mar21182

I drove 40 minutes to and from work yesterday on highways, backroads, and main roads. I saw probably 40 BMW 3-series, a million Accords, a bunch of Altimas, etc (all cars I had gave some consideration to buying). Know how many TSX's I saw? ZERO.

It's a nice feeling to have a different car than everyone else. On my commute to work and even just driving around town, I see at most maybe 5 TSX's in a week. If I had gotten a Honda Accord, I'd see probably 10 Accords before I even made it to the highway.

How great can you feel about your car if everyone and their mother has the same one as you? I could have gotten a BMW, and by all accounts, they're great cars, but there are so many 3-series on the road it's ridiculous. It makes me feel even better about my decision to buy my TSX.

fuckleberry

where you located ? Mongolia ? Iraq ?
Give it some time, you be seeing 'em - driven mostly by rather mature women

mar21182

CT

Seriously, compared to the 3-series, the TSX is very rare. I hardly see other TSX's, and I'm actually looking for them.

Maybe Acura just isn't doing too well in my part of CT. I don't know.

jerzpwr

Mokos23

You're making it sound like you drive an exotic or something.
The TSX isn't rare in any big cities or suburbia. Go to the Chicagoland area and you'll see a lot of TSX's and Toronto, Canada I've heard.

derbaff

I see TL's all over the place in VA, but not many TSX's. The local dealer told me they were a "hot seller", but I don't see that many on the road around here. Makes me wonder what their def of hot is.

I see a lot of 3-series also. And Audi is huge around here for some reason, I see them all over the place.

tinter

I see 2-3 random TSXs everyday on the way to work. I live 2 miles away from work.

mar21182

I know it's not an exotic... but the point is that it's not anywhere near as ubiquitous as the BMW 3-series or the Honda Accord, and those were the 2 cars I gave the most consideration to buying other than the TSX.

There's literally a 3-series everywhere. Accords are even worse. I do usually see a 1 or 2 TSX's on my way to work (so I exaggerated when I said 5 tops per week). Yesterday, it dawned on me that I didn't see a single TSX, but I had seen a ton of BMW's. There are 3 other people on my street that own a 3-series (and I live on a relatively short street). No one else owns a TSX on my street.

It's just nice having a car that you don't see every where.

dom

Yes, but 3 series are like Accords up here.

Tintin

lots of tsx and accord and 3 series in montreal. i have the most exotic/rare of them 3; none

psykotik

just depends on where you are., but you/re right about the accords, 3 series, civics.. you cant go anywhere without seeing at least 10 of one of those cars

waTSX

Yes, TSX's are nowhere near uncommon in the Puget Sound area, but relative to CamCords and 3 Series, they're still lower in numbers.

At one time, when I first bought my TSX back in early '04, it was several months before I even saw another one. That was cool.

junktionfet

I have to side with derbaff here... Maybe it's a mid-atlantic thing, but around here it seems like I see 1 TSX for every 20 TLs. Same with Audis and 3-series BMWs--I see those much more than I see TSXs. It definitely isn't an exotic car, but it is rarer than other Acuras.

mrgold35

When I look left/right from my driveway, I see 8 Hondas (1 pilot, 5 Accords, 2 Civics) within 100 foot radius. I usually see 1-2 TSXs and 6-8 TLs in a day compared to 20 Accords. It is nice to drive something different in my neighborhood and at work.

jwood_06TSX

And the ones that seem to be in my area are HOT.....but they know they're hot too =

LuvMyTSX

Bimmers & TLs are far more common around my part of Jersey. I see a TSX here and there, but not often. That's why I find it funny that in my parking lot at work, there are 3 TSXs and only one TL. Used to be a CL, but that company is moving out of the unit so he hasn't been around.

Da SJ

In NOVA, I see tons of TSX's, TL's, Accords, Civics, Audi's, BMW's. I my neighborhood alone, there are 3 TSX's and 4 TL's, one CGP just like mine. My friends think Acura sponsors my neighborhood!

Mokos23

I just thought of this, but a year ago I was at the stoplight and it was my TSX and the car next to me was a DeLorean!! That's a car you hardly ever see at all.

The TSX's height made the DeLorean look like a midget, but you got to respect the Back to the Future car.

