darth's thread about the future of the RSX and possible emphasis on the TSX as the entry-level Acura got me thinking about how many people were introduced to Acura via the TSX. There are certainly a lot of former Integra owners on here, so is this your first Acura?? It is for me.

 

I've owned a '89 Ford Mustang LX, '93 Nissan 240SX SE, '96 Honda Accord EX sedan, and now I own three cars. The TSX is my first Acura.

Yet the three cars I own now are all made by Honda.

 

'95 GSR, '98 GSR, '01 CL-S, '02 RSX-S... TSX is #5 for me

 

provench.. breaking the streak of newbies

 

The TSX is my 2nd Acura. I still have my '91 Integra.

 

ditto. '00 Integra

 

TSX is my first Acura. But I've always driven Accords.

 

If you included honda with acura..i bet those numbers would be reversed. I started a thread many moons ago that showed most poelpe here are honda loyalists.

 

I thought about that, but only post-post. I am not a loyalist (yet) so I didn't think of it until after the fact.

 

First Acura, 4th Honda.

 

Yeah, I'm personally about as Honda loyalist as they come. I've been driving Honda for 15 or so years. Probably will never own anything else for the rest of my days.

 

The tsx was my first Acura. Since i bought the Civic I now have my first honda too.

 

This TSX is my first Acura. I had 2 Honda's in the distant past.

I was really leaning toward the G35. My wife hated it. She said it was "an old lady's car". She really wanted a BMW 3-series. I was worried about long term upkeep on the beemer.

Then, we saw the TSX, and my wife caved completely. I agreed because there were few cars we'd agree on.

We're both really pleased with this car BTW.

 

Entire history:

1969-1976: '69 Chevy Nova
1976-1988: '77 BMW 320i (first year of 3-series)
1988-2002: ACURA '88 Legend L
2002-2003: ACURA '03 TL-S
Now: Best car under $80K!

 

First Acura, third Honda. I guess I'm a loyalist, but not exclusively. I also have a GM and a Ford right now. Over the years I've owned Ford, GM, Chrysler, Mazda, Toyota, Datsun, Rambler and MG in addition to Honda.

 

Surprising results...curerntly 81%

 

Technical it's my first Acura (also first-time car buyer), but there have been other honda/acura in the family. First was a 97 Odyssey, and a 98 Integra.

 

Between me and my wife, the TSX is our 2nd Acura. But we only had Honda products, 90 Prelude 2.0S, 97 Civic EX, 98 Prelude SH, 99 Integra GS-R, then now 04 TSX.

Honda

 

Honda stockholder ... but first Acura ... but with Honda wheelcovers....

 

Wasted a lot of money trading in/depreciation but as you can see with most recent 3 i'm a honda loyalist now

98 VW Passat
97 Maxima
99 Prelude SH
97 Prelude
04 TSX

 

First Acura but I have lots of Honda history. I've had:
-'78 Civic
-'85 CRX
-'94 Civic DX
-'95 Civic EX
-'97 CRV (wife's)
-'03 Pilot (wife's)

My mom had:
-'79 Accord (when they were still hatches only)
-'82 Accord sedan
-'86 Prelude
-'91 Prelude
-'95 Accord
-'97 Acura CL

…and my step-mom had an '82 Civic she loved.

Loyal? I guess.

 

First Acura

 

Yep, Honda Stockholder here too...
In order of purchase:

'86 Mustang LX 5.0 5MT No AC or power anything. RIP, I miss that torque, and this car. Raw power. Great engine.
'88 Mustang GT 5MT, Cheaply built gas hog, very dissappointing.
'89 Acura Integra LX 5MT, Very spunky car with great visability.
'83 Toyota Corolla 4MT (I think), Affectionately known as "The Shitbox" nuff said.
'93 Honda Accord EX 5MT, Nice car, smooth.
'96 Honda Passport EX 4x4 5MT, Very cool baby hauler, but not a Honda.
'97 Acura CL 3.0 AT, Premium, Awesome car but no MT.
'01 Acura MDX Touring w/Navi, Still awesome and runs like new after 4yrs. Wife misses the MT though.
'93 Ford F150 4 MT, It's no beauty but it can haul some shit.
'04 Acura TSX 6MT w/Navi, so far very cool car that combines the good attributes of the list above. It reminds me mostly of the Integra but a whole lot more power.

 

Started with an Integra GSR back in the old days when I was single, now have an MDX, a TSX and a TL (coming this week, I hope). I guess you can say I'm an Acuraphile or whatever. Had a couple of Bimmers in between but always come back to Acura.

 

This is my fist Acura. Other than the windshield rattle problem - the car is great! I don't want to sound like I don't really like the car, because I really do, but if they don't fix the rattle soon, it will probably be my last Acura.

previous vehicles
1972 Plymouth Fury II Wagon
1970 Buick Skylark GS455 Convertible

current vehicles
1980 Dodge Daytona CS
1992 Suzuki GSX750F Katana
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2004 Acura TSX

 

Second Acura for me, 4th Honda, though.

I had an '87 Integra LS (5MT)...most fun car I'd ever driven, plus, I drove it until it had about 192K miles on it and it never gave me any problems. That's why I'm in another Acura today.

 

1st Acura but 2nd Honda.

 

1st Acura and I like it a lot. When I am ready for a new car, I will definitely look in the family first.

 

My 1st ACURA, but I've owned 2 Hondas and 1 BMW previously.

2004 TSX
________
GONE:

2000 Civic Si (i miss it!!)
1987 Civic Dx Hatchback (pimpmobile!!)
1988 BMW 325e (my first RWD car! SIDEWAYS FUN!)

 

This will make my 5th when it arrives in January.

I had a Dodge, Chevy, and Ford before that. The moral, buy Japanese.

 

Do my parents' cars count? I learned to drive on them: '97 CL and '94 Legend.

 

My TSX is both my first Acura AND my fourth Honda.

Afterall, Acuras are all Hondas everywhere outside of the North American market. Perhaps two exceptions would be the Canadian market Acura EL (basically a posh Civic sedan) and the ill-fated Isuzu-based Acura SLX, which isn't a Honda anyway.

 

Was going to get another Oldsmobile but they're going extinct or allready is.
Previously had (parents):
1988 Olds 98
1998 Olds Intrigue

Seriously considered an 03 Tundra v8 (not practical for me), then Mazda 6s (until I test drove it). Then dawned on me there were two brands of cars we don't have dealers in my area, Acura (1hr away) and Infiniti (1.5 hrs away). Logged onto Acura's website and
I had quite the list of cars I looked at, but the TSX is my first Acura and import. Looking forward to getting an MDX (or a Honda Pilot) later on. After my TSX, it didn't take much to convince my brother to get a TL when its his turn to buy a car.

 

You're still a pup!

 

2nd Acura... my first was a 98 Integra GSR. Then for some reason which I still can't figure out, I traded that in on a 01 Civic. Just dumped that 4 days ago for my TSX.

 

never posted my own car lineage...

1984 Volvo 240 DL
1997 Saturn SL
now...
2004 Acura TSX

I suppose that next I will need a car from one of the remaining 3 populated continents - what's a good South American brand??

Oh, and the woman has a 2003 VW Passat V6. Her prior car was a 1995 Saturn SL2. Saturns were good cars then. Really. No, really.

 

Volkswagen.

 

I thought they were built in mexico or germany?

 

1st Honda product

 

Ding ding ding...Finally, we have a true noob!

Wassup Noob!?!