Originally Posted by Bullseye

The power between the crossfire and rsx type s is a wash. The gas mileage for one, 30mpg is far better than my 15.4mpg in my crossfire. Also that car has a huge aftermarket, which I love. With bolt-ons you can hit 13's. Also its fwd and would be better in the winter,also wouldnt had to drop 1200 bux in winter wheels and tires. The warranty was longer 4/50k. ANd I wouldnt be in as much negative equity. Maybe only 2k as oppose to 8k. Craftsmanship again is a wash although some aspects of the acura were nicer than the XF. Really all i like better about the XF is the looks and rwd handling aspects. Oh and the insurance is cheaper on XF. My RSX was higher than my mach 1. 2 bux more a month lol. And the payment was cheaper on the acura. Thats about it.

Originally Posted by XethW

Well, I can't really debate any of those reasons mentioned Well, except the warranty thing - are you sure you don't have a 7 year, 75k warranty on the xfire? I do, and that's the factory warranty, not an extended warranty. But I know that warranty was offered during a promotional period, so maybe it wasn't offered in your area or at your time? Thankfully the winters in Arizona don't require me to worry about handling in the snow. so I never have to worry about those aspects. I am in total agreement about the gas mileage (my Jetta 1.8 turbo had an upgraded turbocharger on it, and it still got about 30mpg) and with the aftermarket (I can't believe there isn't a bigger SLK aftermarket considering how long it's been around).

Originally Posted by onefortypointsix

Bullseye - You must be driving pretty hard to only average 15.4 mpg in your crossfire. I think I drive the car pretty hard and I have never dropped below 20 mpg. On longer road trips I've been around 28 - 29 mpg.

By the way, have you taken the Crossfire out in our recent snowfall? I can't get out of my parking garage.