Hi All,

Just like the title states. I'm in the need for a new car and quite like the look of a clean (like new) 14 Acura ILX premium with 32k miles on it. Guy is selling it on craigslist for $14.5K (obo). Wanted to get your thoughts on this? I would want to try and pick it up for $13.5/14K. I'm a little turned off by the fact that Acura has barely sold them and that their sale are declining. I could see them discontinuing this car soon.

Some questions I had:
Is it really that noisy?
Is 150hp under powered for this car?
How is the overall ride quality?
Is it reliable? (Should be since it's a honda)

Thanks!

 

Hi! welcome!
some of the questions you are asking are subjective..everyone will have different tolerances to noise, ride quality and how powerful it is...
YOU SHOULD absolutely test drive it to make sure it's everything you want in a vehicle.

 

Agreed with my fellow threader Justnspace... It is really a matter of opinion. For me I love Honda's and they have always been reliable for me, however not everyone will have the same experiences. Essentially this car is a more mature Honda Civic with a few more perks and IMO definitely looks better. The sound would be different between the 2.0 L and the 2.4L engines but I do find my vehicle is a little louder than I prefer on the highways. I am a driver and enjoy a manual and like to tweak the vehicle a little. If you want a pretty carefree vehicle the ILX would be that for most, if you like the styling and want the reliability, but that model does not have tons of power or much for bolt on mods.

Definitely test drive the car.

 

I think the price is fair for what you're planning to offer. Drive the car and spend sometime in it to see if this is something what you can see driving. As far as noise, it all depends if you are going to keep the car factory and what kind of tires you run on the car. Wind noise isn't and issue for me on my 2.4L but then again that cars engine is music to me to i dont mind it blocking out everything else.

 

There's an 8th gen Accord in my neighborhood with either bald tires or just a tire that makes a lot of noise...no lie, sounds like a truck with mudding tires...
womp womp womp womp womp womp.
agree that tire choice can add noise

 

My TL was like that until last Friday when I finally had the stupid noisy BFGoodrich G-Force Comp-2 A/S tires (which still had plenty of tread on them) yanked off in favor of a set of Pirelli Cinturato P7 All-Season Plus tires; the difference inside and outside my car is astounding.

 

neighbors can hear you before they can see you.

"What's that noise!?"
"OH, that's just Horseshoes..."
clickity clack, clickty clack, clickty clack. horseshoes...
Ba dum TSHHHH

 

Fortunately my wife and I rent a small apartment on a 70-acre horse farm where our closest neighbors are nearly a half mile away.

 

 

I think that was the last year of the TSX. I would go with a manual '14 TSX over a '14 ILX. 200 hp/174 lb-ft of torque.