I love Acura, even daily my 04 TL with 250k miles and running like a champ…my problem is that they’re entirely too expensive, I looked at a TLX, loved it, but I’d never be able to afford it, 64k I’ll just keep driving my TL and repair it as I go
That's true for all car manufacturers these days. I wish everyone would stop buying until these manufacturers realize $50k+ for a grocery getter is ridiculous. Even $40k+ is too much.
I have one of the last 2023 Acura TLX with SH-AWD and the Advanced Package and i love it. Im planning to get the Type S when they refresh the model, but i belive a touchscreen, more interior space (for the TLX at least), and a hybrid option would do wonders for the brand.
The TLX is too heavy for a "sports" car. The Integra needed at the very least AWD to differentiate itself from a Civic type R. 5 extra Hp is not cutting it.
I'm not sure I want any new product from Honda these days. Quality is going downhill and j d power puts Honda well below average. Prices are crazy too an Accord is considerably more expensive than a Camry and has more issues. No thanks
@@markholubetzwhat about the MDX? I hear it outsells all other luxury SUVS in its’ class. So, please elaborate on the MDX? I heard they got rid of the track pad…so it may go back up.
Thank you for your honesty. The "headlines" always state in bold, Toyota-Honda. But if we read the details beyond the headline we realize a different story exists. Personally I prioritize "reliability" and the JD Power reliability score. So if you can live with hard touch plastics or survive without needless "luxuries" like a heated steering wheel then look at Mitsubishi or Nissan. My Nissan Note has a timing chain. 6 cyl Hondas have a timing belt. Folks, that is big. If your belt snaps your engine seizes.
I’ve been trying to buy either an integra s or one with a manual for a couple months. Most of the problem is the dealers. I contacted many dealers and asked what is you best out the door price and they don’t want to give. If they wanted to sell they would do it but they are more interred in trying to squeeze me by getting me there in person.
I think the rdx sells because the folks who want a crv without a cvt can get one. Acuras prices shot up quite cast over the last few years.....chasing away potential customers. I like the tlx and the integra........just not in the market for anything right now.
I feel that they are just too expensive for for what they are and quality control issues didn't help. I wonder what parts will be available to repair these low production vehicles in the future.
Great vehicles but as far as the competition they re missing alot of options that are standard on others or only 2B had with the top trims which makes em costly.
The best car that Acura ever made was the Legend. Honda is also having issues with their cars today. I had a 1997 Honda Civic manual Ex and a 2021 Honda Accord and they were fine but today's Honda cars are having issues.
I read something last week that GM said that the Malibu is going to be discontinued by Nov 2024. That was one of the longest-running and most successful vehicles in history
When you get into Alexis, you feel like you're in a something different than a Toyota. But when you get into an acura, you feel like you're getting into a spicy Honda. So why buy an acura when you can buy the same car for less money at Honda with less horsepower and a lower Price
Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying but it sounded to me like you were saying people are looking for SUV's and EV's. I get the SUV part but EV's? It's pretty clear that most people that want an EV are buying Tesla. Ask Ford. They lost $1.3B in their EV division in the 1st quarter. Other brands are just sitting rotting on lots. I apologize if I misunderstood what you were saying. Fun conversation.
Electrification will be the brands doom. Nobody wants an EV. The Fiskar Ocean is virtually bankrupt. Lucid is virtually bankrupt. Ditto Canoo and Rivian i pfedict is also going belly up. Then GM and Ford have 120 to 150 days inventory with EVs...so Acura needs no.EVs but maybe Hybrids like Toyota and Lexus. Even Tesla has slashed prices because the big hurt is coming. According to Scotty, Elon has pulled the plug on building more chargers. I know i will own an EV. I think they are next to useless
@markholubetz I live in Bloomington, IL in the US. Rivian can't sell their overpriced EV'S and are stacking up in the State Farm overflow lot. Now I hear they are hoping to build another plant. Not sustainable.
Tesla Model Y is literally the world’s best-selling car. The Rivian R1s was the best-selling SUV in the US last quarter over $70k. It is literally by definition false that “no one” wants an EV.
The integra couldn’t sell at 25k twenty years ago , price killed it the first time and now it’s a 40 to 50k$ civic compact. It’s just not worth it. A tlx is way more car for the same money
@@markholubetz a GTI is a better vehicle , maybe not more reliable but more practical and a great ride for 30k and that golf R is a time away from embarrassing people.
