TSX Owners: What Car Did You Come From?
That car is still so fun to drive.
09-22-2004, 02:33 AM
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I am still deciding on whether I will be one of you TSX owners or a *ahem* (no flames, please) BMW 330Ci owner. 
Needless to say I value great handling 
But anyways, I came from a 1997 Acura Integra GS Coupe that I LOVED. 91,250 asolutely fun and trouble free miles. Well actually, the radiator blew up and and the battery went bad finally after 7 years but that was about it. No mods but I still loved it.
Anyways, a wacko lady and her FoMoCo RUSTang decided to run a red (she missed the yellow by like 5 secs) and totalled my 'teg.
On a different note though. While doing research on several forums for my next vehicle purchase I noticed that the younger Acura/Honda drivers tend to either stay with Acura/Honda for the near future nowadays, probably because of the more sporty range of larger cars starting with the TSX and on. A larger number of BMW converts tend to be former multiple Honda/Acura owners.
Honda/Acura + BMW, that isn't bad company to be with.
Needless to say I value great handling But anyways, I came from a 1997 Acura Integra GS Coupe that I LOVED. 91,250 asolutely fun and trouble free miles. Well actually, the radiator blew up and and the battery went bad finally after 7 years but that was about it. No mods but I still loved it.
Anyways, a wacko lady and her FoMoCo RUSTang decided to run a red (she missed the yellow by like 5 secs) and totalled my 'teg.
On a different note though. While doing research on several forums for my next vehicle purchase I noticed that the younger Acura/Honda drivers tend to either stay with Acura/Honda for the near future nowadays, probably because of the more sporty range of larger cars starting with the TSX and on. A larger number of BMW converts tend to be former multiple Honda/Acura owners.
Honda/Acura + BMW, that isn't bad company to be with.
09-22-2004, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by iamhomin
Wow, two ex-Si'ers had their car's stolen. How odd...
09-22-2004, 08:35 AM
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From most recent to earliest:
Volkswagen Jetta GLX with sports suspension and 17" wheels, great to drive but had terminal electric problems
Mazda Millenia (inherited it from an executive who departed our firm abruptly), an underpowered creampuff, but it introduced me to heated seats......
Nissan Altima @#$%^&*()
Mercury Mystique(s), a great-handling car based on Ford's European Mondeo, never caught on here, but a sweet-handling car
Mercury Sable(s) (on of the first redesigns, not the puffy marshmallow that it became)
A 1972 Toyota Celeca, abandon it on the street after one of the wheels came off in traffic.
A Chevy Vega (never knew the year; I bought it for a buck, and it was overpriced) Abandon it on a back street in St. Louis
1966 Saab 93 3-cylinder two-cycle, lousy freeway car, but a cult ralleye car at the time; engine froze when the car's unique engine cooling device failed. Abandon it in Nashville, Tennessee.
1966 Ford Custom V8.
and in my youth, courtesy of my parents and their idiosyncratic purchasing tendancies.....
1967 Mercedes 250 S, the last year they manufactured cars with wood window surrounds...... sweet handling for a sedan of that ear, used to take it out on a crosscountry motorcycle racetrack when my dad was out of town.........
1964 Rambler Ambassador (fried the transmission) with the first of the reclining seats....
1965 International Scout, the very first of the "personal SUV",s with awd and, of course, a mt (killed off after 15 years on back mountain roads in New Mexico)
1962 Volkswagen camper (wrecked in an accident when I was 17)
1962 Studebaker "Lark" (yes, it was really called that)
1950 Ford "woody" station wagon
Volkswagen Jetta GLX with sports suspension and 17" wheels, great to drive but had terminal electric problems
Mazda Millenia (inherited it from an executive who departed our firm abruptly), an underpowered creampuff, but it introduced me to heated seats......
