Hello,
I am a brand new member who is looking for advice. I am thinking about buying an Acadia, but am having second thoughts. This would be the first American car that I have owned since my 67 Firebird. For the past 23 years I have driven Hondas or Toyotas. I would love to buy American this time around. When I saw the Acadia for the first time I thought “wow – this is my car!” I wanted the functionality of a minivan with the looks and performance of a car. I also wanted to improve on the 18 mpg highway I get with my 01 Sienna. The Acadia seemed to be perfectly designed for my needs.
The other car I am considering is the Honda Pilot. Based on short driving tests I think the Acadia drives better than the Pilot and the interior 7-seat configuration is better. The Acadia also gets better gas mileage (at least in terms of specs).
Here is the problem. All of my friends are warning me about quality issues. I went online and have seen some posts about transmission problems as well as leaky roofs. I understand the roof issue was fixed. What about the transmission issue? I plan on buying a 2009 - are these issues resolved? I guess I am looking for confirmation that I will not be stuck with a problem car. I will be buying a 7 year extended warranty on either the Acadia or Pilot. I just don’t want the hassles of frequent repairs.
The other issue I have is price. It looks like the Acadia is going to cost about $5K more than the Pilot after financing is factored in. Honda is offering 3 year 1.9% financing while the best I can find for the Acadia is 5%. Call it patriotism, or call it craziness, but I would be OK with the extra cost as long as the car is reliable. I was born and raised in Detroit and really want to see them get out of this hole. Please share your thoughts on this. I need to buy my new car in the next week or so.
P.S. I am looking at the SL2 with Navigation and the DVD with the sun roofs, running boards, 7 year warranty and Simonizing the car. Even after the "Red Tag" price and the rebates it looks like I will come in at $45,000 (in SoCal). Does this seem right?
PPS. On another note, my sister in law says I should get AWD because it helps when driving in the rain. Is this true? Is the AWD more or less reliable than the 2WD?
Thanks for reading such a long post!!!
Chip
I am a brand new member who is looking for advice. I am thinking about buying an Acadia, but am having second thoughts. This would be the first American car that I have owned since my 67 Firebird. For the past 23 years I have driven Hondas or Toyotas. I would love to buy American this time around. When I saw the Acadia for the first time I thought “wow – this is my car!” I wanted the functionality of a minivan with the looks and performance of a car. I also wanted to improve on the 18 mpg highway I get with my 01 Sienna. The Acadia seemed to be perfectly designed for my needs.
The other car I am considering is the Honda Pilot. Based on short driving tests I think the Acadia drives better than the Pilot and the interior 7-seat configuration is better. The Acadia also gets better gas mileage (at least in terms of specs).
Here is the problem. All of my friends are warning me about quality issues. I went online and have seen some posts about transmission problems as well as leaky roofs. I understand the roof issue was fixed. What about the transmission issue? I plan on buying a 2009 - are these issues resolved? I guess I am looking for confirmation that I will not be stuck with a problem car. I will be buying a 7 year extended warranty on either the Acadia or Pilot. I just don’t want the hassles of frequent repairs.
The other issue I have is price. It looks like the Acadia is going to cost about $5K more than the Pilot after financing is factored in. Honda is offering 3 year 1.9% financing while the best I can find for the Acadia is 5%. Call it patriotism, or call it craziness, but I would be OK with the extra cost as long as the car is reliable. I was born and raised in Detroit and really want to see them get out of this hole. Please share your thoughts on this. I need to buy my new car in the next week or so.
P.S. I am looking at the SL2 with Navigation and the DVD with the sun roofs, running boards, 7 year warranty and Simonizing the car. Even after the "Red Tag" price and the rebates it looks like I will come in at $45,000 (in SoCal). Does this seem right?
PPS. On another note, my sister in law says I should get AWD because it helps when driving in the rain. Is this true? Is the AWD more or less reliable than the 2WD?
Thanks for reading such a long post!!!
Chip