What Would You Do with a $3,000 MDX?

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
03/28/2016 at 09:41 • Filed to: For Sale

So this 2007 Acura MDX was just listed by the owner for $3,000. It does have 268,000 miles (that’s an extra 10,000 miles annually compared to the average in this area), but could this be your new “Million Mile Lexus?”

Here’s the VIN: 2HNYD28547H711071

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DISCUSSION (15)

Slant6 > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 09:44

Lift and 33s.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 09:45

Auto cross it

Your boy, BJR > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 09:47

Daily. I kind of like this gen.

FromCanadaWithLove > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 09:48

Slam it for the lols.

Nibby > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 09:49

Pretend to be a typical Lawn Guyland soccer/hockey/lacrosse mom.

LeadfootYT > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 09:52

I wouldn’t hesitate to drive it. Where is it for sale, come to think of it?

For some context though, I drive a 275,000-mile Mercedes W124, and know people with 270k+ classics that you would never have any idea had that many miles.

Steve in Manhattan > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 09:59

I’d go $1,500 ... it’s got a hundred thousand left, no more. And the service history?

yitznewton > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 10:14

...earlaye in the morning

BJ > Slant6
03/28/2016 at 10:26

This is a good plan.

E92M3 > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 10:36

Even with the mileage it seems like a scam. I have a 2009, it’s been a great vehicle.

Tough to say though. Lets say it’s not a scam. If you spent $3k for it, and had to put a transmission in it in 3 months, you’d have more in it than it would be worth. I’d probably just gamble, and try to get another 100k put on it. If the trans went, then I’d just part it out.

Tapas > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 11:41

Use it as the weekend sports car to my bitchin daily El Dorado

JRapp: now as good as new again > Slant6
03/28/2016 at 14:34

Man if you could fabricate lift or lower kits for the MDX, they’d sell like hot cakes. I’ve been looking for either for a while now, and there’s nothing for the 2nd gen MDX. A couple people seems to have had custom coiled springs made for lowering, another few have used Odyssey springs, but there’s nothing commercially available.

JRapp: now as good as new again > Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2016 at 14:37

This looks to be a “Sport” model judging by the button next to the shifter and the wheels. Keep in mind that those shocks are like a grand EACH if the go, and at 260k, those have almost certainly gone.

Slant6 > JRapp: now as good as new again
03/28/2016 at 14:43

I do have a fabrication lab at school...

JRapp: now as good as new again > Slant6
03/28/2016 at 14:59

MDXers and AcuraZine has people asking about MDX lowering springs fairly frequently. Lifting less ofthen, but I’ve seen a handful.. Winding your own progressive springs though is damn complicated if you want them to be any good. I’ve seen a few companies need a group buy of a dozen or so and a car at their disposal for a while to produce a limited run.. So far nothing has come from any of that.

Oh, and with this particular example, it’s a Sport, so the Active suspension will make things more complicate too. Those shocks run a grand EACH.