beach109

A decade ago, I worked for Acura, and have always stayed in touch. Many cars, many brands, etc. later, kept wanting to drive a new Type-S, and see what it was really like.

Back in the summer, when SUV shopping, I had secured a Blue with Red MDX A-Spec, but changed my mind fully and bought a 2021 Lexus GX460 instead. Then a month later, traded a Lexus IS350C convertible I had for a loaded new 2021 IS350 F-Sport AWD sedan...that I'll be selling soon....

Last Friday, while traveling on the east coast (I live in Denver, CO and work in NY, mostly remotely), friends at a dealer showed a Blue/Red Type-S online, but it sold before I got there. "But we also just got a white one..."

6 miles, wrapped in plastic, not PDI'd fully yet, took a drive...and was hooked. Meet my new White Pearl with Red Type-S with the Performance Wheel Package. It's on the wrong side of the country currently, but I'll be flying back later in the month and doing a fun cross country road trip back to Colorado just like I did with my GX--the best way to bond with a new ride

Never have owned an Acura, ever, aside from 6 years with the company and 15+ demos including several TSX's & last gen TLX's. Big time Lexus fan, so this will definitely be a switch up...hoping the dealers in CO are what I expect from service, after being spoiled by Lexus for a while now.



Having the dealer Add:
-Heated steering wheel
-All season mats
-Cargo tray
-Cargo net
-Color matched splash guards

Debated the side sills everyone gets, but I'd rather have it be a bit cleaner, and like the look with the painted splash guards.

Asked for the Spare Tire Kit, but the parts department seems baffled, and "it requires additional parts" so we haven't been able to get that sorted yet.

Making calls to get the front Clear Wrap & Tint coordinated hopefully east coast before driving back.

More to come...

Edward'TLS

Congrats for making an excellent choice. Be safe and enjoy your drive back home.

ELIN

Shouldn't the end of your thread title be "First Time Acura Purchase"?

KrylonBlue

Welcome!

But come on now… the side skirts are clean and gorgeous. 🤤


But nothing wrong with preferring not having them. I just can’t believe the car doesn’t come stock with them.

oldsnwbrdr

Your car is perfect! I wouldn’t get the side skirts either.

Tony Pac

Welcome to the group! Beautiful car and I am sure you wikl
love it.

MarcoTLX

Congrats and welcome!! TLX looks good in Pearl white but definitely not a color I would wanna keep clean. But it’s clean nonetheless Enjoy the power and handling and enjoy the smiles per miles!

beach109

True! But it’s confusing after having driven back to back new Acura demos for 6.5 years, years back.

Sort of a re-intro, ha.

White is easy. Definitely wanted blue but I have a deep navy blue GX460 & one dark, one light is easy.

Used to my white with black trim 2021 IS350 & it’s super easy. Will do!

beach109

Love the look. Just know I’d kick them getting in, and the cleaner splash guards only look will be fine. Love that BLUE!

Much like my Ultrasonic Blue 2013 IS350 F-Sport and my NJ dealer friends just got another Apex Blue/Red MDX A-Spec in I considered also, ha.

Found a few other S’s in blue nationwide but for $5-10k over sticker, unlike what I’m paying for the white, it wasn’t worth it😅

KrylonBlue

Ive heard many say they’re worried about kicking the side skirts. Maybe I’m just used to them from my 2019 ASPEC because I’ve yet to have an issue. But I can see how one could kick them though.

Also, mark up isn’t acceptable so I’d take the white too in that case. I’m fortunate that I ordered my Type S with my preferred dealer and they didn’t charge me a penny over MSRP. I was able to order the blue with red I wanted. The only issue is that I couldn’t get the performance tires so I took the stock wheels. I’ve since swapped the rims for the Y-Spoke but I’m keeping the all seasons as they do a damn good job as a daily driver.

BEAR-AvHistory

Very nice looking. Think that Blue & the pure Red are the TL's best colors. They also have a Gray that I would buy.

TypeS22

DONT get the splash guards. I have the same color as u and added the spoilers next day after buying car. Looks so good with side skirts and rear under spoilers and TINT those windows ASAP

beach109

Had them installed before delivery, and love them. Cleaner look than the skirts, and I already kick the side sill getting in so no thanks.