Nissan Altima @#$%^&*()
Mercury Mystique(s), a great-handling car based on Ford's European Mondeo, never caught on here, but a sweet-handling car
Mercury Sable(s) (on of the first redesigns, not the puffy marshmallow that it became)
A 1972 Toyota Celeca, abandon it on the street after one of the wheels came off in traffic.
A Chevy Vega (never knew the year; I bought it for a buck, and it was overpriced) Abandon it on a back street in St. Louis
1966 Saab 93 3-cylinder two-cycle, lousy freeway car, but a cult ralleye car at the time; engine froze when the car's unique engine cooling device failed. Abandon it in Nashville, Tennessee.
1966 Ford Custom V8.
and in my youth, courtesy of my parents and their idiosyncratic purchasing tendancies.....
1967 Mercedes 250 S, the last year they manufactured cars with wood window surrounds...... sweet handling for a sedan of that ear, used to take it out on a crosscountry motorcycle racetrack when my dad was out of town.........
1964 Rambler Ambassador (fried the transmission) with the first of the reclining seats....
1965 International Scout, the very first of the "personal SUV",s with awd and, of course, a mt (killed off after 15 years on back mountain roads in New Mexico)
1962 Volkswagen camper (wrecked in an accident when I was 17)
1962 Studebaker "Lark" (yes, it was really called that)
1950 Ford "woody" station wagon
09-22-2004, 08:49 AM
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1997 Saturn SL. It was reliable, but that was it other than fantastic fuel economy (approached 40 mpg on long trips). I've learned the definition of "fit and finish" since then.
09-22-2004, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ric
From most recent to earliest:
Volkswagen Jetta GLX with sports suspension and 17" wheels, great to drive but had terminal electric problems
Mazda Millenia (inherited it from an executive who departed our firm abruptly), an underpowered creampuff, but it introduced me to heated seats......
Nissan Altima @#$%^&*()
Mercury Mystique(s), a great-handling car based on Ford's European Mondeo, never caught on here, but a sweet-handling car
Mercury Sable(s) (on of the first redesigns, not the puffy marshmallow that it became)
A 1972 Toyota Celeca, abandon it on the street after one of the wheels came off in traffic.
A Chevy Vega (never knew the year; I bought it for a buck, and it was overpriced) Abandon it on a back street in St. Louis
1966 Saab 93 3-cylinder two-cycle, lousy freeway car, but a cult ralleye car at the time; engine froze when the car's unique engine cooling device failed. Abandon it in Nashville, Tennessee.
1966 Ford Custom V8.
and in my youth, courtesy of my parents and their idiosyncratic purchasing tendancies.....
1967 Mercedes 250 S, the last year they manufactured cars with wood window surrounds...... sweet handling for a sedan of that ear, used to take it out on a crosscountry motorcycle racetrack when my dad was out of town.........
1964 Rambler Ambassador (fried the transmission) with the first of the reclining seats....
1965 International Scout, the very first of the "personal SUV",s with awd and, of course, a mt (killed off after 15 years on back mountain roads in New Mexico)
1962 Volkswagen camper (wrecked in an accident when I was 17)
1962 Studebaker "Lark" (yes, it was really called that)
1950 Ford "woody" station wagon
Volkswagen Jetta GLX with sports suspension and 17" wheels, great to drive but had terminal electric problems
Mazda Millenia (inherited it from an executive who departed our firm abruptly), an underpowered creampuff, but it introduced me to heated seats......
Nissan Altima @#$%^&*()
Mercury Mystique(s), a great-handling car based on Ford's European Mondeo, never caught on here, but a sweet-handling car
Mercury Sable(s) (on of the first redesigns, not the puffy marshmallow that it became)
A 1972 Toyota Celeca, abandon it on the street after one of the wheels came off in traffic.
A Chevy Vega (never knew the year; I bought it for a buck, and it was overpriced) Abandon it on a back street in St. Louis
1966 Saab 93 3-cylinder two-cycle, lousy freeway car, but a cult ralleye car at the time; engine froze when the car's unique engine cooling device failed. Abandon it in Nashville, Tennessee.
