RE: Which SUV to buy?
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 8:22:34 AM
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falkore24
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From driving it, I wouldn''t really classify it as a minivan. I think the size of the MDX is overkill and I actually hate seeing a single person driving a road tank with no purpose. For that matter, suburbans should be illegal for anyone with less than 3 children, IMO.
FX35 is pretty big inside. I can''t see it being too small unless you are breeding a small army.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 8:35:07 AM
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No I don''t classify it is a minivan at all. I was talking about the minivan we have now.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 8:48:54 AM
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2nd gen MDX vs. 3rd gen MDX = 2nd gen FTW! I drove around an ''08 MDX for a while when our navi was getting replaced. They''re nice but the styling is weird... it''s not as friendly as our 04. Best part was the slap stick tiptronic transmission, sucker went 80 in 2ng gear :D
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 8:52:04 AM
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^^^ LOL, nice to see that you are treating the loaner properly!!! I''ve never been in a 3rd gen one, but I like the 2nd gen''s looks more too.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 9:00:57 AM
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Oh man... I treated the big brother MDX like a king compared to the Chrylser Pacifica loaner we got once... boy, was that thing a big steel turd.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 9:03:12 AM
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80 in second?!?! Sounds like you treated it well!!! My car redlines at 52 in 2nd gear.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 9:10:32 AM
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Really?... my car redlines at 6250 @ 60MPH in 2nd and I can get up to 65 before I hit the cutoff.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 9:46:14 AM
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I have the same redline, but a tighter gear ratio. Around 6400 is fuel cutoff. That''s some of the reason behind the head build .... stretch out all the gears.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 9:55:21 AM
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IMO, it''s a waste in any automatic. If you want to shift, get a manual. Most auto''s have optimized shift points anyway ..... except the maxima.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 9:55:34 AM
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Big waste? Yes. Fun? Yes! I think tiptronic is pointless across the line... the only way I''m a going to be shifting without a clutch pedal is paddle shifters and a sequential manual gearbox.
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RE: Which SUV to buy? - 11/7/2008 9:57:02 AM
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Sequential still needs a clutch for 1st gear and reverse.
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