The problem with Acura is availability. Try finding an TLX Type S. Completely impossible. When you can't get one it will kill the sales. What the Acura sales people are telling me is they have shifted all their manufacturing energy into a new EV. Makes no sense since people actually want the TLX Type S and if it goes like almost every other EV it will just sit and erode profits.
I had a 97 Integra when I first enlisted in the US Army in 2008. Aesthetically bad with no clear coat on it but mechanically sound. I have a Kia now but I might go to Acura again.
To add, the NSX was designed to pretty much be the poor man’s Ferrari, it was supposed to be affordable…the new one threw that out the door by pricing it out of 80% of people’s ability to afford it
One reason TLX sales are in the dumps is because Acura isn’t building them. I’ve been checking four dealers within 4 hours of me since November for a Type S and so far only two of them have received two each and they sold right away. As for the tech and Aspec, the most I’ve seen on the lot at once is 3. I just put a deposit down last week to secure one and they told me 60-90 days and that it could possibly be a 2025 model at this point.
I never really got Acura. They seem to be like Hondas with marginally different styling. Their cars aren’t particularly fast or luxurious. Not sure what they are trying to do.
Just left Acura after being an owner since my 2001 CL. The new TLX is pretty but the small rare seat and infotainment issues made me get rid of it. As a car guy there is nothing the brand has for me. My wife loves her 2022 MDX.
Why Acura is failing??? Because it's expensive without the luxury features.... when comparing an Acura to a Lexus, you can clearly see the craftsmanship and material quality differences.... when you get into a Lexus, you know you've stepped into a special expensive luxury car... you know you're in a different class...whereas the Acura won't give you that special "I've made it" feeling... the Acura brand is too expensive.... you pay more for less metal....
Yes there are advantages to buying a Lexus bus with an Acura they still have naturally aspirated V6 in the SUvs and the Lexus is moving away from that. Advantages both ways
It’s funny that modern SUV’s are nothing more than fancy station wagons that resemble the oldest station wagons from the nineteen twenties to thirty’s more than the 40’s to 70’s wagons most remember. They were called station wagons because they were used to transport people and luggage to and from train stations to hotels. People realized they were practical for families so that trend started and is still going strong. It’s ridiculous that people who wouldn’t be caught dead in a station wagon are buying and driving renamed station wagons called SUV’s!. Mini vans don’t look like early station wagons. My mom drove a 1960 Studebaker lark station wagon and now a daughter drives a CR-V Honda station wagon lol!. Just like when I was a kid it’s mostly women driving the SUV station wagons and I can imagine what my mom would have said if someone called her wagon a “sport utility vehicle” Even though it was better than modern SUV’s for hauling or towing sports boats, motorcycles and camping gear and got better gas mileage than the mid sized or large SUV’s of today. Best of all mom’s wagon could be repaired at home with basic car repair tools and there wasn’t any unreliable computer controlled nonsense to empty the bank account. Things and people were better back then, both cars and people were less fake.
Yeah i was a big Acura fan my first vehicle was a 2011 mdx still have it i had wanted to get the tlx type s the none touch screen in 2023 turn me off i ended up getting a Genesis instead no regrets.
I have nothing but Acura and Honda great vehicles no issues. The brand isn’t going anywhere. They are like everything quite expensive. Sedans are going away sadly.
If they made a two door bare bones RSX Type S 300 hp 4 cylinder Turbo, only in 6 speed manual, or bring back a two door Integra 6 speed manual, the entire planet does not need a four door family car or SUV. Plus that greed upcharge doesn't help..
Acura is a good brand they just don’t put enough money into Acura as it’s too close to a Honda like for example a Honda civic si is a manual version of an integra and the interiors are identical !!also the technology isn’t there they just put a digital speedometer on this years mdx for the first time ..tech needs to be better on all models and higher hp. All of the type S models are amazing! I get it there not innovative as a German car because of its new it has more potential to fail and they want to keep the reliability of the brand. But besides reliability what do they have ..people figure .. get a Honda !! I do want that type s integra as the 98 integra was my first car
No matter how good the Acura may be ain’t nobody buying it at that price they should just merge with Honda and act like nothing happend you see a sht ton of Hondas when you go out can’t say the same for acura
The title of your video makes absolutely no sense whatsoever! Every car maker is in a slump right now. My TLX is one of the best cars (in EVERY category) I've ever owned...certainly the best sedan I've owned. Prices are going up for ALL makes. ALL makes will be electric at some point. Welcome to the future.
