anticd70

I recently moved to upstate New York for a job in the Binghamton New York area from North Jersey. Needless to say Binghamtons glory days of wealth and prosperity are long gone, however there are some nice sections here and there. To get a better understanding of Binghamton Urban Dictionary on the web describes it as a overpopulated truck stop. Anway Ive been zipping around town in a new 06 Arctic Blue and Ive ben turning heads literally. This thing isnt modded at all, its just that Acuras dont exist up here. I had one guy ask me what kind of car it was and if it was a new model. The way people have been looking at it I felt like I was driving a Ferrari. It must be because the closest Acura dealerships are 60 and 70 miles away in Scranton, PA and Syracuse and that the average income in Binghamton is $26,000 a year. Just wondering if anyone else lives out in the middle of no where and have had people comment on the car as if it just came out. In the words of Ron Burgandy, it kind of makes me fee like, "Im kind of a big deal"

moda_way

Yeah, I've had that happen before. You'd get the same look if you were driving a Ford Five-Hundred or Chrysler 300 I bet.

fuckleberry

watch out for s

SoCaliTrojan

De-badge the car for more fun ;-) lol

The first weekend after I got my TSX, I was parking at church, and everyone who was walking by was staring at my car...my baby bro even noticed all of the stares hehe

acn684

Oh no!, not binghamton...lol I go to school at Cornell in Ithaca and my gf goes to Bing U, I visit about once a month or so there and let me tell you...its depressing for me at least living in the suburban, city type environment in queens ny all my life.

anticd70

Yeah Ithaca seems like a great little city....Im planning on getting a place up there next may when my lease is up. Ithaca is just a nicer and wealthier area

MadMac

not in my area, there seems to be a German luxury car frenzy in my town. Oh well.

Newplay1

no dealers within 60-70 miles? wow I have about 15 acura dealers within 45 miles radius..

anticd70

I know...thats why I wished I lived back in the NY Metro area again. Literally everything is available at your finger tips

bradykp

scranton PA is actually only about an 45-60 minutes from binghamton. and you should take a ride through vestal, ny, it's a nice area. (with plenty of nice cars)

bradykp

and even though there's an acura dealership in scranton, most people in the area have no idea what the TSX is there. i've seen 1 other TSX in the scranton area when visiting the parents.

parag_a2z

I used to go to engineering school in Binghamton as well. That place is like dead after IBM got sold out by some other company, thats y i moved out to sacramento, CA. I could imagine someone driving a TSX and ppl staring at you....

waTSX

Weird. I never notice anyone looking at my car around here. Maybe because there's tons of Bimmers and Benzs. So many Bimmers that they seem kind of pedestrian to me.

acn684

haha ithaca is pretty eh too. The problem...townies hate us college kids even though the college kids basically run the whole economy up there. If you look at the demographics for surrounding neighborhoods..only like 15 percetn of the population went to college and much less are professionals....egag....

ottawatsx

lol...i had the same thing happen to me when i went to upstate NY to pick up my rims. It was crazy how the people looked at me. For fun i asked the GPS where the nearest Acura dealer was and it told me it was Ottawa, Canada, which is where i live! I thought that was kinda funny! Even the guy at the boarder when i crossed commented on how nice the car was. Have to admit i didnt mind the extra attention!

CJams

Last year when I got my ride, dropped it and threw the wheels on it, I was getting looks out in the middle of the sticks (Port Orchard, WA). I was even told that the car didn't look like it belonged there. The closest dealer is about a half hour away. Now I see another one rollin around every once in a while.

Matts05TSX

I've had that happen up here in North Dakota. I was parked at a Culvers and a whole family was standing around it pointing and looking at the interior. The closest Acura dealer is 250 miles away in Minneapolis.

t_in_maine

My closest is 300 miles or better away!!

sauceman

Isn't Binghampton kind of like a Petit Buffalo?

Anyways, I always pass by there when travelling down South, but never felt the urge to leave the highway..

anticd70

Never been to Buffalo but Ive heard that before too since I moved up to that area

anticd70

Wow I thought i had it bad....my hat goes off to you my friend, you won

CCColtsicehockey

I get it all the time. People ask me what model of accord I have.

mg7726

yo, don't knock Buffalo!! i went there....

jlukja

Yeah, but you've got the "H" badge.

CCColtsicehockey

yeah but its still funny. I had a lady at a stop light ask me once and I told her that it was a new upcoming model that I was testing and oit would be releashed in like 2 years and she believed me.

globlctzn

I win, my closest is 550 miles away in Denver, CO (I'm in Billings, MT) so far I have not seen a single TSX on the road here, not ONE. :thumbup:


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sauceman

When the guy whores on his 4th post you know he's hardcore.

Washington

Last time (Aug '01) I was in Manhatten (first time =1960), there was a driving range at Chelsea Piers; it was like $7 or $8 for a bucket of balls. Everything's available . . . including 16 oz beer at $2 U.S.