It was tinted all around & Xpel wrapped right after delivery also. Love it. Drove it cross country back to CO, and it has 2500 miles now. Beast.

I'll have to post an update and new photos soon.

Couple weeks ago…rolling back into CO from NJ, 2100 miles later…



And then this week…

IL_TLX

I like the guards looks great. I’ve driven from Chicago to Breckenridge a lot for snowboarding. That’s a nice ride for the type s. I’m sure it was fun. I’ve debated driving mine up this season.. Gotta get some pics from the mountains! Your ride looks great!

TypeS22

I prefer my side skirts and rear under spoilers. My car came with mud guards also but they weren’t installed so I sold them on eBay. The side skirts give it a more completed aggressive look. But personal preference I guess.

I also got all dark chrome emblems, Carbon interior trim and illuminated door sills.

beach109

All personal preference, and I far prefer mine as is. Sounds good. I didn't want a ground effects kit, and love how mine looks.

Fun car. Ordered Vredestein all season tires too, and had the dealer swap them out before I took delivery, so I'm set there too.

Truly an enjoyable car, and SOOO much more car than the new 2021 Lexus IS350 F-Sport AWD I had for 2.5 months before it, hard to believe.

Fully tinted & front Xpel wrapped. Fun cross country drive. I'm 30 days & 2500 miles in. Been in for service locally (great dealer) last week as the puddle light died (they replaced both and asked me if mine stopped working yet before I could even mention it), the B pillar started to buzz & rattle by the time I got to Kansas (they fixed it, found that a clip wasn't seated), the CarPlay kept glitching out and this system clearly is very, very slow (so they did a hard reset, and it still bugs out once in a while) but sounds incredible. Common front end moaning sound all of these seem to have when cold & turning, but per Acura, there's no TSB yet and nothing looks amiss, so just keep an eye on it.

Love it. Sounds like a beast. Pulls like a beast. Has SOO much more front seat room, and a much more comfortable cabin than my IS. Really enjoyable. Averaged 25 mpg roughly cruising cross country, and the turbo 3.0 & 10 speed are lovely. Great car.

Cross Country Roadtrip vibes:

beach109

I bought a new 2022 Wagoneer too, 4 days later, so it's a fun combo to have side by side. Gigantic Hemi with air ride, and this svelte turbo surging crisp beast car. Love the SH-AWD pull, and again, for $3k more sticker to sticker than my IS350, ZERO comparison. So glad I didn't keep waiting around to get the IS500. V8 or not, just not in the same league of driving comfort & feel.

And, thankfully, my Acura dealer in Colorado is fantastic so it wasn’t a hard pill to swallow moving from my Lexus bougie dealer experiences.

TypeS22

dude those are the same tires I’m ordering. I did so much research and vs the Pirelli. The ones we getting have way better reviews and cheaper.

I love mine also. I only have 700 miles. Got the same exact color and wheels as u but just all black interior. And I got another set of y spoke wheels and I’ll have 2 sets. I’m in the Midwest and we do get snow but u guys in Colorado get hit hard. Those snow tires paired with awd it’ll be no problem.

beach109

It rarely snows in Denver, that's just the mountains to the west, and is super warm. But summer Pirelli's no, I'm good. I didn't want to even have "uh oh can't get home" surprises if taking this beast to the mountains in the winter, or it randomly snowing in town.

The Vredesteins are terrific, and for $182 a piece and better reviews than far more costly Michelin, Contentinental, etc. good to go. Balanced perfectly and rides dead smooth too.

TypeS22

wow sick, I ordered the full blown winter ones as I plan on having two sets of wheels. Mine were $256 each so you must have gotten the all season ones.

beach109

I did. Hypertrac all season. Zero use for winter tires, and I'm not keeping 2 sets. Vredestein is a FANTASTIC tire, and high end, glad I found these. Good buy.

If it gets too bad out & I need to go, I have the Wagoneer

Colorado Guy AF Ret.

I've got a white/red one on the way. Have owned 10 Acuras. Go to Courtesy Acura in Littleton and ask to speak with Connor the Service Director. Great guy
and they have great service. Tell him your concerns....that you are "used to Lexus service" and just "make a connection with him. Works for me.

