This deal is profitable. The price is 18.7 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $5346
Fair price: $6139
High price: $6931
MPG: 22 mpg city / 31 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Ebony
Color: Nighthawk Black Pearl
Mileage: 167,363
Year: 2006
Ownership Cost for 2006 Acura TSX Base
Estimated: $39573 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2341
$1124
$983
$889
$796
$6133
Insurance
$1617
$1673
$1732
$1793
$1855
$8670
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$2763
$2064
$1141
$1095
$2291
$9354
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$719
$719
$719
$719
$719
$1065
Total Ownership Costs
$9888
$7597
$6827
$6893
$8368
$39573
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2359.737216
Displacement CI: 144
Displacement L: 2.359737216
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 205
Engine KW: 152.8685
Engine Model: K24A2
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: ACURA
Manufacturer: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Manufacturer Id: 987
Model: TSX
Model Year: 2006
Note: NAVI: navigation system
Other Restraint System Info: seat belts: front, rear, and rear center
Plant City: Sayama
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Saitama
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: with NAVI
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I PURCHASED MY 2005 ACURA TSX FROM PAUL BURNS AUTO GROUP WHO HAD RECEIVED THE CAR VIA DAVIS ACURA. I BROUGHT IT HOME I NOTICED THE CAR WAS PINK, ESPECIALLY FADED PAINT ON THE HOOD, TRUNK AND TOP OF THE CAR. AFTER A DAY OR TWO OF DRIVING I NOTICED A NOISE AND HAD TROUBLE STEERING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A SEVERE LEAK IN POWER STEERING FLUID COMING FROM THE RACK. I BATTLED WITH THE DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE RACK FOR THE HALF THE COST IT WOULD HAVE. THE CARїS WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL 2009 ONLY SIX MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AFTER SEVERAL ESTIMATES AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS COLOR MILANO RED WAS DEFECTIVE AND PREMATURELY TURNING PINK IN OTHER CARS THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. THE ACURA IN NAPLES FLORIDA WAS PAYING TO HAVE AT LEAST 6 CARS THAT I KNOW OF REPAINTED. I SPOKE WITH BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE INDIVIDUAL BODY SHOP CLERK. I SPOKE WITH CLIENT SERVICES AND SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO REPAINT. I TRIED THEM AGAIN WAS STILL REJECTED. EVERY BODY SHOP I GO TO TELLS ME THAT TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE PAINT. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO SEE IF IN GOOD FAITH HONDA WILL STAND BY ITSї PRODUCT. I AM A CONSISTENT CUSTOMER WHO GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE FROM PIAZZA ACURA IN ARDMORE. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ACURA STATING THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN A HOSE THAT IF LEAKS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I RESPECT HONDA FOR AGREEING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS IN A HIGH END LUXURY CAR I FEEL THE LEAST HONDA COULD DO IS PAY TO HAVE MY DEFECTIVE PAINT FIXED. AFTER ALL I AM NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT I NEED ROCK CHIPS OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THE CLEAR COAT ON THE VEHICLE IS EXCELLENT IT IS THE PAINT UNDERNEATH THE CLEAR THAT IS FADED. PEOPLE LOOK AT MY CAR AND SAY THATїS AN ACURA AND THAT IS WHAT THERE PAINT IS LIKE AFTER 5 YEARS? IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN I WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE MY. *TR
2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1ST INCIDENT: THE FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD THEM CHECKED TWICE BEFORE THE DEALER REPLACED THEM. THEY REPORTED THEY WERE LOW BUT BLAMED IT ON ME. I COMPLAINED IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I COULDN'T STOP, AND SKID INTO INTERSECTIONS AT RED LIGHTS SOME TIMES BARELY MISSING THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE DEALERS ALL SAID IT WAS THE WAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THIS CAR ANY DIFFERENT FROM MY PREVIOUS CARS THAT DIDN'T HAVE ABS. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL NEW CARS SO I THINK I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR PROPERLY BY NOW. I'VE NEVER WORN DOWN ANY BRAKES IN MY CAR INSIDE OF A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT BRAKES ON MANY OF MY CARS ONCE A YEAR WHICH IS NORMAL. THIS ONE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY DIFFERENT. THERE WAS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THEM IN THE BEGINNING. 2ND INCIDENT: THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT 20,000 MILES. THE CAR DIDN'T NEED TO BE SERVICED BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY IT WAS COMING ON. 3RD INCIDENT: THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE IN ONE YEAR. I OWNED A MAZDA THAT THE BATTERY FAILED ON AND IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. I OWNED THAT CAR 5 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH IT AFTER THAT. I FIND THIS ODD THAT THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE. 4TH INCIDENT: SOME TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T START, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR OR STARTER. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BATTERY AGAIN. WHEN IT WAS RUNNING IT WOULD HESITATE TO MOVE OR WOULD JERK WHILE IN MOTION. 5TH INCIDENT: THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD CONSTANTLY JAM PREVENTING ME FROM PUTTING IT ON OR ADJUSTING IT WHILE ON. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD GET SO TIGHT THAT I COULDN'T RELEASE IT NO MATTER WHAT I DID. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TAKE IT OFF IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE TAUGHT PULL ACROSS MY CHEST. I HAD TO STRUGGLE WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT ON EVERY DAY. THIS WAS FROM INCEPTION OF OWNERSHIP UNTIL I FINALLY HAD IT REPAIRED NOT REALIZING IT WAS FAULTY. EVERY OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD OVER THE YEARS WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED THAT I'M AWARE OF, AND I'VE HAD MANY OTHERS SINCE. *TR UPDATED 06/07/10*JB
