Hi everyone,

I have been a fan of Mercedes Benz and a user for quite some time now but recently decided to have an experience of some other brand.

The MDX Acura caught my eye and I made a decision to preorder the 2005 model which should arrive any time soon.

My research lead me to believe in the quality of the brand but considering that I am a novice as far as the MDX is concerned I decided to seek help from other MDX users.

Of particular interest are:

1) The various maintenance tips.

2) The challenges with this vehicle and how to prevent and solve them.

I would also appreciate some practical experiences on how to overcome the challenge with the premium fuel recommendation, considering it's unavailability in Nigeria.

Thanks!

The first two fuel top up in Nigeria will bring out the check engine light for catalyst issue, have seen this happening a lot on most 2nd generation MDX but will disappear later on.
Also try and join mdxer.com you will see a lot of useful discussion and maintenance tips.

The suv is very good for off road but has higher fuel consumption than most suv of it's range being 3.5litre engine.

If you have no service record of when last the ATF was changed please don't tamper with it.

Oyigbo in Ebute meta is your best place to get part not ladipo and you get more Acura expert there but your best mechanic is you, your scanner and search engine including Nairaland.

If your sensors are failing better to order new from amazon than buying tokumbo, Texas instruments and SINS offer lots of them on amazon, sins shipto Nigeria and the landing cost will almost be the same as buying tokumbo in Ladipo if you choose free shipping.

And not to forget never take of your thermostat or else your car will consume more fuel than normal.

Thanks a lot domack99! Your advice is very much appreciated.