2012wagon

True TJ shopper would not have non organic diapers in their car, and would have bought a Prius V instead.


I haven't been to a trader joes since I moved out of SF in 2005.

That said, it is a bag that was given to me from my kids daycare (where they got food on their shirts). I have had it back there with their extra clothes since.

iCrap

but those free samples...

2012wagon

Costco....

Which is the number #2 reason I bought my TSX wagon. So I don't have to spend 20 min in costco parking lot taking things out of boxes and finding places in my CT200 to fit the stuff to bring it home

raindogt

USB. 6MT. How well the headlights work. Also, the floating speedo/tacho needles are pretty cool.

ScottyWM

Something I usually like, when you are going downhill (at a decent grade) and touch the brakes, the engine automagically downshifts to provide engine braking. Don't think I've ever had that in any other car.

And I like the fact that I can use the paddle shifters without having to move the shifter out of Drive.

gonzo08452

I like the climate control toggle-like switch to adj temp.

xtcnrice

^I don't I prefer the knobs.

rawger

Toggle seems more baller.

xtcnrice

The toggles make changing temps a lot slower for me than when I had the 2G TL (which had knobs). You could just do a full rotation of it clockwise for max heat, or full counter clockwise for lowest temp, and it'll be a sure thing. With the toggles I have to press up/down and hold it there, and wait for the thing to slowly change. Or, rapidly press up and let go, to max out the heat. Much more inconvenient IMO. I do like how it looks over the knobs, but the knobs were functionally between IMO.

iCrap

Oh i hate those fucking toggles...

rawger

Bunch of squares.

rawger

Kidding.

I see what you're saying. Probably because I don't adjust it as often. It's either at 72F or goes down/up a few, so not an issue for me personally.

2012wagon

I loved the toggles on my old Cooper S back in 02. For me the TSX toggle isn't a bad/good since where I live 68-72 is all I need year round.


Other cars I have seen toggle, if you hold it down (don't know about TSX), it goes fast to MAX cold or MAX heat.


Guess one of the perks of living in shitty california is, temp toggle is a non issue.

2012wagon

Another feature I love:

Heated mirrors and the rear defogger. It is one of the fastest defogger I have ever encountered in a Japanese car. Fantastic.

rawger

You should have been a car salesmen. Acura probably would have sold 2x as much.

cu2wagon

Pretty sure it does that.

Or you can always use the voice command to set it to Max heat or Max cold. 'cuz that always works and never tries to change the radio or dial a phone number...

2012wagon

LOL!

I like not seeing the wagon everywhere I go here in LA. SO if they sold 2x as much, I wouldn't have bought one

gonzo08452

I like that its a wagon or else no TSX for me....

2012wagon

^^
Same here.

xtcnrice

That honestly seems like way more work than just trying to change the temp manually lol

cu2wagon

Yeah, that was sarcasm. Every time I try to use the voice commands it tries to do something stupid.

My rolly eye guy was at the relative difficulty of the "technology feature" and not Wagon's temp setting method. That might not have been clear.

xtcnrice

I'm so terrible at reading sarcasm through text

And yeah the voice command is a pos. Maybe it's because I'm chilese?

2012wagon

My voice commands works fine. It isn't as good as the Lexus, but if Lexus was 9/10 I would give Acura 8/10. It is right there.

I only use it for phone and GPS entry. Never used for climate control. On the lexus if you say "warmer or colder" it changes the temp by 1 degree F.

And I am a brownie.

tecono1

Me too. For sure.

2012wagon

Another favorite feature:

60/40 split of the rear seat


Two large plants, one collapsible 16 feet ladder all in the back. With the folding rear, still have one car seat in back seat.


WOOHOOO

2012wagon

tecono1

Also key! my old Accord had a full fold-flat, which was insanely impractical. Though the Accord was larger, it meant we used our Fit or Prius for hauls where we needed a carseat installed.

blacktsxwagon

A trunk tray or cargo liner would be great for you.

kball

Have to say
Headlight coverage and brightness far and away my favorite feature.
Like the HDD also.
And that you can customize color on the nav screen and radio screen so its different at night.

2012wagon

Yeah ordered it, also with the OEM roof cross bars. Still waiting in the mail

PSU #1

I agree I live in Ohio I see very few of them. I like the growl of the engine when i have to accelerate hard to get away from a crazy.
I also like the sexy black color that I keep.

I like the fact that i haven't had the urge to customize it because it makes a statement stock OEM.

jdle15

In love with the sporty leather seats and ambient cabin lights in the SE sedan!

kurtatx

2013 SE

1) The head lights
2) The mirrors
3) Milano red (So while it's not incredibly fast, it looks quite fast)
4) So far, it's quite reliable

Sort of an added thing: It's a nice, sophisticated car without being too pretentious.

2012wagon

^^^
What do you like about the mirrors?

xtcnrice

The mirrors look nice. One of the best Acura mirrors IMO.

WheelMcCoy

I suppose if I were driving a BMW, I'd answer "My reflection!"

kurtatx

Sorry, I like disappeared there.

The defrosters, the way the passenger side mirror drops for parallel parking, the auto-dimming rear view mirror. I get shocked how many cars don't have them.

xtcnrice

I wish the driver side mirror would go down if the switch was on L. I parallel park on the left hand side of the road fair often. Many one way streets alternate sides every other month.

Kanistic

I must say my favorites are the USB, auto open Windows with the push of a button on the key (comes in handy during those hot days), and the best is the tilt side mirror in reverse.

I agree with xtcnrice, I do wish the driver side also had the tilt feature.

cu2wagon

I came to realize this morning that the engine and autotragic transmission seems to work really well together. The K24 has a nice torque band and rolling from a dead stop, or when the ECU kicks the gears down from a roll, it'll pull nicely up through redline to accelerate when I want it to.

There's been a couple times I've let it do its thing and haven't been disappointed with getting up to speed getting on the highway or, um, "spiritedly leaving a stoplight". In other cars it always seems like the motor gets asthmatic right before shifting up but this one just goes for it.

I had the misfortune of renting a brand new Corolla a couple weeks ago with a total shit-CVT. *That* made me appreciate the ol' TSX for sure!