1966 Ford Custom V8.
and in my youth, courtesy of my parents and their idiosyncratic purchasing tendancies.....
1967 Mercedes 250 S, the last year they manufactured cars with wood window surrounds...... sweet handling for a sedan of that ear, used to take it out on a crosscountry motorcycle racetrack when my dad was out of town.........
1964 Rambler Ambassador (fried the transmission) with the first of the reclining seats....
1965 International Scout, the very first of the "personal SUV",s with awd and, of course, a mt (killed off after 15 years on back mountain roads in New Mexico)
1962 Volkswagen camper (wrecked in an accident when I was 17)
1962 Studebaker "Lark" (yes, it was really called that)
1950 Ford "woody" station wagon
My folks still talk about their old International Scout that they used to take off-roading
Only their 1990 Suburban could challenge it for their favorite car.
09-22-2004, 08:52 AM
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mint conditon 1992 Buick Regal, cept for the fact the ac, radio, and passenger side window didnt work, and the alignment was off....come on now...that deserves some rep points
09-22-2004, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Guy Legend
Damn. Most of guys don't keep a car for very long.
Where's the loyalty?
Where's the loyalty?
95 Honda Accord Lx
5 speed, 140 horses(?)
200,000+ kms.
Just enjoying the TSX, NBP, 6 speed and 1 week old.
09-22-2004, 10:19 AM
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I came from 95 honda accord EX (109,000) to tsx. Wasn't planning on buying a new car till this year end, but my accord was totaled when other car took a left turn and hit my car.
I am glad that I got a tsx and totally like my new ride.
I am glad that I got a tsx and totally like my new ride.
09-22-2004, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jcg878
You abandon a lot of cars. I think you're in the right city
My folks still talk about their old International Scout that they used to take off-roading Only their 1990 Suburban could challenge it for their favorite car.
My folks still talk about their old International Scout that they used to take off-roading
Only their 1990 Suburban could challenge it for their favorite car.The old Scout was the truck you loved to hate; it had a turning radius that would rival an aircraft carrier, the hubs needed to be changed manually with a wheel lock on the wheel hub (none of this girlie-man shit with a lever or switch IN THE CAB, although there were levers inside for low-gear and high-gear all-wheel drive settings, in low gear, the little thing had the torque to pull a semi.......) when the truck was on dead-level ground, it got about 12 mpg, and the center of gravity was very, very high. In fact, the handling characteristics of the Scout and Suburban were probably quite parallel........ For some reason, it had two gas tanks, and you had to flip from one to the other via a valve conveniently located on the floor of the cab. The interior gave new meaning to the word "Spartan", and the acoustics of the cab made the lack of a radio irrelevant. The distributor hose would detach periodically, flooding the tiny cab with carbon mono, so we usually drove the thing with the windows half-cracked, just in case. However, we could use it to access the high mountain country on my family's ranch in the high mountain country of New Mexico; aimed the right way, it could climb anything, and was a true off-road vehicle. In fact, the ride was smoother over rocks and rough terrain than on a highway......... and it could generally bull its way through snow, with a small snowplow. However, I really preferred driving the Mercedes...........
09-22-2004, 10:41 AM
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89- dodge Dynasty, POS, leaked fuel, tranny fluid, and coolant. once i got all that fixed it caught fire. Had it for a year, mind you i was 15-16 and knew almost nothing about cars other than "wow that looks cool, i wonder if he has NAAAWS." sorry i was dumb in my younger days. But because i spent most of my time fixing that car I learned a few things.
89- 4cyl Mustang I didn't even know they came with less than six, but after my Dynasty caught fire i needed something quick and with a Blockbuster paycheck can't expect much. This was the biggest POS in the world i dillusioned myself into thinking it was cool cuz it was a mustang and that i would put a v8 in it. Never happened. after spending 2 G's on tranny problems and electrical garbage, it died. after the funeral I got my first honda and fell in love, my eyes were opened to a better world, a world where things worked and kept working as they were supposed to.
