Car rant

[Mad Mike]

Holy crap, they were that much? Time had kinda paved over any feelings I had about that car, but that def puts it back into perspective

Yup, that's what I paid for it. Car makers were in a bit of trouble back then, Ontario had no sales tax holiday for a while. Bought the Tempo in Newmarket, it had a manual shift and no options other than A/C (the Mercury Topaz was upscale for ballers)). 2 years later I was out the door at Brampton Chrysler with a base Jeep for YJ for $10,000 (which I sunk near lake Skootamata 3 days later - a story for another day). I remember both purchases because the ads in the paper listed those 'out the door' prices so I brought exactly that amount in cold cash.

The Jeep dealer initially said no claiming the out-the-door price was for customers who purchased $1000 in dealer upgrades. After making a scene they let me go with the Jeep. It was so base it had painted steel floors with no carpets.

 

[Relax]

awww man, bad memories with one of those. grew up with one as the family car. an 82 model.

3 kids, and we all fought NOT to sit in the middle because of the hump (rear drive) and thin padding in the middle seat.

eventually learned to drive with it.

the lack of power steering was torture.


(this should give you guys a little bit of insight into my early years of GM torment)

The original NSX that you love so much also had no power steering. That was not fun parking.

 

[GreyGhost]

The original NSX that you love so much also had no power steering. That was not fun parking.

When designed for manual steering, I have no issue with that. May need more turns lock to lock though. Tractors with manual steering that try to break your wrists at low speeds are an exception. It works but it is no fun.

 

[SunnY S]

The original NSX that you love so much also had no power steering. That was not fun parking.

great! when I get mine from BaT, I'm glad I had practice on the Chevette first!

 

[GreyGhost]

great! when I get mine from BaT, I'm glad I had practice on the Chevette first!

What comes first gnx or nsx?

 

[SunnY S]

What comes first gnx or nsx?

staying with an "X" model

family first, the 22 MDX Type S Ultra.... working to close this deal soon....

 

[timtune]

When designed for manual steering, I have no issue with that. May need more turns lock to lock though. Tractors with manual steering that try to break your wrists at low speeds are an exception. It works but it is no fun.

My Niva had manual steering (of course) but the guy before had replaced the original steering wheel with a smaller "race" style wheel. Was a real pecker doing an 8 point turn mid trail.

 

[Freddy F]

staying with an "X" model

family first, the 22 MDX Type S Ultra.... working to close this deal soon....

the new Acura SUVs are looking better than they ever have, IMO. I will drive my RDX until the wheels fall off.

 

[Jayv]

the new Acura SUVs are looking better than they ever have, IMO. I will drive my RDX until the wheels fall off.

What year RDX?

 

[mimico_polak]

the new Acura SUVs are looking better than they ever have, IMO. I will drive my RDX until the wheels fall off.

The new RDX is sexy as F. When my Volt was getting it’s tint repaired I had an RDX Type-S as a loaner for a few days.

Thing was sweet. Fast considering what it was. Nice sound. Beautiful interior. No complaints.

 

[Gary]

I bought a '16 RDX in july '15. It was on the 1st truckload that the dealer got in. I got the 1st one they sold. Very good at everything. If I was in the suv market again, I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.

 

[Evoex]

The new RDX is sexy as F. When my Volt was getting it’s tint repaired I had an RDX Type-S as a loaner for a few days.

Thing was sweet. Fast considering what it was. Nice sound. Beautiful interior. No complaints.

A spec?

 

[SunnY S]

speaking of rants....

Honda and GM Deepen Ties, Promise 'New Series' of Affordable EVs

The two automakers will co-develop compact-crossover models that will arrive in 2027 and could have new solid-state battery technology.

www.caranddriver.com

 

[nobbie48]

Same here. Built a wall mounted rack. Floor space is too valuable a commodity to stack tires on.

I do a twice yearly tire transport from the garage to the crawl space. With a single car garage everything possible is on wheels. For the tires I use a five legged base from an old office chair.

 

[SVeezy]

A spec?

Acura recently switched back to the “type s” moniker. So presumably he’s referring to the most recent model


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[Evoex]

Acura recently switched back to the “type s” moniker. So presumably he’s referring to the most recent model


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As I recall A spec was visual changes, more ‘sporty’. S spec was actual tuning.

Was unaware they brought back an S spec RDX. I guess in line with that S spec TLX

 

[mimico_polak]

No you’re right. It was an A-Spec model.

Not Type-S.

 

[SunnY S]

the only type S for now is MDX, NSX and TLX he must be thinking of A spec for the RDX

 

[timtune]

I do a twice yearly tire transport from the garage to the crawl space. With a single car garage everything possible is on wheels. For the tires I use a five legged base from an old office chair.

Before I had a space problem I did the exact same thing. Stuck a length of pipe on a office chair base. Worked great.
Now it's the twice yearly "clean and jerk'" to get em up on the rack.

 

[Freddy F]

What year RDX?

2014 with Tech pkg, ELS audio, tan interior with woodgrain option, and aftermarket fancy wheels with wider than stock tires...and its still not a masculine vehicle.