Previous Acuras: 2009 Base Silver MDX w ebony interior, 2010 Grigio Metallic Tech MDX w Taupe Interior, 2011 Silver Advance Entertainmemt MDX w Taupe Interior, 2012 AWD Silver Tech TL...
As you can see I am an Acura fan...In a moment of stupidity I traded the 11 Advance for a Lexus RX450h AWD (really nice but not my style, I got too caught up in how much I was spending for gas and thought it would be a lot better)
Wanted another MDX after driving the RX for a few months but was so upside down I ended up getting the TL to save on money...after a while traded the TL for a new IS250 to save money and still wanted another MDX every single day (again a great car but I missed my Acura :( )
So after calling many Acura dealers every few months to check inventives, rebates, rates, etc. my local one gave me 2 options with estimated payments -one was on an a AWD TL and one was on an AWD Tech MDX. Now because of my large amount of neg equity they could only offer the specials on cars they had on the lot. Fine with me, I was attracted by the TL price so I headed off to buy it (graphite with ebony, awd tech)
Arrived at the dealer, they had the car ready and detailed - was talking to my salesperson (prob the 5th car or so I have bought from him) and were talking numbers...had him run pricing on an awd tech tl, advance awd tl, awd base mdx and tech fwd mdx. After going back and forth on what I wanted to do for a few hours - I decided on the tech mdx. It wasn't too much more than the TL although I wanted an awd in whatever I got, we really don't get tons of snow here (western NC) and when we do it's not that bad (fwd works well)
Then I was torn between the greenish color and graphite - I decided on graphite with black interior.
They got the car ready, cleaned up, tag swapped from my car and some paperwork - was ready to sign lease agreement and got bad news that they had to call since I was rolling over so much neg equity. Dangit!!! This was about 3:00, he said they should talk to her by 5:00 - I waited, nothing. I left and called back before they closed, nothing. Woke up the next day and waited until 10:00 to call, nothing - argh!!! Texted back and forth a bit all day and had totally given up when my salesman texted me at 5:45 or so and said "can you cr now?"
Yes!
First 24 hour thoughts:
I love the 19s, wheels are an important factor on my car and unlike the previous generation where I preferred the advance 19s I like the tech package 19s better than the advance ones. Mine came with continental tires which seem fine, so far they ride well and seem quiet. Can't comment on performance yet...
Drives well, I like the different driving modes (in theory, haven't had a chance to really test yet).
I absolutely LOVE the exterior, very streamlined and sleek looking IMO. Was actually behind another 14 last night and said "dang, that looks good!" The headlights are crazy bright. Love the color, I'm usually a silver person but am digging the darker color. Can't wait to get the front two windows tinted.
Interior is a good refresh from the previous gen, def updated and high tech but famiar at the same time.
The Audio is great, blue toothed to my iPhone listening to Planet Perfecto vol 3 sounded awesome without any adjustments.
That's my story and initial thoughts...will update after a week or so and have more details and another review.
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Last thought: yes my payment is high from where I have traded so much, I am keeping this until the end of the lease. I figure if I am paying a high payment what's a few more bucks to have something that I love getting into everyday!!!!
As you can see I am an Acura fan...In a moment of stupidity I traded the 11 Advance for a Lexus RX450h AWD (really nice but not my style, I got too caught up in how much I was spending for gas and thought it would be a lot better)
Wanted another MDX after driving the RX for a few months but was so upside down I ended up getting the TL to save on money...after a while traded the TL for a new IS250 to save money and still wanted another MDX every single day (again a great car but I missed my Acura :( )
So after calling many Acura dealers every few months to check inventives, rebates, rates, etc. my local one gave me 2 options with estimated payments -one was on an a AWD TL and one was on an AWD Tech MDX. Now because of my large amount of neg equity they could only offer the specials on cars they had on the lot. Fine with me, I was attracted by the TL price so I headed off to buy it (graphite with ebony, awd tech)
Arrived at the dealer, they had the car ready and detailed - was talking to my salesperson (prob the 5th car or so I have bought from him) and were talking numbers...had him run pricing on an awd tech tl, advance awd tl, awd base mdx and tech fwd mdx. After going back and forth on what I wanted to do for a few hours - I decided on the tech mdx. It wasn't too much more than the TL although I wanted an awd in whatever I got, we really don't get tons of snow here (western NC) and when we do it's not that bad (fwd works well)
Then I was torn between the greenish color and graphite - I decided on graphite with black interior.
They got the car ready, cleaned up, tag swapped from my car and some paperwork - was ready to sign lease agreement and got bad news that they had to call since I was rolling over so much neg equity. Dangit!!! This was about 3:00, he said they should talk to her by 5:00 - I waited, nothing. I left and called back before they closed, nothing. Woke up the next day and waited until 10:00 to call, nothing - argh!!! Texted back and forth a bit all day and had totally given up when my salesman texted me at 5:45 or so and said "can you cr now?"
Yes!
First 24 hour thoughts:
I love the 19s, wheels are an important factor on my car and unlike the previous generation where I preferred the advance 19s I like the tech package 19s better than the advance ones. Mine came with continental tires which seem fine, so far they ride well and seem quiet. Can't comment on performance yet...
Drives well, I like the different driving modes (in theory, haven't had a chance to really test yet).
I absolutely LOVE the exterior, very streamlined and sleek looking IMO. Was actually behind another 14 last night and said "dang, that looks good!" The headlights are crazy bright. Love the color, I'm usually a silver person but am digging the darker color. Can't wait to get the front two windows tinted.
Interior is a good refresh from the previous gen, def updated and high tech but famiar at the same time.
The Audio is great, blue toothed to my iPhone listening to Planet Perfecto vol 3 sounded awesome without any adjustments.
That's my story and initial thoughts...will update after a week or so and have more details and another review.
I
Last thought: yes my payment is high from where I have traded so much, I am keeping this until the end of the lease. I figure if I am paying a high payment what's a few more bucks to have something that I love getting into everyday!!!!