Getting a sports-luxury vehicle
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If you get the A5 then it's pretty easy to change oil with an extractor. The filter is accessible from the top.
The 5.0 is easy to do oil changes on.
Most Audis have skid plates with 10+ bolts. T25 and triple square.
Acura should be easy.
Acura should be easy.
The A5 is a good car if you get a real motor in it.
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
The A5 is a good car if you get a real motor in it.
So that means he'd have to get the S5.
The A5 is a good car if you get a real motor in it.
So that means he'd have to get the S5.
At least if not the RS5.
A 2L 4 banger in a luxury coupe? Maybe in a Civic.
A 2L 4 banger in a luxury coupe? Maybe in a Civic.
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Somewhat odd combination of choices. I can say of the Acura that the J series are very easy to maintain yourself until you get to the timing belt at 100k miles. Soichiro Honda had a requirement for his engineers that his cars be easy to work on for the owners, and to a great degree that still holds true today.
A month ago I helped a friend change the cabin air filter on her Nissan. It required the glovebox and other trim be removed (8 screws) and the filter was back behind the center console; took an hour start to finish having never done it before. To change the filter on my Acuras, no tools, glovebox unclips, remove a shroud covering the filter, slide it out, replace. Took 10 minutes the first time, 5 min the second. Point is, ease of maintenance is a design consideration at Honda/Acura.
A month ago I helped a friend change the cabin air filter on her Nissan. It required the glovebox and other trim be removed (8 screws) and the filter was back behind the center console; took an hour start to finish having never done it before. To change the filter on my Acuras, no tools, glovebox unclips, remove a shroud covering the filter, slide it out, replace. Took 10 minutes the first time, 5 min the second. Point is, ease of maintenance is a design consideration at Honda/Acura.
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
A 2L 4 banger in a luxury coupe?
It seems to be a common approach these days. BMW and Mercedes have gone that route, too.
A 2L 4 banger in a luxury coupe?
It seems to be a common approach these days. BMW and Mercedes have gone that route, too.
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Somewhat odd combination of choices. I can say of the Acura that the J series are very easy to maintain yourself until you get to the timing belt at 100k miles.
I have found that even the timing belt is a non-issue, at least for me. I'm not a mechanic, I don't own a professional garage, and I've rebuilt only one engine in my life...an old-school Oldsmobile 403 small block. It took me about 5 hours start-to-finish to change the timing belt on our '05 MDX. I did it with a friend in my garage on a pleasant Saturday morning.
As you indicate further in your post, it became clear that the operation was designed to be easy to do for a DIYer...the only "special tool" required was to remove the crankshaft bolt, and I rented that tool from O'Reilly. Everything on our two cars is easy to do...from changing oil, to changing transmission fluid, to changing rear end fluid... These are the easiest cars I've ever owned...TO own. That kind of ease of ownership keeps me as a customer.
Somewhat odd combination of choices. I can say of the Acura that the J series are very easy to maintain yourself until you get to the timing belt at 100k miles.
I have found that even the timing belt is a non-issue, at least for me. I'm not a mechanic, I don't own a professional garage, and I've rebuilt only one engine in my life...an old-school Oldsmobile 403 small block. It took me about 5 hours start-to-finish to change the timing belt on our '05 MDX. I did it with a friend in my garage on a pleasant Saturday morning.
As you indicate further in your post, it became clear that the operation was designed to be easy to do for a DIYer...the only "special tool" required was to remove the crankshaft bolt, and I rented that tool from O'Reilly. Everything on our two cars is easy to do...from changing oil, to changing transmission fluid, to changing rear end fluid... These are the easiest cars I've ever owned...TO own. That kind of ease of ownership keeps me as a customer.
That's a very odd mixture of choices. Share your intended use, and your general location. That will help. If you are considering the Mustang, I will hold out for the 2015. It will only be better.
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That's a very odd mixture of choices. Share your intended use, and your general location. That will help. If you are considering the Mustang, I will hold out for the 2015. It will only be better.
If you read his original posting, all he cares is the oil change difficulty of each vehicle!
That's a very odd mixture of choices. Share your intended use, and your general location. That will help. If you are considering the Mustang, I will hold out for the 2015. It will only be better.
If you read his original posting, all he cares is the oil change difficulty of each vehicle!
In which case he should just buy a push mower.
I like the a5 but as others have said a 4 banger would not do justice in a car like that...so the s5 is a bit more than I want to pay.
Decided on the Acura RDX for luxury SUV and a Triumph Street Triple which would take the place of the speed+power+awesomeness I crave of the S5
Decided on the Acura RDX for luxury SUV and a Triumph Street Triple which would take the place of the speed+power+awesomeness I crave of the S5
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