I wonder what their favorite model car is

"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
10/14/2020 at 09:15 • Filed to: RDX

My neighbor has a proclivity for RDXs. Apparently it spreads to out of town family, too.

Come to think of it, RDX/MDX makes up a lot of S UVs on my block. There’s probably a socioeconomic lesson there. Too nice for CRVs, bu t too fiscally conservative for MBs.

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DISCUSSION (22)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 09:19

I’ve got a soft spot for Acura. Had an ‘88 Legend sedan (manual).

My wife just swapped out her ‘14 MDX for a Telluride. Sold the MDX to my nephew for a very good price - they’re about to have their first kid.

Grindintosecond > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 09:19

MB breaks. Acura don’t. Acura bestest of what don’t break. Acura has turbo. Acura above Toyota lowlife trash. Rich caveman get bestest turbo club that don’t break for job.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 09:21

Till the oppohunt, I never realized how many families have similar cars, with a color or model gen difference.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 09:22

Should've bought a NSX

Tripper > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
10/14/2020 at 09:42

my parents did it for a long time, bothere d the shit out of me haha. 96/97 explorers, two first gen Ford Escapes, two C5s, two X5's.

Tekamul > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
10/14/2020 at 09:47

Hmm. Fanciest car in my neighborhood is a ..... 5 year old Escalade? Yeah, that or a Q5 is about it. An NSX would be a shocker.

ibRAD > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
10/14/2020 at 09:50

An old friend of mine drives a CRV. And his wife drives an older CRV. And his parents drive a newer CRV.

Tekamul > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/14/2020 at 10:00

I had an 88 Integra once upon a time, and a CL type S. They were both great, but in 2017 I test drove a TLX, and almost fell asleep.

Aremmes > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 10:01

Better than my neighbor’s trio of L33 Altimas, though at least two of them are red and orange.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 10:03

Sad, but true.

Hope the upcoming Type S is great.

Chariotoflove > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 10:16

These are the families that marketing departments seek out for commercials, I think.

MonkeePuzzle > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 10:24

Too nice for CRVs, but too fiscally conservative for MBs.

which is of course t he true genius of brands likes Lexus, Infiniti, and Acura. They saw that people wanted to seem elevated, but don’t want to pay the actual tax of owning a Merc / BMW etc.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Tripper
10/14/2020 at 10:24

If it ain't broke don't fix it. And when it does break, it sure does help to have a working example to compare things to/swap parts with. But also people who are married might have similar interests.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 10:25

And nsx might be flashier but it ain't a whole lot more expensive than an Escalade depending on how it's optioned.

Tripper > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/14/2020 at 10:38

It’s mostly my dad who just has to “get one too”, haha. When I bought the E46 M3, he bought one too (a lot newer and nicer but SMG...yuck). That all stopped when my mom got into hot hatches as that is a category that my dad is not big on. He kinda went off the rails with cars after that!

Tekamul > Chariotoflove
10/14/2020 at 10:51

I ndeed. As actual neighbors, they are exceedingly nice, very quiet, always 5mph under the speed limit. Grounded to the ground for a new generation.

bmil128 > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 11:41

My former retired neighbors had identical Altimas, one silver, one grey. They were antisocial to boot.

Textured Soy Protein > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/14/2020 at 12:30

Early indications from reviews of the turbo 4 are it’s a good platform saddled with comfort/mileage spec all-season tires.

The Type-S should hopefully have better tires and maybe slightly tightened up suspension but it’ll be tough to make it drive better than the Stinger & G70, which can be had in RWD+LSD, and have much easier to use infotainment instead of Acura’s stupid touchpad that’s at least not as bad as Lexus’s stupider touchpad. I can’t stand the look of the front of the current G70 but the upcoming refresh is a huge improvement.

I’m sure the Acura will have better resale value though.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Tripper
10/14/2020 at 12:35

You have some cool parents!

Tripper > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/14/2020 at 13:14

They are cool indeed.

Taylor Martin > Tekamul
10/14/2020 at 13:37

They may have ties to a dealership, like a family member who sells them, so they get discounts. I have a friend who’s uncle or something works at a dealer, so they get all their used Honda s and Acuras for a friends and family price.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/14/2020 at 21:01

Its helped immensely between my parent and my 914s.