Thanks for proving my point without a shred of doubt. Welcome to the club of "I have a Ph.D. in Automotive Engineering from MIT" and Acura engineers are liars Makes me wonder why you are buying cars from such glib people. With your script writing skills, you must've won a few oscars by now. Go buy a Porsche or something.socalJD said:
Hmmm, let me get this straight. You called AHC and spoke to a CS rep just to support your opinion. I imagine the call went like this:
AHC: Good Afternoon. Please be advised that this phone conversation may be recorded to assist in customer service and future training for American Honda employees . . .
You: Hi, I need your help. Please give me some expert information to refute this guy on an internet chat site that I belong to who doesn't buy into my opinions.
AHC: I'll be glad to sir, what seems to be the problem.
You: Well this guy is saying that the MDX & Pilot have the same engine, and the only reason Acura is saying to use premium gas is to promote their upscale brand image.
AHC: Sir, I will have to consult our technical group since this is a specific question for which I don't have the usual canned, scripted, customer service response . . . please hold. (wave music playing in the background)
You: (thinking to self) I'll show that smooty know-it-all to never question my unqualified, unsupported personal opinions again.
AHC: Sir, after consulting the technical group, I can asure you that Acura would surely never do such a thing. Your superbly engineered and crafted MDX engine differs in so many ways from the Honda Pilot & Odyssey engines. For instance . . .
You get the drift. Congratulations. You win. I would blindly and wholeheartedly believe everything that I hear from a 3rd party telemarketing group contracted by AHC over the phone. What was I thinking ???
Like many others are saying, this is not a question of which octane to use - that's a stupid question. Its the inherent nature of some people to challenge facts without any education in the matter whatsoever. Hey, there's internet - who needs degrees. I'll Google my way to nirvana :2: Its asinine that people don't read comments and come back to the "right octane" issue. This is my last response - bark away at how you can run MDX on sewage water or diet Coke....