Topic: CD Article: 2006 Acura TSX

[wing]

MUCH better deals out there.  Average is more like $42k all in. 

[robarakira]

All this TSX talk had me look at leasebusters.  I don't get some people.

There is one for takeover at $530 a month for 23 months with a $27,000 buyout.  Original term 48 months.  Do the math, that means the guy paid $52,000 for a TSX... I'm confused.

could that be including tax?

[DriverJeff]

...or as someone else said earlier, maybe the $27k isn't the end of term buyout, but the current buyout.  That would make more sense, wouldn't it?

[G0dspd]

Excuse my ignorance about Lease Busters but I never even visited the website.  What exactly is the advantage of taking over someone else's lease ... you want a certain car for only 1-2 years ... you want to pay a few monthly payments to be the one who buys it out at the end ... or they just have better deals than the dealers?

[wing]

Could be all of the above.  You get a short term lease if you want it.  Or you can try before you buy type of thing as well.

Also someone may have put $$$ down and you get a better deal because of it.

$27k buyout seems possibly right, I e-mailed him.  I'm going to buy it 

[JSCC]

The buy out seems to be a current one.

Even with the 18" alloys, if the vehicle was MSRP for $40000.
That would mean the residual of $27,500 was close to 70% after 4 years.
Not even a BMW would have 70% residual after 48 months!!!

Residual is calculated on MSRP not the selling price.

[wing]

Yikes there is one on the autotrader for $22k!  With only 62,000 km on it.

[robarakira]

Yikes there is one on the autotrader for $22k!  With only 62,000 km on it.

ah autotrader, so the TSX is from Quebec right?  with "no accidents" and it's "not stolen" right?  and it's got a "navi" right lolz?

.. kidding

[curls]

Could be all of the above.  You get a short term lease if you want it.  Or you can try before you buy type of thing as well.

Also someone may have put $$$ down and you get a better deal because of it.

$27k buyout seems possibly right, I e-mailed him.  I'm going to buy it 

Unless he has the winter tires on the OEM 17" rims, that picture does NOT have 18" rims.  Those are the stock, 17" rims.

Wing: If you are serious about a TSX I can help you with a few of the nitpicky things to look for to help your end of the deal.  PM me if you'd like.

[wing]

The lease one is from quebec the autotrader one is from Toronto 

I e-mailed both of them waiting for replies.

[Prius]

<shrug>

I don't know. I went to the BMW xDrive comparo event. Drove most of the cars there. Was disappointed with the Audi A4 3.0 Quattro. Braking distance was long (even though I was the first to take it out) and the handling isn't quite there. The IS250AWD and 325xi are closer but the 3 series' steering is very heavily weighted (to me anyway) so while it requires more effort for slow speeds, when it gets up to normal speeds around that course, it came in handy.

There's only one way to sort this out...

Accord Euro R vs 330i vs IS200 in GT4 haha. I realise it's the 330i but that's all GT4 has... unless you go to Quick Tune (single player) and detuned the 330i to 215hp instead of 255hp.

[JSCC]

<shrug>
There's only one way to sort this out...

Accord Euro R vs 330i vs IS200 in GT4 haha. I realise it's the 330i but that's all GT4 has... unless you go to Quick Tune (single player) and detuned the 330i to 215hp instead of 255hp.

So silly.

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[kwuke]

Howsweditis, I'm thinkin' you've never driven the TSX.  Shnak, I know you haven't.  It's certainly NOT gutless.  The power is smooth and linear and as you rev it higher, becomes quite impressive.  Certainly on par with the performance of the much heavier and thirstier V6 in the Mazda 6 and superior to the entry level I-6 that BMW had put in the snooze-machine 320i (and presumably similar-feeling 323i). 

The number of cylinders doesn't make or break the deal IMO, but rather how the car uses the power its got.  The TSX uses it pretty well and given it's mid-30s pricepoint, its equipment levels and superb quality, it makes it a tough act to beat still.

i have a 320i withe the little i-6 2.2.....hmmm...snooze machine ? let's see it drives like a 325, and a 330..(i have a 17 inch wheel package) so that must mean i can carve through twisties and power out with the rwd like a banshee...yep...the snooze 320i does just that....and does it a hell of a lot better than my maxima se with 255hp, fwd....i have never driven a tsx...nice lookin' car....but it is still fwd...and my '84 rx7 gsl-se kills it...i know i have driven along side or AHEAD of quite a few TSx's....

[dbw]

I seriously considered the is250 & bmw325 before I got my tsx a couple of weeks ago. However, to get two items(hid headlights and heated seats) the lexus was 10k more and the bmw 5K more. To equip them both to tsx level was 10+k more. A nissan altima se-r was also considered til depreciation was considered. Nissans do not hold their value - I traded a 2003 maxima and couldn't get a decent trade-in allowance even at the nissan store - if I'd bought a bmw325 instead of  the Max it would has been worth the better part of 10k more after 4 years while originally costing pretty much the same new. The tsx appears to have a great retained value after 4 years and this has to be figured into the cost of ownership over the life of the vehical.

[robarakira]

I seriously considered the is250 & bmw325 before I got my tsx a couple of weeks ago. However, to get two items(hid headlights and heated seats) the lexus was 10k more and the bmw 5K more. To equip them both to tsx level was 10+k more. A nissan altima se-r was also considered til depreciation was considered. Nissans do not hold their value - I traded a 2003 maxima and couldn't get a decent trade-in allowance even at the nissan store - if I'd bought a bmw325 instead of  the Max it would has been worth the better part of 10k more after 4 years while originally costing pretty much the same new. The tsx appears to have a great retained value after 4 years and this has to be figured into the cost of ownership over the life of the vehical.

I hear ya

The only thing you lose out on with the TSX is having FWD and a bit less torque down low.  Those that like the competition more will make those two points super clear to justify their decision.

[Julie]

I realize I'm not an expert "powerful" car driver,

but here's my opinion nonetheless,

after 4 months of ownership, I love this engine even more than when I first test drove it.

It's very, very smooth. Very linear power delivery.

Nice, solid "omph" from the get-go except when I'm on the highway, in 5th, where I find it needs to be downshifted into 4th gear to pass with power. (mine's an automatic, so only 5 gears) But you don't need to rev it up high until it "screams" or shift constantly. I gather Honda engines used to be like that, but for the TSX, that's an exaggeration.

The quality of the finish is very high, but the "fitment" is not quite as good as the Lexus, which I consider the best.

It is much less the luxury features than the great feeling when you steer that vehicle and you feel it "carves" up the road with great precision, a feeling of stability, and an amazing "lightness"/"nimbless". This is what I think makes it's $35,000-37,000 price tag worth it.

In conclusion:
- IMO, this car is definitely worth its price. And its main attribute is the great satisfaction you get because of the "driving feel".
- It's whole package will not appeal to everyone. But no need to say it can't come close to a base 3-series because it's a 4-cylinder, FWD car. That's untrue and simply stereotyping.
- by the way, I the handling of the 325i I drove. A 328i/335i coupe/cab is on my list to consider for later. The TSX is a greatly satisfying car to drive in its own right.