[mullini]

I shopped the RDX. It's very nice. It is bigger and definitely feels bigger than the X1 - less agile. You appreciate the power liftgate, which I doubt I'll miss on the lower, somewhat smaller X1.

I for one do really like the X1 pano roof, which the RDX doesn't have - just the standard "driver's compartment" sunroof.

Fully loaded, the RDX beats the X1 on price, I think, if not by all that much. With the high end stereo, Nav, Xenon, etc. I think the RDX is between 38 and 39. MPG is less, though, and no free maintenance...

I really needed a second car as far back as early September, so I tried to talk myself into the RDX over the X1 but couldn't do it...

Oh and boring colors was another reason - I think the RDX comes in several shades of monochrome...I ordered Midnight Blue for my X1 (still a few weeks away, and sailing through a hurricane...)