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Actually, it would be pretty cool if our paint also had a layer of such a tint applied as the final layer. Cars would be a lot cooler inside.
Can you negotiate - I'm sure you can try.
Why not just have it down after you pick it up? I'm sure in places where everyone tints, it'll take a couple of hours of your time.
Good luck!
I've never heard of anyone getting burned at the end of a lease because of "revised resale value". I believe that most car leases these days are closed end leases where the leasing company assumes the risk for fluctuations in a car's resale value. The customer (lessee) is only responsible to make the payments and for any damages in excess of "normal wear and tear". Excess mileage over the amount allowed in the agreement would of course, be the responsibility of the lessee.
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plz help me
How much money do you have? The best bang for your buck is to install a cold-air intake such as the Injen or Comptech product, put headers on, and reflash the computer with Hondata's upgrade. Search google for:
"TSX Injen intake"
"TSX Comptech intake"
"TSX hondata reflash"
"TSX header"
All that will probably cost you about $1000. Good luck.
(Sorry, I don't know much about a rear curtain to block the sun. Just tint the window.)
anyone know where can I get a rear window curtain to block the sun?????
I don't know if there are rear window shades that are specifically designed for the TSX...
Got a friend in the UK?
Honda UK Accessories
Click on interior styling and then you'll see it listed. 80 pounds.
The 'screen' filters worked great for the side windows to filter out the sun for my kid in the rear seat. I am sure it will work out great for the rear window. I believe they are available at WalMart, Target, etc.
Instead, there is an add-on MP3-CD player available. It replaces the storage bin beneath the radio. However, it does not interface robustly with the head unit. That is, you can't see the track name/artist/album (ID3 tag) info. It will only show the CD#/TRACK# for each subdirectory/song on your MP3 CD. Ex: Alphabetically sorted, the 6th MP3 file in the 4th directory will just be displayed as "CD 4 -- 06"
Is there a color choice for the floor mats?
I have no idea about floor mat colors, I took the black they gave me.
When I was test driving, every vehicle had mats matching the carpet color in the trunk from the factory. I don't believe you can choose the color.
XM.... Has music formats which you will not find elsewhere. I enjoy 'alternative' music so it has a great choice there. I also like the 'deep cut' rock album oriented stations. Also comedy channels are great. I would go to their website to look at the choices.
The difficulty I have with the satellite stations is that is fades out if you go into a tunnel or sit under an overpass for an extended period of time (just like any radio station).
The big plus is that if you drive to different metropolitans...you get the same station reception. You don't have to fight to find your music.
Overall...I like it for the various music formats which you cannot find elsewhere.
XM radio is a blast...never had it before...never even heard it before buying the TSX...but I must admit it is growing on me everyday...especially the comedy channel...what's amusing to me is that when you are sitting in traffic and listening to the comedy channel and your laughing your butt off people in the surrounding cars look at me like I'm nuts...but for me it really has improved my commute to work everyday...the sound quality to me is a little better than the regular radio...and if I want nice crisp sound I play my CDs.
If you get all season floor mats they are black...although I have heard that beige may be available to match the parchment interior...although I think the black blends real well with the parchment since part of your dash and doors are black as well...
Does it have enough room for a baby seat? Even though the TSX wouldn't be the primary baby-carrier, I would like enough leg-room for baby as well.
To answer your question...I have an 05 TSX and can tell you that we put a baby seat in the back (middle) and my wife and her sister usually rides in the back and my 6 year old son rides in the front with me and there seems to be plenty of room.
We recently went on a road trip of 200 plus miles and no complaints... now I will agree our main family vehicle is a Honda Pilot...but the TSX is more than capable of being the family vehicle for those daily errand runs!
Buy the TSX....you will not regret it! I get many, many good compliments!!
For the money....best sports sedan out there....that's why it has been Car and Drivers top 10 & best sport sedan for 2 straight years!! And it's only been out for 2 years!!!
Good luck!