TSX_Tim

I live in West LA. In recent months I saw tons of TSXs. It's not as many as accords, but I can see that it is slowly catching up. Few days ago I parked at LAX to pick up someone. When I walked back to my car, I saw 2 other TSX with the same color as mine parked very closeby and I almost walked to the wrong car...

yeefuchew

Not that many in North L.A. I may have seen one or two all week, and I've been hoping to spot them.

t_in_maine

Luckily for me, there's not an Acura dealership in the entire state of Maine. So to say that I have a rare car is not an overstatement. I've NEVER seen a TSX in northern Maine, and it's very rare to see an Acura at all, (except for MDX, which all the doctors seem to drive). And as soon as I get near southern Maine (3+ hours south of me) I start looking and will occassionally see a TSX on I-95.

Mokos23

hey T_in_maine I still remember your one post where a lot of the Acurazine guys were hitting on you

LoveMyTL-S

Northeast FL has it's share of Acura's but I seem to see far more TL's than TSX's. About 10 to 1. Of course Honda's are a dime a dozen. I also like the fact the TSX is sorta rare around here.

Zeeshan

They're all over the place here in So Cal....as well as TL's.

JediMindTricks

it used to be "rare" when i first bought mine, but now i see quite a few. there are at least 5 or 6 in my parking garage at work.

but i still see way more accords/camrys/altimas and even tl's/is's/g35's.

but i don't mind anymore...i'm glad a lot of people get to enjoy the car. and at the same time, i'm glad it's not everywhere.

godfather2

i didn't see too many tsx's on the road in tampa when i first bought my car in feb of 2005. but as the months go by, i've soon a few too many. maybe that's part of the reason why i've modded my vehicle after being bone stock for 1.5 years ... gotta set yourself apart!

jesuswalks

I live in miami and i saw lik 5 on the way home..not joking. Now a stupid fat girl gota 06 TSX so it looks like a girls car.

By the way i only like 5-6 mins from school.

Tsx536

Yeah, I don't see too many in my area, although I've been seeing them more frequently lately. I don't see them nearly as much as I see accords though. EVERYONE has an accord here.

iamhomin

The car lost its exclusive status soon after the 05s were introduced.

drunkenbuda

Talk about common, i see to much TL!!!! Thanks God i didn't buy one. To me, my TSX is a very rare car.

MrChaos

I see the occasional RL, TL and a few TSX's.. The most popular Acura I see is older style TL.. TL Type S.. Probably 99-02...

zainzb06tsx

in san antonio 3-series' are like candy, as well as accords. i see MAYBE one tsx a day, and i do about 30 miles of driving a day. And glad to say, my TSX is the ONLY TSX in the school parking lot, which holds 2,000 cars each day

bignips

I live in Jersey, and I actually see a pretty decent amount of tsxs, I have noticed about 70% time its women driving...every time I blink i see another tl.

Eeyore

Here in Central MA, (Worcester/Leominster area) the TSX is still a relatively rare car. I see them around, but I can easily go several days without spotting one. Saw a silver one on 495 this morning on the way in. BMW 3 series are everywhere, so are TLs. Hell, I see WAY more 350Z's than TSX's.

ninjamyst

10 months ago, the car was rare and i told all my friends about it. Now I see them everywhere and one of my friend actually got his '05 before I got my '06. There are soooo many carbon grey and black TSX in Chicago.........

Grifter

morning commute

pbjpb

dudes i see almost no TSX's in orange county. i'll see maybe....just maybe one a day. two if i'm unlucky. i see a billion beemers and a billion benzs though. to be honest i only see a few acuras a day and they are mostly MDXs or TLs. its awesome to see a TSX...nice to see someone is just as brilliant as you are haha.

dalieu

i was hoping the TSX was a "rare" car, but shortly after buying mine i see about 3 TSX's on my way to and from work (10 miles from where i live) everyday, this is excluding the other 2 TSX's at my work's parking garage. But I see about 5 TL's to and from work, this is also excluding the 2 TL's at my work's parking garage...

btw, the other 2005 CGP TSX at my work parks like an ass. if he doesn't get "his spot" he takes up 2 spots somewhere else...

acura_ak

It all depends where you're located....but on my 26 mile drive to work, i see maybe 3 or 4 TSXs in a day.....but i have to agree, i see plenty of BMWs 3, 5, and 7 series and TLs more than the TSX. I just saw a hot TSX the other day and it was a hot girl driving it.

Mokos23

Where was that taken Grifter? I can't see the license plates from the other 2 TSX's