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Originally Posted by 2010X5d
I drive 2010 X5 diesel and my wife drives 2007 MDX (Tech and RES).
MDX has 54 K miles on as of now, NO (NIL) issues at all as of now.
Just replaced battery last month. Still on original Michelin Tires.
I drive it at times, drive is bland and it doesn’t plant on road as firmly as X5. But then if you had never been in X5 before then u wont feel the difference.
Based on the budget constaint, maintenance allowance allotted and the drive you want, you can differentiate the two.
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I did test out the MDX. I was shopping mostly for comfort and gadgets, to tell you the truth.
The MDX was "fine" but very bland and very boring. At the time, my best friend had an Acura RL and they gave him an MDX loaner and he HATED the ride and handling on the MDX, even though they should have been very similar.
I agree with the statement here completely, though.. If you really don't want an X5, don't drive it. Once you do, you won't want the MDX.
"Once a profound truth has been seen, it cannot be unseen." - Dave Sim
The MDX did not impress me in any way. It didn't make me not want it, either. It's annoyingly ordinary, but it's an easy choice, because it's probably good enough for most folks, it's relatively inexpensive for what you get and yeah, it will be problem-free. If you care about things like gadgets AND colors, you will find your options severely restricted. It's ALMOST like you can have any color you want as long as it's black. Almost.
Oddly, a Porsche GT3 friend of mine just bought a new TSX for his daily driver - based on value, mostly.
Good cargo room in the MDX, and the third seat might be usable. Given the space constraint in the X5, the third row looks COMPLETELY useless to me. I could put adults in the third row in my Lexus GX, but that's a larger - and equally dull - vehicle.
The local Acura dealer was honest, though, and knew his product well.
So was my BMW rep, but hey..