I have the auto trans because of the commute I have everyday...25 miles one way...of that 25 miles 70% in town, 30% freeway at about 60-65 miles per hour...
Manuel is hard on the knees when you are in bumper to bumper traffic...tip-tronic trans feeds my need for manuel when I get that urge....with the manuel trans that's all you have...no option to go automatic!
With the ac running almost all of the time (Florida humidity is a killer) I am getting about 26 mpg...with a somewhat heavy foot in urban driving...
I did take a 200 mile road trip right after I bought the car and got about 30 mpg going on average 75-80 mph....and a few bumper to bumper stops along the freeway going through Orlando....not bad....mpg may improve just a little over time with some added miles on the engine...
Rock On!
I'm still not sold on the quality though. While there isn't any static, a lot of the stations have some pretty bad compression artifacts. I also have a fair amount of trouble with dropouts due to tall trees. I'm wondering if that's because I'm pretty far north in Washington which would put the satellite at a low angle in the sky.
The 2006 should be arriving on dealer lots the middle of August.
Now if we only knew what some of the changes were.
Mid August is way to soon.....I mean that is in less than a month.....
Even the Honda's don't start showing up until the early to mid September time frame....
If anyone finds a 2006 TSX on any lot please post here.....I would be really surprised...
Although I guess anything is possible...but past history says October....
1. Call XM Radio at 1-800-967-2346
2. Press Option 3 for current subscriber
3. Wait...... (this can take awhile)
4. Ask to transfer to the Retention department
5. Wait.....
6. (*** This one is important ***) You have to sound like you know exactly what your talking about, not that you read online about a promotion. Tell them you recieved a promotional letter with a "Winback" promotion. That you had called before about it but the rep you talked to before told you to call back when your promotion was about to run out before you could add this promotion because you can only have one promotion on, either or. Then tell them you would like to switch to the "winback" promotion. This will lock you into a year of XM radio for only $77.
The variety of genres makes XM really nice. Especially if you are not near a huge metro area that has such a wide selection. However, the sound quality is not CD perfect; it's kind of like listening to MP3s, where sometimes it seems great, and sometimes flawed. Even so, I really like the variety, and may end up signing up. Besides, regular FM has its sound quality flaws as well. So, I say, if you enjoy it, go for it. I have been switching between XM, radio, and CD, but with 3 months of free service, I'll have a lot of opportunity to get hooked. I suspect I'll be giving XM a lot of listening.
XM aside, the stock radio is really good. It has an extra amp that has plenty of power (for most of us), and boomy bass that sounds pretty good with techno. No, it's not going to compete with someone's big amp and subs in the trunk, but most people will probably find it more than enough. (I will probably try changing the speakers, as the system could still use some improvement, but it's still far better than most any factory system I've heard)
The interior room is great. The back seat has enough room for us, maybe more than enough. The trunk looks huge, but I haven't taken a lot of advantage of it yet. Lots of room for me; this isn't always the case.
The engine isn't quite as powerful as some of the competition, but seems pretty peppy. Handling isn't as tight and responsive as my Prelude, so I may want to do something with that at some point. Like a lot of the Hondas, the TSX seems to be a compromise where it isn't the most powerful, etc., but it seems to do everything pretty well. It's designed for the real world, for those of us who want to enjoy driving, but also want to save some gas.
What color? Interior?
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Anyway, I drove a TSX 6-speed today, and overall was pretty impressed with the car. However, I had a really hard time shifting from 5th to 6th cleanly, like I couldn't hit the gate. Has anyone else found the shifter to be really notchy going into 6th, or is this something possibly unique to the individual vehicle, or was the guy in the driver's seat just paranoid of pushing the shifter too far to the right and catching reverse?
Outside of that (and a dealer that wouldn't talk numbers other than what was on his sticker) I liked the TSX a lot. I was pleasantly surprised by the smoothness and low-end responsiveness of the engine (felt stronger and sounded better than the V6 in the Mazda 6!), and through the first 5 gears the gearbox might be the best I've experienced.
Any words of wisdom to share?