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Anybody out there familiar with this vehicle? Pros and cons appreciated. Thanks.
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Great vehicle! Wife has the '13. Had the'07 before that. ZERO issues! Well built, durable, quiet. Never went off road, but have logged 170k miles in the '07 and 50k on the '13
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
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Cool! Anything you guys don't like? No off road here either...wifey's ride.
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We chose the VW Touareg V8 over the MDX after all was said and done. We made a good choice IMHBAO.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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I can't see choosing a VW over an Acura
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
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Cool! Anything you guys don't like? No off road here either...wifey's ride. It is solid! Mrs. JG will love it. Abolutely no issues. Earlier ones needed better A/C, and the new ones have it. Fill it with gas, change the oil, give it new shoes about every 40k and front brakes at 80k, and that's it. I have nothing negative at all. Carries enough junk for 4 of us with golf clubs for 10 days of vacation no sweat.
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"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
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What is not to like? I am a long time Acura/Honda guy. They just go. Sure, they have a few quirks like indifferent air conditioning, excessive road noise, and fogging windows, but they go and they go and they go and they go and they go some more. I wish I could interest my wife in a MDX instead of some other overpriced SUV I'm going to have to buy in the next year or so.
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Take a look at the Toyota Highlander before you buy, basically the same thing, about $12k cheaper. Worth a test drive.
(or the Pilot, CRV, etc.)
Roy
What this world needs is a few more Rednecks.
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It is crazy. We still have, parked out under one of our barns, a 1978 GMC Jimmy that my dad paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $8,500.00 for. That was an expensive car then. Last weekend, I road around in my friends $80k GMC Yukon. Just shoot me if I ever pay that much for a car.
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I can't see choosing a VW over an Acura German engineering and styling vs. Jap. I'll take German every time. But that is just me.
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for the first 100K miles, German Engineering wins
its the next 200K that the Japs own
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
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for the first 100K miles, German Engineering wins
its the next 200K that the Japs own Exactly. A BMW is the best car in the world until the warranty runs out, and then it is a maintenance intensive bitch that costs $200 to even get the oil changed.
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Not the MDX, but my wife drives a 2011 RDX with the 4 cylinder turbo.
Can't say much about it yet, it's only got 25,000 miles on it.
I'll be able to tell you more after about 300,000 more miles.
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for the first 100K miles, German Engineering wins
its the next 200K that the Japs own This is how I see it as well. Wife has a GL 450 with 150k. Lots of little annoying crap keeps us busy fixing it, all costs 3x what it should IMO. Everything is overly complicated to operate as well. Who needs a 550 page owners manual?
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Wifey took her '13in for the 60k service this morning, and has a '14 as a loaner. I'll check it out when she gets home, but she has already called home about it. Bad news is she loves it! Says visability on the right side is better in the newer one. Another thing about the MDX, they seem to hold their alignment well. Tires last and last.
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
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Well a big con is you're paying $20k more for a Honda Pilot. 
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Kidding aside, I have no experience owing one but I do ride in my friends. Her's is a 12 or 13, and I like it. That's all I can tell you about it...well that and it bugs the crap out of that when I tell her she has a really nice Honda Pilot. 
Camp is where you make it.
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"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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Don't know much about the MDX, except I liked it wife wanted something sportier, compromised on the now discontinued ZDX. We love it people in the back seat not so much...
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Brought home a '15 MDX Advance package from Dallas today. The 5 hour ride home made me a believer.....it is one quiet, comfortable, sweet handling ride. Thanks for the help fellas.
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