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The new Integra is like Bigfoot… people claim to have seen one, apparently its real, yet I have personally never witnessed one pass me by!
haha not many around
I’ve seen many around, problem is that it’s looks way too similar to the TLX, you almost can’t tell them apart
That's because its thrown a rod lol
No...not bigfoot... it's more like Jesus...everyone tells you he's with you, but you can't see him at all....
I own the 2023 Integra Aspec and have only seen 2 others since I purchased mine almost 1 1/2 years ago. Personally I love the car !
I love Acura, even daily my 04 TL with 250k miles and running like a champ…my problem is that they’re entirely too expensive, I looked at a TLX, loved it, but I’d never be able to afford it, 64k I’ll just keep driving my TL and repair it as I go
That's true for all car manufacturers these days. I wish everyone would stop buying until these manufacturers realize $50k+ for a grocery getter is ridiculous. Even $40k+ is too much.
RIP Acura, sad ending!
Yes
I have one of the last 2023 Acura TLX with SH-AWD and the Advanced Package and i love it. Im planning to get the Type S when they refresh the model, but i belive a touchscreen, more interior space (for the TLX at least), and a hybrid option would do wonders for the brand.
Yeah they are great cars just need an overhaul on engines or tech
The TLX is too heavy for a "sports" car. The Integra needed at the very least AWD to differentiate itself from a Civic type R. 5 extra Hp is not cutting it.
I agree, awd should have been to separate it from the Civic
If they made the TLX Type S a second faster I would have bought it.
Nice cars
Really!
I'm not sure I want any new product from Honda these days. Quality is going downhill and j d power puts Honda well below average. Prices are crazy too an Accord is considerably more expensive than a Camry and has more issues. No thanks
Thanks for sharing
62k for type s in Canada.hard pass
Exactly
I will miss the Honda lawnmower to!
Cheers
Acura is a great vehicle
Yes I agree and I am surprised it’s not more popular
@@markholubetzwhat about the MDX? I hear it outsells all other luxury SUVS in its’ class. So, please elaborate on the MDX? I heard they got rid of the track pad…so it may go back up.
I love my MDX…best brand I ever owned
Overpriced, underpowered, and just meh.
That’s fair. And that’s likely part of the equation
Love driving my 2021 TLX turbo 4. Best car I ever had.
Nice cars
The integra is too expensive and doesn’t look very good
Thank you for your honesty. The "headlines" always state in bold, Toyota-Honda. But if we read the details beyond the headline we realize a different story exists. Personally I prioritize "reliability" and the JD Power reliability score. So if you can live with hard touch plastics or survive without needless "luxuries" like a heated steering wheel then look at Mitsubishi or Nissan. My Nissan Note has a timing chain. 6 cyl Hondas have a timing belt. Folks, that is big. If your belt snaps your engine seizes.
I’ve been trying to buy either an integra s or one with a manual for a couple months. Most of the problem is the dealers. I contacted many dealers and asked what is you best out the door price and they don’t want to give. If they wanted to sell they would do it but they are more interred in trying to squeeze me by getting me there in person.
i love my Acura
Nice cars
I think the rdx sells because the folks who want a crv without a cvt can get one. Acuras prices shot up quite cast over the last few years.....chasing away potential customers. I like the tlx and the integra........just not in the market for anything right now.
I feel that they are just too expensive for for what they are and quality control issues didn't help. I wonder what parts will be available to repair these low production vehicles in the future.
Great vehicles but as far as the competition they re missing alot of options that are standard on others or only 2B had with the top trims which makes em costly.
Surprising since Toyota’s Lexus can’t make enough cars!❤
That’s true
The best car that Acura ever made was the Legend. Honda is also having issues with their cars today. I had a 1997 Honda Civic manual Ex and a 2021 Honda Accord and they were fine but today's Honda cars are having issues.
Bring back the old Vtech engines
That would be a win
I read something last week that GM said that the Malibu is going to be discontinued by Nov 2024. That was one of the longest-running and most successful vehicles in history
When you get into Alexis, you feel like you're in a something different than a Toyota. But when you get into an acura, you feel like you're getting into a spicy Honda. So why buy an acura when you can buy the same car for less money at Honda with less horsepower and a lower Price
Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying but it sounded to me like you were saying people are looking for SUV's and EV's. I get the SUV part but EV's? It's pretty clear that most people that want an EV are buying Tesla. Ask Ford. They lost $1.3B in their EV division in the 1st quarter. Other brands are just sitting rotting on lots. I apologize if I misunderstood what you were saying. Fun conversation.
