Hello - first time post here. Question about this RDX model.
Wife wants to lose the minivan now that the kids are older, and she wants 4WD for the occasional snow. I offered to get snow tires for the Minivan, but she'd rather downsize anyway (will likely get snow tires for the new CUV - whichever she picks). Our budget is under $30K.
Looked at the CRV, but her mom drives one, so she has no interest (and to me, dodged the 1.5T bullet). CX5 doesn't do it for her, and neither does much else (also, the mechanic we've used and trust is Japanese-cars only, and we've been honda since 1987 with an odd non-Honda here and there).
Because the CRV got knocked out, she was tracking to a 2019 RAV4 Hybrid -- great MPG and enough power. But then she test drove a 2018 RDX (on my suggestion) and I think she's in love, lol. Looks to be the one we will get. I actually like the RAV4, but there were some issues -- the Limited with leather is technically out of budget (the vehicle is so hot in our area, dealers won't come off MSRP, so $38K), and you had to get to leather to get seat memory and homelink (both of which are important to her). I think she would really have liked the RAV4 MPG if for nothing but the frequency of refueling. I have an 09 MDX which I love EXCEPT the thing sucks gas and is a terrible commuter. I think she would also like CarPlay, but who knows -- Apple could easily change the whole car play thing in 2 or 3 years (as Apple often changes their tech), so that doesn't seem like a good reason to buy a car, IMO.
If you look at costs over several years, the MPG savings on the 2019RAV4 Hybrid would even-out it's initial higher cost, but I think she also liked the simple refinement of the Acura, which I can't criticize at all. It's just a better ride.
So, if we are looking at 2016-18, because she wants the safety features of the Advance package -- is there anything we should specifically examine/have looked at? Is one of the years better/worse than the other (apart from a 2016 being 2 years older than a 2018). It looks to me like they are the same vehicle in pretty much every way.
I have not read glowing reviews on the AWD system, but coming from an 05 FWD Minivan, I'm sure it's going to be better in all ways. The NAV gets dinged, but she uses Waze (which doesn't play well with Apple car play). I don't use nav in my MDX anymore, but even if traveling to a place I know, I still like having the large screen street maps.
Does anyone subscribe to AcuraLink for real time traffic updates? How does that work?
Anything else to consider/that I should look for when looking at one of these?
Thanks for any helps.
Wife wants to lose the minivan now that the kids are older, and she wants 4WD for the occasional snow. I offered to get snow tires for the Minivan, but she'd rather downsize anyway (will likely get snow tires for the new CUV - whichever she picks). Our budget is under $30K.
Looked at the CRV, but her mom drives one, so she has no interest (and to me, dodged the 1.5T bullet). CX5 doesn't do it for her, and neither does much else (also, the mechanic we've used and trust is Japanese-cars only, and we've been honda since 1987 with an odd non-Honda here and there).
Because the CRV got knocked out, she was tracking to a 2019 RAV4 Hybrid -- great MPG and enough power. But then she test drove a 2018 RDX (on my suggestion) and I think she's in love, lol. Looks to be the one we will get. I actually like the RAV4, but there were some issues -- the Limited with leather is technically out of budget (the vehicle is so hot in our area, dealers won't come off MSRP, so $38K), and you had to get to leather to get seat memory and homelink (both of which are important to her). I think she would really have liked the RAV4 MPG if for nothing but the frequency of refueling. I have an 09 MDX which I love EXCEPT the thing sucks gas and is a terrible commuter. I think she would also like CarPlay, but who knows -- Apple could easily change the whole car play thing in 2 or 3 years (as Apple often changes their tech), so that doesn't seem like a good reason to buy a car, IMO.
If you look at costs over several years, the MPG savings on the 2019RAV4 Hybrid would even-out it's initial higher cost, but I think she also liked the simple refinement of the Acura, which I can't criticize at all. It's just a better ride.
So, if we are looking at 2016-18, because she wants the safety features of the Advance package -- is there anything we should specifically examine/have looked at? Is one of the years better/worse than the other (apart from a 2016 being 2 years older than a 2018). It looks to me like they are the same vehicle in pretty much every way.
I have not read glowing reviews on the AWD system, but coming from an 05 FWD Minivan, I'm sure it's going to be better in all ways. The NAV gets dinged, but she uses Waze (which doesn't play well with Apple car play). I don't use nav in my MDX anymore, but even if traveling to a place I know, I still like having the large screen street maps.
Does anyone subscribe to AcuraLink for real time traffic updates? How does that work?
Anything else to consider/that I should look for when looking at one of these?
Thanks for any helps.