Everyone has their preferences, likes and dislikes. That's what makes us all unique. I too prefer the more "cleaner look" and think the side skirts are "too much."
I'll be putting on the white mud guards, carbon fiber spoiler only on outside, carbon fiber 4 pieces for the interior. I'll have the "Y" spoke wheels with Conti DSW 06 Plus
tires. I first will have the wheels stripped and powder coated a color of my choice. Just don't like dark...black, wheels. Never have. Color Werks in Englewood is a well
known and quality powder coaters.

The spare tire thing is something I have worked with just recently on my newly bought '22 RDX A-Spec/Adv. The Part # for the "Spare Tire Kits" are "not available
at this time".....BUT, for the RDX I ordered ALL the individual pieces of the "Kit" and received them all. I have them in the garage and I'll be installing the tire hoist and
the "tool kit" soon. It's all too easy, and not worth paying to have it done, IF you have some tools and are mechanically inclined. There is also "Install Docs" for it by
Acura.

bilirubin

Congrats! I'm still waiting for my Type S to arrive myself, ordered in November and was told production starts in January.
To each their own, but I would actually say the OEM skirts are actually cleaner looking than the splash guards. Why? The splash guards are tacked on and interrupt the sculpting, while the side skirts are not tacked on but instead replace the entire rocker panel. IMO the side skirt upgrade should've been standard on the Type S like they are on the Audi RS models.

BEAR-AvHistory

Think the full aero parts package, splitter, side skirts, diffuser, should be a standard part of the "S" package & leave the spoiler as an option. Body shape looks like it was designed with them in place. Most product line top end or near top end performance styled cars have them.

In my case the option was to change the standard aero units for carbon fiber versions. Was a near $5,000 option. Might at some point get them CF wrapped, like the look better than my piano black units, but $5,000 for the OEM cosmetic items seemed just a wee bit steep.

The CF interior price was a lot more tolerable @ $950.

beach109

Already go here, and they’ve fixed a few things for me so far. Great place✅

Not a black wheel fan either, but these gunmetal gray Y spokes are fantastic. Fresh photo from a few hours ago in Golden, CO:



Parts guy gave me a quote on all the spare tire kit parts, but haven’t ordered yet. Likely but we’ll see.

Since I have both this and the Wagoneer, I have options. MDX Type-S Advance order included that I really don’t need & need to back out of soon…I think👀😅

TypeS22

just think of how the tlx type s would look never to the mdx type s, I have a strong feeling you'll trade in the wagon and get the mdx once its available.

beach109

I already ordered the MDX S, and have driven multiples of the current. Right now I'm loving the Wag, and it's so useful, huge and luxurious, it's kind of great having 2 different brands. After accessories, the MDX price just gets higher and higher, and though it'll be great too, the net delta between it and my loaded Wag is small, and the Wag just does so much more and feels more luxurious. These are the first 2 vehicles in a while I've had and not wanted to keep car shopping after buying them

We'll see. Going to cross country roadtrip & back the Wag, and keep going. The TLX was fun yesterday roaring up a mountain road in CO, of course. The 3.0T is effortless in high elevation, unlike my IS350 before, for sure.

Colorado Guy AF Ret.

Glad you are a happy customer there. I tried to "warm up" to the std Y spoke wheel color, but, just couldn't get there. We all have our likes and dislikes for sure. I'll change
the color. I'm sure it will look great.
Many on here were like me, wanting the spare tire kit, and found the part # for the entire kit wasn't avail. now. So, the "piece meal" approach worked and will work, as long as
the parts remain available. Sean Wardrope has been my main Mgr. there for yrs. I'm never obligated to buy an ordered vehicle. Esp. during these times with terrible inventory
and builds from the manufacturers.....he knows there is someone else waiting for the same veh. and it will sell quick.

Colorado Guy AF Ret.

Somewhat agree, but, the side skirt sticks out too far. So, it's the lessor of the evils for me. I've put the body colored mud guards on other Acuras, and have liked them. Of course, the main
function is to protect the areas behind due to tire debris kicked up. The side skirt is for looks for the most part, IF a person truly likes them. Options are nice to have on which way to go.

SGPMan

I have the white mud guards for sale if anyone is interested. $80 shipped. I ordered them by accident when I didn't realize at the time they could not be installed with the side skirts.

TypeS22

sell on eBay. I sold mine for $80 plus shipping

E92Vancouver

Very nice!! Congrats!!