Picked up a 2014 Tech - Fathom Blue Pearl

She joins my 6mt 2003 ABP CL. Got her with fog lights, front sport bumper trim, advance running boards, roof rails, crossbars, all season mats and cargo tray.

As you can tell I like Acura blues, wish it was a bit brighter, but it's a nice shade. I hadn't seen one yet around here. Lots of White and Black ones though. Last MDX we had was a 2003 and am impressed with how far they've come (I guess it better be given 11 years). A few items feel cheap to me (sunglasses holder, plastic on the dash, etc). I'm still trying to get used to all of the options with the Navi and Infotainment stuff. Not as intuitive as I'd like, but I'm getting used to it. All of the interior LED and ambient lights are a nice touch.

Of note, as far as the accessories
Fog lights: Not really noticeable day to day from the driver's seat because of the excellent LED headlights. I haven't driven it in fog or rain to see if there is a noticeable difference there. I do like the look, but to some not worth the cost.

Cargo Tray: The foldable tray is a bit disappointing. It's a great idea in general, but doesn't have any texture or grips on the bottom to keep it in place. It is nice that it folds when I use the 3rd row, but if I'm parked on an incline and have some weight on it (backpack or cargo for example) it will slide down and actually gets in the way of the hatch as it closes. I did find a workaround by lifting up the cargo area rectangular anchors to block the cargo tray movement. Just a little annoyance given the over engineering of most OEM accessories.

Gas Mileage
First 1000 miles averaging about 16mpg, but I have to admit I have a lead foot and of that 1000 miles I'd say about 400 were 30 mile+ trips (of which we were averaging 23mpg Highway) 91 Octane gas at Costco and Valero (Northern California). Pic below is from an app on my iPhone called Fuel Monitor:





Pics including the CL to see the differences in blue