low! Explorer averages around 17, but at least I get to use regular.

[SVT_Power]

I get like 15 mpg so...

[BimmerM3]

I get like 15 mpg so...

In the Sorento? Or did you get something else?