Ichiro

I'm usually lurking here and enjoy reading the various posts on this forum. You folks have some nice rides
& I must say, there's a big following for RonJon Legends on here

Well, allow me to share some pics of my Accord Euro from down under - Sydney, Australia. (We don't get the Acura badge here)

I visited a dealer in Nov last year and fell hard for the Milano Red they had sitting on the floor. After a few sleepless nights, I had my own sitting in my driveway. Bone stock bar tints:





Now I travel a lot and hence the kms rack up very quickly. Before I knew it I was in for my 10,000km service. So I rock up at my dealer....park my car and get out to notice the Service Managers car next to mine. Hmmmm....nice!





My fingers got the best of me and beat me to my credit card. And so, at my 20,000km service I had the Aero kit installed. I opted to keep the stock grill over the Aero one. Most people don't notice the difference but I'm loving it. Complements the 18s well and isn't over the top either. Still debating on the trunk lip spoiler.









I'm very impressed with this car. Every km is a pleasure to drive and I can't get tired of grinning every time I get in.
Thanks for looking & sorry for the large grainy pics, I tried fixing them a little on Gimp but they still suck

09TSXTech

Your Accord looks truly amazing in Milano Red, you will make quite a few people here in this forum (from North America) green with envy.

Noticed the manager's vehicle has the lip spoiler in the front instead of the aero one.

Trunk lip spoiler looks nicer than the rear deck spoiler (manager's one) as it help retains the car clean lines.

ttk5

oh my god your ride is so freaking nice. You dont know how bad I want that color ahhhhhh and those rims are much better than the ugly ones we have here. Very nice car man. I like it alot.

BigLizard

Wow! The Accord Euro looks way better than the TSX. I can't stand the TSX grille.

At least with the Honda it compliments the front end. Too bad the Euros aren't sold in the US.

PearlEuro

Nice one Ichiro. It looks great in red. What grade tint did you get?
I'll be ordering my Pearl White one shortly. I'm getting a high flow cat, exhaust, intake and Eibach springs from JTune. I'll probably do the aero bodykit a little later on like you.

Ichiro

Thank you all for the kind words, its still very stock-ish and nowhere near as special as some of the other rides I've seen on this forum.

The managers car looked more grounded and that's what initially caught my eye. I decided on the Aero bar because of the fog light openings - more angular and give the car a slightly more aggressive stance.

RE: Rear Lip Spoiler - The rear lines look very clean now, and I swear the trunk has a natural curve-up towards the tail - almost like a mini spoiler. It's a tough choice (expensive too at $465 AUD >> 380 USD )

Cheers mate, I love this color too. It's my first red car. In Australia, we currently have 3 trim levels - base, luxury and luxury navi. The base model gets the same 17s you folks in North America get. The rest get the 18s.

The majority of people here prefer the Aero grill over the stock chrome one. Personally I like the standard chrome as it helps break up the massive front fascia. Bling 4 me
Although I'm sure, given time there will be a lot more alternatives available in the US after-market.
Oho, a fellow Aussie
The tint was dealer installed pre-delivery (25% all around I think)
Thats quite a mod list you've already got ready . I hope you post pics and reviews of the mods as soon as you can get them installed...look forward to it.
Oh and btw, which state/city are you from?

nj2pa2nc

I am one of the jealous ones- OH how I wish that color was again offered here- You have a beautiful car. I am planning to get either a 2010 tl/6mt or a 2010 tsx/6mt in either March/April 2010. I was hoping the Milano red would be offered but no luck.

accord_tr

Very nice looking car. I see you got the bonnet protector. My brother lives in Perth, he sent me one and I like the look of it.

Tishkevich

iTrader: (3)

is that your car witht he front parking assist and everything?

to mr aussie, There is almost a natural spoiler on the vehicle, which is why I personally stayed away from the spoiler cause the ass of the vehicle already looks amazing

Type34

Looks great...although the US gets Basque Red Pearl, I miss the Milano Red from the first-gen TSX. For those envious of those 18's, we get them with the TSX V6:

nj2pa2nc

basgue red does not compare to the beauty of Milano red and no MT with the tsx v6

darmok

Wow... that looks awesome with the sport bumper kit. Too bad Acura's decided that we're not worthy of Milano Red on the 2G...

DerwoodEE

I love that color, esspecially with the Aero kit.

Lexusconvert?

Looks good better than i thought it would. Just found out Europe gets Basque Red on the new Type S.

denot

Nice car Ichiro! Milano Red was the 1st colour I slash of my list when hunting the CU2... but after looking @ yours, I kinda change my mind... So what next from here? new rims? :p

Darkside TSX

MR is a sick color.. Loving your car bro. Wished USDM stock looked like that !

Ichiro

Many thanks for all of your comments, I didn't think Milano Red had any buyers. MR isn't a popular color in Sydney. Although I don't see very many Euros on the road here, majority of what I've seen are either Silver or Graphite (2 very hot colors indeed). I was actually in the market for a 1st gen Limited Edition in MR but somehow ended up with a 2nd gen


I do a lot of highway driving, so had to get the bonnet protector and headlight protector (yet to be installed). But you know what?, it does diddly squat... I've had to fill in a couple of chips on the hood already. Waste of Money IMO... might sell it eventually.

My thoughts exactly...well...for now anyways

Whats next? ... waste more money I suppose
I'm drooling over some 20" Work rims.
Also waiting for some decent coilovers to come onto the market
Would like to upgrade the stock 8" sub in the rear
I hope thats about it.... I hope

PearlEuro

I'm a Melbourne boy. Outer eastern suburbs.
You??

Ichiro

Sydney Westy.... waaaay out west - near the Blue Mountains.

denot

Sydney easty here

PearlEuro

Cool. Nice to see a few Aussies on this thing.

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

The 2nd gen really looks nice with that honda grill glad you guys over there got that instead of the metal shield heh.