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    2003 Acura MDX

    Looks like I'm just a little past 2 weeks of ownership, so thought I'd give an update. Though I love driving my square, the MDX will make a fine commuter and more. A car as would typically be used for a commuter vehicle is totally inappropriate for my life style, but it's quite clear that...
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    daily driving/work truck use

    As for mileage it's not going to be great compared to anything new, but keeping it in good tune, plugs, wires, cap & rotor + fuel system will get you the best mileage you can. As for reliability, same thing. Keep it up, keep an eye out for problems coming up and keep some spare parts with you...
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    30 years in automotive and I know just how to fix this problem! Below, problem solved!
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    I guess they couldn't fit the escape in it, so they figured that would be close enough.
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    Around here we call lifted Ford truck small dick 50s.
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Well the MDX just checked another box. My wife likes it. Her comment getting into it today was "wow this is a really nice car". And then, part way home after we'd bought groceries in town she was going on about how we should take it on the next overnight trip. Yes, she'd like to see me keep...
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    Which is the correct fuel tank ?

    So I guess I should give all the configurations I'm aware of in one post: The options for long beds were: 1 single 20 1 single 20 - 1 single 16 2 - 20's Short bed options: 1 - 16 or 2 - 16's. 20's won't fit a short bed.
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    Which is the correct fuel tank ?

    No those I gave earlier were for long beds only Short beds got 1 - 16 or 2 - 16's. 20's won't fit a short bed.
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    Driver Side Gas Tank Sending Unit no longer available

    @AuroraGirl Passes my stiffer. As you know the only difference between the right and left side sending units is the direction of the metal line. And you can put the wrong side sending unit in a tank. For example a left sending unit in a right tank. It just takes a little extra rubber line to...
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    Which is the correct fuel tank ?

    IIRC The options were: 1 single 20 1 single 20 - 1 single 16 2 - 20's My Dad had one such truck a 78' K20 with one 20 on the left and one 16 on the right. With that said I would install 20's on a long bed regardless of what came with it for the extra 4 gallons.
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    2003 Acura MDX

    The best part for me was seeing it go though the mud and up that hill which I'm sure was slick with mud and water. The going over the rough dry stuff where he got one wheel in the air is cool to see, but I'd never encounter that! Thanks for the video!
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Some AWD system are really great and some not so much. Not personally knowing anyone with a MDX I wasn't sure, but I can see now that will work out well.
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Ok I've driven the MDX a couple of days now and have a gas mileage report based off what the trip computer is telling me. And yes I reset it when I first started driving it. Remember my prior calculation I was hoping to get at least 17.5MPG, check this out. Yea that's what it says 19.7MPG...
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    2003 Acura MDX

    I've been with Allstate for near 30 years. I've switch agents something 7 or 8 times. Someone retires, another agent gets my policy I don't like them and change agents has been the primary reason. Some of those switches we because I was not happy, and another agent was able to serve me better...
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    2003 Acura MDX

    On the insurance thing. Wow, just discovered a few months ago that we have been flushing money for years! My wife, or the woman I can my wife to whom we are not legally married, we have had separate car insurance policies with her insurance on the cars she owns and my cars on my policy. Well...
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    10W-40 for Chevy 350

    Now wait a second here. There is a huge difference between an 350 and a modern engine. And some modern engines call for 0W20 to. Setting that aside if you were to pour 10W30 or 10W40 into a modern engine the VVT system won't work and that will set a check engine light. That and those motors...
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    2003 Acura MDX

    I can't tell ya'll how much I enjoyed my drive home. First of all the automatic climate control system is light years ahead of the Jeep's automatic climate control. It works so well and requires zero fiddling with and never made me to hot or to cold. It quickly brought the interior up to temp...
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    2003 Acura MDX

    I just did the insurance thing this morning. 6 months worth of coverage is $6 less than the Jeep, $7 less than the minivan and $60 more than the truck, the truck which is cheaper than all my other rigs. So it's inline. But and this is one of my points when I say this is temporary and in the...
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    What is this?

    You are correct. I had forgotten about that.
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    2003 Acura MDX

    I guess I should put the premium thing into perspective. The Costco by the shop is currently at $3.79 a gallon regular, $4.15 premium. So the MDX has a 19 gallon tank, so for the sake of discussion and round numbers let say I pump 15 gallons into it. That's $56.18 for regular, $62.25 for...
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Lucky me we are far enough into the mountains to be RTA exempt. But if I lived where the shop is then I'd have to pay. I'm guessing since we'd both have the same engine with the same compression ratio, that the Pilots 86 octane vs the MDX 91, is probably a result of different PCM programming...
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    Heater Core how to

    Your welcome. I used the standard parts store aluminum unit, which didn't fit great, but I was able to make it work. Had I know about the summit racing unit I might have gone that route, seems like ya'll have had good luck with it.
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Oh good, I was hoping someone would post that has owned the same generation MDX. How well does the AWD work in these vehicles? Obviously I realize the MDX is closer to a car, and my Jeep is closer to a truck, so I'm sure the MDX's AWD is not going to be quite as good as the Jeep's, my concerns...
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    Frame mounted Trailer Hitch for Step bumper

    @AuroraGirl @idahovette There's nothing like a good rack, I don't care whose it is lol
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    Frame mounted Trailer Hitch for Step bumper

    Look up your vehicle on etrailer.com Even if you buy one from another vender that is cheaper etrailer will so you options from several manufactures. I have a Drawtite #41938 which is a class 5 hitch rated for 1,500lb hitch weight and 15,000lb trailer weight. WAYYY more than I'd ever tow...

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