94 Prelude S- I know, no H22 but it was still an awesome car especially coming from the last 2. had it for about 2 1/2 yrs and put about 60,000 miles on it, i love to drive. no major prob. ac compressor quit, fixed and runnin like new. now it has about 200, 000 I gave it to my sister as her 2nd car and I have my new baby my artic pearl TSX. all i can say is WOW! I love it. Honda never ceases to impress.
89- 4cyl Mustang I didn't even know they came with less than six, but after my Dynasty caught fire i needed something quick and with a Blockbuster paycheck can't expect much. This was the biggest POS in the world i dillusioned myself into thinking it was cool cuz it was a mustang and that i would put a v8 in it. Never happened. after spending 2 G's on tranny problems and electrical garbage, it died. after the funeral I got my first honda and fell in love, my eyes were opened to a better world, a world where things worked and kept working as they were supposed to.
94 Prelude S- I know, no H22 but it was still an awesome car especially coming from the last 2. had it for about 2 1/2 yrs and put about 60,000 miles on it, i love to drive. no major prob. ac compressor quit, fixed and runnin like new. now it has about 200, 000 I gave it to my sister as her 2nd car and I have my new baby my artic pearl TSX. all i can say is WOW! I love it. Honda never ceases to impress.
09-22-2004, 11:19 AM
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Sold my '91 Accord LX Coupe MT for $500 to a guy here at my office. It needed a new steering rack and a couple other things which I did not want to invest in, so I took $1000 off the price and dumped it. The new owner fixed it and I still see it every day. It had 205,000 miles on it. Still looks great and ran really well, it was just time to upgrade.
The Accord replaced a 1981 Datsun 810 (Maxima) Diesel 4dr which I had through college. Hilarious car, like 75 hp, but a crazy stereo I put in that thing.
1977 Fiat 128 Spyder. Candy apple red metallic with tan top and interior. SO MUCH FUN. But every thing they say about Fiats is true, broke down all the time.
My folk's early 1980s Jeep Renegade. It also had little hubs on the front you had to rotate to switch into 4WD. That was a system that worked really well when you got stuck in a bunch of mud and had to GET OUT to switch to 4WD so you could then drive out of it.
Fun car though, great to learn manual driving on.
The Accord replaced a 1981 Datsun 810 (Maxima) Diesel 4dr which I had through college. Hilarious car, like 75 hp, but a crazy stereo I put in that thing.
1977 Fiat 128 Spyder. Candy apple red metallic with tan top and interior. SO MUCH FUN. But every thing they say about Fiats is true, broke down all the time.
My folk's early 1980s Jeep Renegade. It also had little hubs on the front you had to rotate to switch into 4WD. That was a system that worked really well when you got stuck in a bunch of mud and had to GET OUT to switch to 4WD so you could then drive out of it.
Fun car though, great to learn manual driving on.
09-22-2004, 12:59 PM
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Came from an '03 Infiniti G35 Sedan.
Got a new job with only 15 minutes of commuting a day, as opposed to the hour and a half minimum I was driving before. I simply couldn't justify the expense any more, and ended up getting my wife an '05 Outback since the family hauler vehicle ends up handling most of the weekend driving.
I miss the G, but... then again, I sure don't miss that interior. All regret goes flying out the window whenever I get behind the wheel of the TSX at night and don't have to face the nasty orange glow of the instruments reflecting back at me off the windshield. I also don't miss the craptacular Bose sound system and its complete lack of clarity.
Got a new job with only 15 minutes of commuting a day, as opposed to the hour and a half minimum I was driving before. I simply couldn't justify the expense any more, and ended up getting my wife an '05 Outback since the family hauler vehicle ends up handling most of the weekend driving.
