Hey all. Just asked Scotty Kilmer his thoughts on the reliability of this generation (though I knew he was critical of turbos and Honda transmissions in general). He referred me to a contentious Toyota fanboy and told me to buy one of those.
I currently have an 05 non VTEC Civic LX with a little over 200k miles on it and have replaced most everything shy of the engine, transmission, and shocks the past two years. That said, my wife and I live at the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains (couple snows a year and mostly heavy rains) and Ive been looking for an inexpensive, used vehicle thats fun to drive like my Civic, has more room than my Civic, is an automatic, and would hold up for at least 50,000 miles. We love mostly debt-free and would like to keep the price under $12,000, and I personally drive no more than 4,000 miles a year.
Thinking the 1st gen RDX or the 2nd gen MDX would be a fun and reliable enough car to own. Wanted your takes on it. Have been a reader here for years but never a forum member til today. Thanks in advance!
I currently have an 05 non VTEC Civic LX with a little over 200k miles on it and have replaced most everything shy of the engine, transmission, and shocks the past two years. That said, my wife and I live at the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains (couple snows a year and mostly heavy rains) and Ive been looking for an inexpensive, used vehicle thats fun to drive like my Civic, has more room than my Civic, is an automatic, and would hold up for at least 50,000 miles. We love mostly debt-free and would like to keep the price under $12,000, and I personally drive no more than 4,000 miles a year.
Thinking the 1st gen RDX or the 2nd gen MDX would be a fun and reliable enough car to own. Wanted your takes on it. Have been a reader here for years but never a forum member til today. Thanks in advance!