Electrification will be the brands doom. Nobody wants an EV. The Fiskar Ocean is virtually bankrupt. Lucid is virtually bankrupt. Ditto Canoo and Rivian i pfedict is also going belly up. Then GM and Ford have 120 to 150 days inventory with EVs...so Acura needs no.EVs but maybe Hybrids like Toyota and Lexus. Even Tesla has slashed prices because the big hurt is coming. According to Scotty, Elon has pulled the plug on building more chargers. I know i will own an EV. I think they are next to useless
You bet, the writing is on the wall. Some brands are pulling back committment and it will be interesting what the next 10 years looks like
@markholubetz I live in Bloomington, IL in the US.
Rivian can't sell their overpriced EV'S and are stacking up in the State Farm overflow lot.
Now I hear they are hoping to build another plant. Not sustainable.
@@jeffreycheng5984 Wow
Tesla Model Y is literally the world’s best-selling car. The Rivian R1s was the best-selling SUV in the US last quarter over $70k. It is literally by definition false that “no one” wants an EV.
@@nerdbikes3841 ok almost no one
The integra couldn’t sell at 25k twenty years ago , price killed it the first time and now it’s a 40 to 50k$ civic compact. It’s just not worth it. A tlx is way more car for the same money
I would agree. The type S is cool with the flares but very pricey as there are options like the Civic Type R or the VW Golf R
@@markholubetz a GTI is a better vehicle , maybe not more reliable but more practical and a great ride for 30k and that golf R is a time away from embarrassing people.
The problem with Acura is availability. Try finding an TLX Type S. Completely impossible. When you can't get one it will kill the sales. What the Acura sales people are telling me is they have shifted all their manufacturing energy into a new EV. Makes no sense since people actually want the TLX Type S and if it goes like almost every other EV it will just sit and erode profits.
I had a 97 Integra when I first enlisted in the US Army in 2008. Aesthetically bad with no clear coat on it but mechanically sound. I have a Kia now but I might go to Acura again.
There may be some great buys over there
@@markholubetz most definitely, especially CPO acuras.
acura in thunder bay is best dealership I ever been to
Didn't Acura have their own engines at one time? Now they have the same complicated non-popular drive trains that keep me from trying the new Accord.
Their V6 turbo is exclusive to Acura.
To add, the NSX was designed to pretty much be the poor man’s Ferrari, it was supposed to be affordable…the new one threw that out the door by pricing it out of 80% of people’s ability to afford it
One reason TLX sales are in the dumps is because Acura isn’t building them. I’ve been checking four dealers within 4 hours of me since November for a Type S and so far only two of them have received two each and they sold right away. As for the tech and Aspec, the most I’ve seen on the lot at once is 3.
I just put a deposit down last week to secure one and they told me 60-90 days and that it could possibly be a 2025 model at this point.
Oh no. My dream is to get a Typs S manual before the age of souless electro auto's
I never really got Acura. They seem to be like Hondas with marginally different styling. Their cars aren’t particularly fast or luxurious. Not sure what they are trying to do.
That’s a fair assessment. I hear that. The NSX was an outlier.
Ploblem with acura is old looking interior.
I actually am saving up for a integra gonna be a couple of years but that’s the goal
great plan. Nice cars
They should keep making sedans!
I agree, they should go back to that
Its just a more expensive "premium" Honda 🤷🏻♂️
No shit Sherlock
@@sneakerfreak2002 😂
Just left Acura after being an owner since my 2001 CL. The new TLX is pretty but the small rare seat and infotainment issues made me get rid of it. As a car guy there is nothing the brand has for me. My wife loves her 2022 MDX.
Integra manual only for the higher trim for more $$$ is silly. Go figure
For sure
Acura isn’t going anywhere. Sedans are finished.
Acura should have put the 2.0T engine in the base Integra.
Well….
Why Acura is failing??? Because it's expensive without the luxury features.... when comparing an Acura to a Lexus, you can clearly see the craftsmanship and material quality differences.... when you get into a Lexus, you know you've stepped into a special expensive luxury car... you know you're in a different class...whereas the Acura won't give you that special "I've made it" feeling... the Acura brand is too expensive.... you pay more for less metal....