I miss the G, but... then again, I sure don't miss that interior. All regret goes flying out the window whenever I get behind the wheel of the TSX at night and don't have to face the nasty orange glow of the instruments reflecting back at me off the windshield. I also don't miss the craptacular Bose sound system and its complete lack of clarity.
09-22-2004, 01:54 PM
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First car I bought in '93 was a 1989 Ford Escort GT - SOLD in '94
Bought in '94 - 1994 Ford Ranger X-Cab 4x4 - SOLD in '97
Bought in '97 - 1990 Ford Thunderbird SC 5 speed - SOLD in '04 (finally)
Bought in '98 - 1986 Jeep CJ-7 - TOTALED in '02
Bought in '99 - 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Coupe - TRADED in '03 for TSX
Bought in '94 - 1994 Ford Ranger X-Cab 4x4 - SOLD in '97
Bought in '97 - 1990 Ford Thunderbird SC 5 speed - SOLD in '04 (finally)
Bought in '98 - 1986 Jeep CJ-7 - TOTALED in '02
Bought in '99 - 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Coupe - TRADED in '03 for TSX
09-22-2004, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mpic02
240HP 2001 Nissan Pathfinder LE. Pricey to maintain with low gas mileage and a manufacturer premium fuel reccomendation.
09-22-2004, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by keg1997
My wife has the same truck..have you had any issues with it? I'm disappointed b/c I just had to put a radiator on it at 66K. That on top of the 2 VO2 sensors on the VQ engine. Not what I expected reliability wise from the very highly ranked PF
Part of the reason I bought it was because of its high quality and reliability ratings, however I had a less than stellar experience. Over 39 months, I went through two mass airflow sensors, which resulted in being unable to start the truck. Plus, two o2 sensors and a variety of smaller issues. Fun to drive, but not as worry free as I expected.
09-22-2004, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by blackjackman
why kept only one year ?
Withink 15,000 miles i had a new transmission, a new air conditioning system, 2 new stereos and about 10 other misc things that broke.
I have almost 11,000 on my TSX and its only service call has been to fix the recall tape in the back and replace the oem mp3 player.. hell i complained there was a little condensation in the light and asked them to check it out and they replaced the whole headlight assebly no charge
With my CTS i think I drove more rental devilles then my actual car
Now keep in mind that I got one of the first CTS's to come out. From what Ive heard they have come a long way.
09-22-2004, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by wiz
First car I bought in '93 was a 1989 Ford Escort GT - SOLD in '94
Bought in '94 - 1994 Ford Ranger X-Cab 4x4 - SOLD in '97
Bought in '97 - 1990 Ford Thunderbird SC 5 speed - SOLD in '04 (finally)
Bought in '98 - 1986 Jeep CJ-7 - TOTALED in '02
Bought in '99 - 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Coupe - TRADED in '03 for TSX
Bought in '94 - 1994 Ford Ranger X-Cab 4x4 - SOLD in '97
Bought in '97 - 1990 Ford Thunderbird SC 5 speed - SOLD in '04 (finally)
Bought in '98 - 1986 Jeep CJ-7 - TOTALED in '02
Bought in '99 - 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Coupe - TRADED in '03 for TSX
"well we're moving on up..... moving on up... "
09-22-2004, 10:27 PM
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2000 Honda S2000 18" burning black Work meister S2R's and a bad ass Lexus Flint Mica Paint job! With all 2004 front and rear bumpers and OEM front lip, spugen exhaust, J's style carbon fiber hood & lowered........*cry* what a beautiful car...what was I thinking?
09-23-2004, 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Soda
2000 Honda S2000 18" burning black Work meister S2R's and a bad ass Lexus Flint Mica Paint job! With all 2004 front and rear bumpers and OEM front lip, spugen exhaust, J's style carbon fiber hood & lowered........*cry* what a beautiful car...what was I thinking?
