terdonal

First two regular pics, next two are HDR





HDR pics

4cruizn

Gorgeous! Congratulations! Was considering that color, too. Love the accessory wheels, too.

terdonal

Thanks Tyson. It was your blog that spurred me to look at and ultimately buy one. Don't remember if you saw my thread on switching from our ZDX and the Economics of making a change. I would have gone with body kit as I love how it looks on yours but it would have made a big question mark regarding the savings I was getting making the switch. Mind you if we put as many miles on as you the gas savings to us alone would have it a no brained to change.

Terry

4cruizn

Terry, no doubt you're already missing the ZDX but the ILX is a fun new ride with the MT. Hopefully you've got some technical curvy roads in your area where you can put the 6-speed and suspension to work - that's where the car shines in my opinion. Have fun with it and enjoy the ride. Anxious to hear your feedback as we both start racking up the miles.

Also don't forget to sign in here:

https://acurazine.com/forums/ilx-382/ilx-owner-sign-858093/

Rocket_man

Congrats! So far every color I've seen that car in looks good. Like those wheels too.

Mind telling us what you paid ?

wreak

Nice pictures and congrats on the new car. If Acura offered the 2.4L with a dual clutch auto I'd buy one in a second.

maxxi

congratulations! I'm looking at getting the 2.0 tech soon for my wife. She doesn't want anything else extra except the 17's. If I may ask, did you preorder the car with the 17's or was yours on the lot with them on already?

terdonal

Rocket_man, I am up in Canada and our pricing is more up here and the dealer did some special things for me so I don't think what it cost me would be relevant to US pricing. I have dealt with them for 20 yes and have had a dozen Acuras from him in that time.

Terry

dominik331

That's a very nice color. Congratulations

gonzo08452

looks great. Congratulations!! Are the wheels a darker shade of silver compared to the 'normal' silver found on most cars?

terdonal

maxxi,the wheels were not on the car. They did have a set in stock with a special package they have up here that includes the aero kit and the wheels and he was nive nough to break them out of the package for us. My wife was insistent on the bigger motor so unfortunately no tech package for us.

Terry

JM2010 SH-AWD

Beautiful car. Let us know how you like it once you get some seat time in it.

terdonal

gonzo08452, a little hard to describe actually. The spokes alternate in shade and design. They are 10 spoke with 5 spokes a darker shade of sliver and reversed in while the other 5 spokes reverse out and are a little brighter shade of silver and of course they alternate. One spoke one way the next the opposite. Sounds a little confusing but if you go to Tyson's blog drive to five you can seem them on his ILX in bright sunlight and you will see what I am talking about.

http://drivetofive.wordpress.com/

Terry

terdonal

Thanks Tyson, I am in.

terdonal

Thank you JM2010 SH-AWD.

Put some time in on the weekend and it was a pleasure to drive. Enjoying the 6mt, the gas mileage is quite good and it handles quite nicely. Still have to get used to it though as the SHAWD was so confidence inspiring on my other vehicles so I need to find where the limits are on the ILX.

We went on our big Costco run and the trunk handled the load very well. I also got the Led lighted door sills put on this weekend at dealers cost. Wow, what a time consuming process. 18 pages of instructions, 95 line items, and the number of things they had to remove and replace is crazy. They should have prewired with plugs in the harness at the factory, probably would have cost $5.00 in parts, instead of 3 hrs of labour.

Waxed it this weekend as well as the rains came again. Now it is as smooth as a baby's butt. Clay bar wasn't really necessary. Did a few areas and nothing was coming off on the clay so went straight to my Autoglym HD and orbital polisher.

Terry

neuronbob

Time to change your avatar pic.

terdonal

Thanks, yes I should do that.

terdonal

We only have about 700 km's on it so far and the gas mileage is averaging
7.8L/100km. That is 36.22mpg/imp gallon which is what we have up here or
30.16mpg/US gallon for our friends to the south. The ride is very nice in our opinion and pretty quiet, the 6mt is beautiful and it handles quite nicely in the dry and the wet. Nice noise from the engine and exhaust when you run those revs up too.

We will see how she does as the engine loosens up.

Terry

terdonal

Avatar has finally been changed, no longer my beloved ZDX. The more we drive the ILX the more we enjoy it and appreciate it for what it is. A small, nicely appointed, economical 4 dr sedan, that has a great ride, handles very well and catches people off guard as to how quick it is.

mY sLOW UA6

Damn looks awesome, keep it that way.

terdonal

Thank you, will do. Time to put another coat of wax on it this weekend I hope.

Spirited Driver

Gave it a nice bath. Boy does this thing need some nice sneakers

spdandpwr

wow, that spoiler really sets off the car

Spirited Driver

spdandpwr

You're debadged too? Nice, so am I...I feel like it looks a tad bit cleaner. What percentage tints do you have? Maybe you should start a build thread.

Spirited Driver

I have 20% on back and 35% on sides.

rocket354

you guys with your polished metal are making me jealous. beautiful color.

veeedub

I kind of regret getting white now..Love that spoiler

SlaammedILX

Im jealous.. i was looking for that gunmetal color... But dealer didnt have it in the 2.4l 6mt so i settled for my bellanova white ilx. Congrats on the new ilx, looks spectacular! (:

dominik331

Could you post a picture of the side profile? I would like to see the difference in tint?

4cruizn

Great looking cars - the Polished Metal is definitely a classy look.

Terry, any current pics of your ride?

terdonal

Looks good, you have me thinking about the rear spoiler again. Shouldn't though as the whole deal of going to the ILX from the ZDX was my savings.

Spirited Driver

Yeah, it adds a dimension to the back. I got the spoiler a few weeks after getting the car. Paid $399 including tax and install.

terdonal

Hi Tyson, no pics of late, she is sporting the OEM wheels with Hankook W409 winter ipikes for the next 4 months.

I see you are really racking up the miles on yours, 18,000 miles +. that is about 29,000 km's compared to my just over 5000km's and you have had yours about 2 weeks longer than me. If any problems develop on the ILX you will be the first to know I am sure.

spdandpwr

$399 installed for the spoiler! I'm definitely buying that!

Spirited Driver

You will have to negotiate quite a bit. I did, so it's definitely attainable at that price.

terdonal

It is $564.00 incl tax and installation up here. Thinking about it, should have done it before my wife retired too. I am sure the owner would hook me up with a better price though. I should stop by and see him.

rocket354

pretty nice. was that from the dealer? Best quote I could get was 403 and I think that was plus tax.

Spirited Driver

Yes, from dealer. They did owe me a favor but regardless. I was able to negotiate that same price with another dealer. Just use that 15% coupon they send to you after the car purchase/lease. That coupon and some slight negotiating should get you at that price.