A big reason why I love my TSX

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Old 09-06-2006 | 11:40 AM
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A big reason why I love my TSX

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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 11:46 AM
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where you located ? Mongolia ? Iraq ?
Give it some time, you be seeing 'em - driven mostly by rather mature women
Old 09-06-2006 | 11:49 AM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by fuckleberry
- driven mostly by rather mature women

Old 09-06-2006 | 11:51 AM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 11:56 AM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 11:59 AM
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I see 2-3 random TSXs everyday on the way to work. I live 2 miles away from work.
Old 09-06-2006 | 12:00 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
lot of TSX's and Toronto, Canada I've heard.

Yes, but 3 series are like Accords up here.
Old 09-06-2006 | 12:06 PM
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lots of tsx and accord and 3 series in montreal. i have the most exotic/rare of them 3; none
Old 09-06-2006 | 12:22 PM
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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
Old 09-06-2006 | 12:29 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 12:46 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by fuckleberry
- driven mostly by rather mature women
And the ones that seem to be in my area are HOT.....but they know they're hot too =
Old 09-06-2006 | 01:02 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 01:13 PM
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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!
Old 09-06-2006 | 01:21 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 01:30 PM
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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...
Old 09-06-2006 | 01:34 PM
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Not that many in North L.A. I may have seen one or two all week, and I've been hoping to spot them.
Old 09-06-2006 | 01:46 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 02:02 PM
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hey T_in_maine I still remember your one post where a lot of the Acurazine guys were hitting on you
Old 09-06-2006 | 02:07 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 02:13 PM
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They're all over the place here in So Cal....as well as TL's.
Old 09-06-2006 | 03:40 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 04:12 PM
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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!
Old 09-06-2006 | 05:31 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 05:41 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 05:47 PM
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The car lost its exclusive status soon after the 05s were introduced.
Old 09-06-2006 | 06:39 PM
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Talk about common, i see to much TL!!!! Thanks God i didn't buy one. To me, my TSX is a very rare car.
Old 09-06-2006 | 07:04 PM
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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...
Old 09-06-2006 | 07:09 PM
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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
Old 09-06-2006 | 08:32 PM
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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.
Old 09-06-2006 | 09:47 PM
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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.
Old 09-07-2006 | 12:01 AM
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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.........
Old 09-07-2006 | 01:14 AM
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Old 09-07-2006 | 01:20 AM
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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.
Old 09-07-2006 | 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Grifter


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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...
Old 09-07-2006 | 03:05 AM
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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.
Old 09-07-2006 | 09:34 AM
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Where was that taken Grifter? I can't see the license plates from the other 2 TSX's



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