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anyone here recently buy an Acura TSX?

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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I work for a Honda supplier. We ship the same parts to all over the place. Honda is very big on using the same company to ship the same parts because then everything is exactly the same. Sure it costs them more to ship half way across the world, but they know exactly what they are getting.
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Are you the ONLY supplier for Honda for the parts you make?

 
Originally posted by: OS
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I work for a Honda supplier. We ship the same parts to all over the place. Honda is very big on using the same company to ship the same parts because then everything is exactly the same. Sure it costs them more to ship half way across the world, but they know exactly what they are getting.
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Are you the ONLY supplier for Honda for the parts you make?
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I'd say yes, for the platform. You must not realize how much work Honda (and all auto companies) goes through to confirm a single little part on a car, from a bolt to a door panel clip. There are weeks and weeks of work put into each. A second supplier would mean double the work.
 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I'd say yes, for the platform. You must not realize how much work Honda (and all auto companies) goes through to confirm a single little part on a car, from a bolt to a door panel clip. There are weeks and weeks of work put into each. A second supplier would mean double the work.
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What does "I'd say yes" mean? That you don't know 100% for sure? It's a simple yes or no question. Your input might not even have any relevance if you're not a supplier for the body trim pieces I'm talking about.

I own an 03 accord LX, the window sticker says it was built in Japan. I thought about trading for an 04 V6, but like I said, the window trim and some of the interior pieces were of noticeably poorer fit and quality than what I have on my car. Looking further, that car was built in Ohio, but this discrepancy might not have anything to do with the location of manufacturer.
 
Originally posted by: OS
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I'd say yes, for the platform. You must not realize how much work Honda (and all auto companies) goes through to confirm a single little part on a car, from a bolt to a door panel clip. There are weeks and weeks of work put into each. A second supplier would mean double the work.
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What does "I'd say yes" mean? That you don't know 100% for sure? It's a simple yes or no question. Your input might not even have any relevance if you're not a supplier for the body trim pieces I'm talking about.

I own an 03 accord LX, the window sticker says it was built in Japan. I thought about trading for an 04 V6, but like I said, the window trim and some of the interior pieces were of noticeably poorer fit and quality than what I have on my car. Looking further, that car was built in Ohio, but this discrepancy might not have anything to do with the location of manufacturer.
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Actually, we do make trim pieces, or the parts to mount them. Either way, WE ship to JAPAN and WE ship to the US. This means that American parts are going into Japan-built cars. The same parts are going into US-built Hondas.
 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: OS
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I'd say yes, for the platform. You must not realize how much work Honda (and all auto companies) goes through to confirm a single little part on a car, from a bolt to a door panel clip. There are weeks and weeks of work put into each. A second supplier would mean double the work.
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What does "I'd say yes" mean? That you don't know 100% for sure? It's a simple yes or no question. Your input might not even have any relevance if you're not a supplier for the body trim pieces I'm talking about.

I own an 03 accord LX, the window sticker says it was built in Japan. I thought about trading for an 04 V6, but like I said, the window trim and some of the interior pieces were of noticeably poorer fit and quality than what I have on my car. Looking further, that car was built in Ohio, but this discrepancy might not have anything to do with the location of manufacturer.
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Actually, we do make trim pieces, or the parts to mount them. Either way, WE ship to JAPAN and WE ship to the US. This means that American parts are going into Japan-built cars. The same parts are going into US-built Hondas.
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That's cool, but you didn't answer the other question. Either way, one would probably have to be pretty high on the totem pole to know for a fact, which I doubt you are.

Does Honda ever switch suppliers for the same part during a generation? If Honda doesn't ever have more than one supplier, why do things like air/oil filters have several different sources?

 
Originally posted by: OS
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: OS
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I'd say yes, for the platform. You must not realize how much work Honda (and all auto companies) goes through to confirm a single little part on a car, from a bolt to a door panel clip. There are weeks and weeks of work put into each. A second supplier would mean double the work.
Click to expand...

What does "I'd say yes" mean? That you don't know 100% for sure? It's a simple yes or no question. Your input might not even have any relevance if you're not a supplier for the body trim pieces I'm talking about.

