Any Acura RSX owners?

[Halm]

Looking at adding a new car to the herd to supplement the BMW X5. On the very short list is an Acura RSX, either regular or Type S. I know the Type S is the hot ticket, but how is it as a daily driver and for occasional trips? Any comparisons between the 2 models? Real world MPG?

Any and all thoughts are welcome.

[Porsche virgin]

I've got a Type-S. It is a nice car. We bought it new back in '02. Solidly built. The '02s have 2nd gear issues, the '03s have 3rd gear issues. I drive mine to the train and to the gym and that's about it--I average 22-23 mpg on Premium. Not so good. On the highway, I've seen over 30 mpg, though. If you rev it, it hustles pretty well, but just around town, there is no place to do so. The car is totally devoid of low-rpm torque. As a highway cruiser, it is a bit noisy and stiff-legged, but mine has the A-spec shocks and springs. If you are concerned about mpg and still want a fun car for the twistys, you could go for a base model, five speed, and get some of the aftermarket suspension goodies.

It seats two comfortably, five in a pinch, and still will swallow tons of cargo (I love hatchbacks). The interior quality is very nice, and it has plenty of nice features.

Overall, it is like most Hondas (and my wife and I have had quite a few between us, see my sig). It does everything well, but nothing spectacularly.

If you have specific questions, feel free to ask.

If you want more info, you can check out Club RSX. http://forums.clubrsx.com/

[TheMentat]

Originally Posted by Porsche virgin

I've got a Type-S. It is a nice car. We bought it new back in '02. Solidly built. The '02s have 2nd gear issues, the '03s have 3rd gear issues. I drive mine to the train and to the gym and that's about it--I average 22-23 mpg on Premium. Not so good. On the highway, I've seen over 30 mpg, though. If you rev it, it hustles pretty well, but just around town, there is no place to do so. The car is totally devoid of low-rpm torque. As a highway cruiser, it is a bit noisy and stiff-legged, but mine has the A-spec shocks and springs. If you are concerned about mpg and still want a fun car for the twistys, you could go for a base model, five speed, and get some of the aftermarket suspension goodies.

It seats two comfortably, five in a pinch, and still will swallow tons of cargo (I love hatchbacks). The interior quality is very nice, and it has plenty of nice features.

Overall, it is like most Hondas (and my wife and I have had quite a few between us, see my sig). It does everything well, but nothing spectacularly.

If you have specific questions, feel free to ask.

If you want more info, you can check out Club RSX. http://forums.clubrsx.com/

Used to drive one for several years. I would echo all of the above.

[Porsche_monkey]

Don't they go through tires VERY quickly?

[Porsche virgin]

Depends on how you look at it. I ditched the OEM Michelins after about 20k because the were the worst tires ever. I swapped on a set of Avon M500 summer tires (I have dedicated winter tires on steel wheels), which will probably go another 10k. I have about 45k on the car now. So, no they are not easy on tires, but no worse than anything else I've had (Prelude, two Miatas, Civic Si, 911) with performance tires.