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08-09-2006, 10:18 PM
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Commuter - Test Drive - Owner
I have come to the conclusion that most of my driving is spent at speeds less than 35 MPH. That's right, I live the glorious life of a commuter spending hours a day on clogged interstates... I was looking for a car to replace my 2000 Accord EX-L. I narrowed down my choices to the TSX or an Audi A4 2.0T.
I was in the vicinity of an Acura dealership one weekday afternoon and decided to test drive the TSX during rush hour traffic. I took a demonstrator vehicle out and told the sales consultant I wanted to sit in some traffic. My sales consultant was a good sport and we found some nice traffic to make our way through
The TSX preformed very well in stop in go traffic. In Atlanta, forget about 0-60 times; its all about 0-20 and 60-0 times...On the way back to the dealership we where going away from the traffic and I was able to experience some of the "finer" selling points of the car.
When compared to the Audi, the TSX-Navi is about 4k cheaper and the Audi is not worth the price difference. Also I was reading in forums that the Audi has reliability issues (if you spend that kind of money on a new car, that is the last thing you want to worry about).
I am happy to report that I decided on the TSX and put my deposit down for a 2006 ABS/Quartz/NAVI-AT. The car should be at my dealership in two weeks; my dealership has to make a trade for it. As a note, if you live in the Atlanta area and you are looking for a new TSX and view Acura.com's inventory, that ABS/Quartz/NAVI-AT is mine so hands off!
I was in the vicinity of an Acura dealership one weekday afternoon and decided to test drive the TSX during rush hour traffic. I took a demonstrator vehicle out and told the sales consultant I wanted to sit in some traffic. My sales consultant was a good sport and we found some nice traffic to make our way through
The TSX preformed very well in stop in go traffic. In Atlanta, forget about 0-60 times; its all about 0-20 and 60-0 times...On the way back to the dealership we where going away from the traffic and I was able to experience some of the "finer" selling points of the car.
When compared to the Audi, the TSX-Navi is about 4k cheaper and the Audi is not worth the price difference. Also I was reading in forums that the Audi has reliability issues (if you spend that kind of money on a new car, that is the last thing you want to worry about).
I am happy to report that I decided on the TSX and put my deposit down for a 2006 ABS/Quartz/NAVI-AT. The car should be at my dealership in two weeks; my dealership has to make a trade for it. As a note, if you live in the Atlanta area and you are looking for a new TSX and view Acura.com's inventory, that ABS/Quartz/NAVI-AT is mine so hands off!
08-10-2006, 11:26 AM
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That's awesome! I find the TSX very comfortable, which is plus for commutes. I also communte but with much faster traffic (for the most part). Congrats on your new purchase and welcome to AZ 
08-10-2006, 11:39 AM
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Welcome to the TSX family. You will not regret your purchase especially with the Navi and XM in that type of traffic. I gave up on manual trans when I lived in Phoenix a while back with the rush hour parking lots.
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08-10-2006, 12:40 PM
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Welcome to the forum man. And yeah, I love commuting in the TSX! I've been commuting for almost 5 yrs now and I'm still not tired of the drive. In fact, some days I can't wait to get into my car.
08-10-2006, 11:59 PM
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Glad you got auto because MT TSX in traffic is HORRIBLE. I am driving an AT TSX loaner and was stuck in traffic for over an hour today. It was heaven just creeping along by letting go of the brake only. But I still love my MT during the 10% of the time I am not stuck in downtown Chicago or I-94.
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