03+ Accords with manual trans and leather can be had for that price with not alot of miles. They are reliable as a brick too

 

Yes, the interior quality of the RSX was a step down from the Integra, which I thought was the finest car in its class. But underneath, in the mechanics, it was as good a car or better.

 

Thanks for everyone's input.

She found a great deal on a 2004 Acura TSX. Everything that she wanted, except it was a 4-door instead of 2.

BTW, does anyone know if this is a stock body kit, or is it an aftermarket kit?

 

It's not stock but OEM Acura kit. Good stuff!

 

Looks nice, and I think she'll love it. Hopefully you were able to share our advice with her and it paid off!

 

I'm glad the TSX worked out for her. It is a solid car that is luxurious enough and durable enough to last her for a long long time. Women love value, and that car is a great value. I knew she would go for a slightly more mature and grown up car than the rsx. I also knew that good deals can be found on manuals.

Find your way over to acurazine. Tons of mods to look into. Upgrading the rear sway bar would be one of my first.

 

Excellent choice and I am sure she will be very happy with it.

 

Thanks for keeping us updated, quite a few spouses/girlfriends on CL have a TSX.

 

thats a factory body kit, can be had from any honda acura dealer relatively inexpensively. and it comes pre painted

 

She got a 2005 Lexus IS300!!!

Dunno if she's gonna join the CL family, but she's happy with the new ride.

We believe it's the Sport Design IS300. Can someone confirm?


She wanted the alcantara interior, but she's happy with the perforated leather with gray piping.

 

wow! rare is300!!! may i ask how much? my bro is looking for the same car.

 

Those are not SD wheels. Does it have dark tint headlights/tails?

COngrats on her new ride!

 

Nah. The head and taillights look "normal."

Perhaps it's just the leather seat upgrade. It has perforated leather, a sunroof, and manual tranny. I think those are the only upgrades, but it does have some of the Sport Design features such as the black grill...

 

Well, she was searching hard for an IS300 (she found ones that were ridden hard and modified heavily). She found a couple that were below 50k miles in her price range of $15-17k, but she never felt comfortable about the strings attached (some had lots of paint damage, or ricer modified).

This particular car was an '05 with only 27k miles (a lease return). KBB is $26k, and she got it for $23k OTD, including extended 5yr/100k-mile warranty, and 3.9% APR.

 

So she coming to the luau?