I'm thinking of purchasing a 2004 TSX (see if they can cut me a deal when the 2005s come out). My only concern is purchasing a vehicle that has been sitting through a New England summer and winter with (I assume) no use.

Can anyone comment on this?

 

I wouldn't have an issue with it as long as it's clean, dent /scratch free and working.

 

How do you know it's been there for a year? Did you check the build date on the door jamb?

 

No, I didn't, however, I know it's been there for at least 5 months. I was just thinking that the tires, oil, and gas sitting there for that long would somehow cause issues later on.

 

Exactly, an 04 could have been built in Sept. Very unlikely it was there for one year or even close to that.

 

why would they have a car sitting there for that long. That dealership would be out of business.

 

True, I may be off on my estimate. Wouldn't make sense for a TSX to be there that long... Thanks for the input. Hopefully soon I'll be a fellow TSX owner... (may be asking a few more questions in the process).

 

they should be running a SOX championship special in your neck of the woods

 

Read the build date on the window sticker. If it was built in July 2003, it was probably sitting on the lot for a long time, for some reason.

 

i see you are from boston and i can almost say that the tsx you are lookin for wasnt there for more than a few months (3-4) max...i bought my car in august and most of the dealer ships in the boston area were lucky if they had any tsx's

acura of peabody had 3, a white demo with nav and two others without nav

acura of boston had only 3 or 4 of them none with nav at the time but when mine arrived there were maybe 10 tsx's on the lot from that shipment...don't get confused by the online inventory they list cars that they plan on recieving too, its not all the cars they have on hand...

just cause its a 2004 dont think it was built a long time ago and just sat there...mine was built in late july and shipped the first week of august...

 

Also, I stopped by at Acura of Boston this weekend. If that's where you went, they only had one TSX on the lot and it was a demo (and 1 in the showroom that was already sold). Maybe the saleman was wrong, but just my

 

Yeah, that's where I was, although about a month ago. Looks like I might have to settle with a 2005 whenever they are shipped. . .

 

Did you guys try Acura (SunnySide) in Nashua NH?
I bought my TSX there and they had a couple on the lot. At least back on 10-10-04

 

I test drove in Northampton, NH... they didn't have any when I went, but that was before you so thanks for the tip. Did you get any kind of discount off MSRP? Were they at all flexible?

 

 

$27,200, 6MT, W/Nav, trunk tray, floor mats.
I don't know if thats good or not but thats what I paid.

 

As others have suggested, check the build date on the B-pillar.

The car is built in Sayama, and takes at least 1.5 months to arrive in port, add another 1-2 weeks for the train ride.

When a car is shipped there are a couple things the factory does to ensure that they arrive, and can be stored, safely. I'm sure you've seen the eco-wrap they put all over the hood, roof, and trunk. I belive the TSX is also shipped with wheel protection (plastic over the wheel face) to protect the rotors from corrosion. They are also shipped with high tire pressures to prevent flat spotting (around 45-50psi).

The problem is most dealers take off the protection when they recieve the car and drop the tire pressures. If you can find out if and when this car was prepped for sale.

Either way, the warranty starts at the date of sale. You will be covered for anything that may result from sitting in a lot for an extended period of time. It is not rare for a car to be sold 3-4 months after it came off the line.

-SWRT

 

If ever, after having checked the build date, you found out the car had really sat for a year, ask the dealer for what reason exactly, and in any case, I would be cautious with it. A car deteriorates even though it doesn't move.