Yes there are advantages to buying a Lexus bus with an Acura they still have naturally aspirated V6 in the SUvs and the Lexus is moving away from that. Advantages both ways
Honda and Acura shouldn't go ev
That’s fair
The world is like a wheel. Up down, up down. Nature's way of maintaining balance and survival for the fittest.
Oh geez.
It’s funny that modern SUV’s are nothing more than fancy station wagons that resemble the oldest station wagons from the nineteen twenties to thirty’s more than the 40’s to 70’s wagons most remember. They were called station wagons because they were used to transport people and luggage to and from train stations to hotels. People realized they were practical for families so that trend started and is still going strong. It’s ridiculous that people who wouldn’t be caught dead in a station wagon are buying and driving renamed station wagons called SUV’s!. Mini vans don’t look like early station wagons. My mom drove a 1960 Studebaker lark station wagon and now a daughter drives a CR-V Honda station wagon lol!. Just like when I was a kid it’s mostly women driving the SUV station wagons and I can imagine what my mom would have said if someone called her wagon a “sport utility vehicle” Even though it was better than modern SUV’s for hauling or towing sports boats, motorcycles and camping gear and got better gas mileage than the mid sized or large SUV’s of today. Best of all mom’s wagon could be repaired at home with basic car repair tools and there wasn’t any unreliable computer controlled nonsense to empty the bank account. Things and people were better back then, both cars and people were less fake.
Yeah i was a big Acura fan my first vehicle was a 2011 mdx still have it i had wanted to get the tlx type s the none touch screen in 2023 turn me off i ended up getting a Genesis instead no regrets.
How are you going to say that Acura is failing in the electrification market when they have barely even started selling any electric vehicles?
NSX
@@markholubetz An electric NSX hasn’t even been on sale yet
I have nothing but Acura and Honda great vehicles no issues. The brand isn’t going anywhere. They are like everything quite expensive. Sedans are going away sadly.
The cost is to high
If they made a two door bare bones RSX Type S 300 hp 4 cylinder Turbo, only in 6 speed manual, or bring back a two door Integra 6 speed manual, the entire planet does not need a four door family car or SUV. Plus that greed upcharge doesn't help..
What was the name of the nail in The Electric car Market. Its name was Winter.
If Acura be the first to go back to the basic they will make a comeback all this technology without reliability ain’t making it.
Acura is a good brand they just don’t put enough money into Acura as it’s too close to a Honda like for example a Honda civic si is a manual version of an integra and the interiors are identical !!also the technology isn’t there they just put a digital speedometer on this years mdx for the first time ..tech needs to be better on all models and higher hp. All of the type S models are amazing! I get it there not innovative as a German car because of its new it has more potential to fail and they want to keep the reliability of the brand. But besides reliability what do they have ..people figure .. get a Honda !! I do want that type s integra as the 98 integra was my first car
I’m still seeing them all over, integras, I think they are still selling, Hondas are going to be more on the roads they are cheaper
Yes that’s true
No matter how good the Acura may be ain’t nobody buying it at that price they should just merge with Honda and act like nothing happend you see a sht ton of Hondas when you go out can’t say the same for acura
Thats fair, its getting pricey and there is stiff comeptition
@@markholubetz a lot of competition we got even Kia making good cars for the last 4 years realistically a comeback for Acura would be imposible
Honda will be next with there crappy 1.5 turbos
Acura is sourcing their parts from Boeing.
Ouch
With the priceypu pay for a brand new Acura Integra or etc, ypu can literally buy a 3-4 year old BMW 8 series.... that's what I did last month....
So much for your typical rice burners.
Cheers
Rod issues? What is this the Blue Brothers driving a dodge 1974 dodge monaco?
"What was that? "The motor, 'we've thrown a rod.
Haha, I love it
"Infiniti for the brand" see what you did there 😂
Haha
Make products that people dont want, have no soul, less reliable, and cost too much.
Who could have seen this coming? 😂😂
Haha
Lexus is better. Why settle for less?
I passed a tesla dealership today and the entire lot was full of those crappy cars.
Bingo
There is no such thing as a Tesla dealership
@@nerdbikes3841 there is in the town not far from me!
Price. Acura prices are prohibitive where I live, and I personally consider them ugly
That’s fair and probably which many people skip them
The title of your video makes absolutely no sense whatsoever! Every car maker is in a slump right now. My TLX is one of the best cars (in EVERY category) I've ever owned...certainly the best sedan I've owned. Prices are going up for ALL makes. ALL makes will be electric at some point. Welcome to the future.
Please stop your nonsense
Thanks