I own an 03 accord LX, the window sticker says it was built in Japan. I thought about trading for an 04 V6, but like I said, the window trim and some of the interior pieces were of noticeably poorer fit and quality than what I have on my car. Looking further, that car was built in Ohio, but this discrepancy might not have anything to do with the location of manufacturer.
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Actually, we do make trim pieces, or the parts to mount them. Either way, WE ship to JAPAN and WE ship to the US. This means that American parts are going into Japan-built cars. The same parts are going into US-built Hondas.
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That's cool, but you didn't answer the other question. Either way, one would probably have to be pretty high on the totem pole to know for a fact, which I doubt you are.

Does Honda ever switch suppliers for the same part during a generation? If Honda doesn't ever have more than one supplier, why do things like air/oil filters have several different sources?
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Air/oil filters are a consumable, different game.

Honda is very picky about it's suppliers. They must jump through many many many hoops before they are allowed to produce a part. This the anti-thesis of Ford/GM, who aim for value. A Honda supplier very very very very rarely gets dropped because their processes have been evaluated for some time beforehand and their quality is up to Honda's demands. Concievably, a supplier could be dropped, but I haven't heard of it happening and I have been in this market for 5 years.

And no, I do not know if we are the only suppliers. But if the same parts are going to two different continents the cars are being built with them.

And of course they can use more than one supplier, they usually do for consumables such as tires and filters.

Finally, even if the same part was supplied by two different suppliers, they would both have to clear Honda's PPAP requirements in order to actually make it on the vehicle.
 
I bought a 2005 in November and love it. The outside styling is nothing incredible (IMHO) but the interior of that car is absolutely beautiful. Car drives incredibly well .. handles better than a TL. I got the navi (get lost pretty easily) and use it daily. I ended up paying 30,000 OTD ... probably could get it for a little less now.
 
The NAV system is even better when you put in a DVD player and turn it into a mobile entertainment unit 🙂 Or an XBox/PS2 😀

A fully loaded Accord V6 w/ Navi costs less than a TSX, and you get the V6. There were a lot of people who went through the AV6 vs the TSX debate and most ended up going with the AV6, for various reasons.
 
Originally posted by: Toasthead
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
TSX = Made in Japan and the Accord = Made in USA. I've driven both and the TSX's build quality and workmanship is light years ahead of the Accord.
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My accord was made in Japan
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What year is your Accord?
 
wow seems like a lot of people have them. If you don't mind could some please tell me what the paid with the destination charge? 25.8K was the first quote I got so I'm sure I can go lower just not sure how much via PM
 
Originally posted by: MogulMonster
A fully loaded Accord would be just as nice, and possibly less expensive, with the cash incentives Honda has started offering.
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nope. its different.

TSX is more performance oriented..

Accord will be faster in straight line with v6 🙂

 
im reading up on 06 bmw 330i.

price should be about 37k.

but you get 4 years of maintenance with that...

has 255 bhp. redlines @ 7k.

0-60 in 5.6 (probably little faster than that)

I would suggest checking it out at least.
 
Originally posted by: MustangSVT
im reading up on 06 bmw 330i.

price should be about 37k.

but you get 4 years of maintenance with that...

has 255 bhp. redlines @ 7k.

0-60 in 5.6 (probably little faster than that)

I would suggest checking it out at least.
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Thats over their budget? Plus since its a new model I doubt it will go under msrp, if money is a concern.
 
Originally posted by: MustangSVT
Originally posted by: MogulMonster
A fully loaded Accord would be just as nice, and possibly less expensive, with the cash incentives Honda has started offering.
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nope. its different.

TSX is more performance oriented..

Accord will be faster in straight line with v6 🙂
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that and the tsx is the best looking accord out there 🙂
 
Originally posted by: MustangSVT
Originally posted by: MogulMonster
A fully loaded Accord would be just as nice, and possibly less expensive, with the cash incentives Honda has started offering.
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nope. its different.

TSX is more performance oriented..

Accord will be faster in straight line with v6 🙂
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It's for his MOM. I don't think she cares it handles slightly better 😛
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: m2kewl
TSX is the pimp! plus there is the hondata chip to make 229hp, w00t!!!

*hugs his tsx*
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Only for certain manual transmission equipped TSX's
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Hondata has said they plan to do an auto TSX application also in the coming months. They've also said that even further down the line we will see manual and auto i4 accord applications. Lucky us. 😛



 
Is your mom looking for a sporty car to drive or a good fuel efficient daily driver? If she's more interested in the latter, a nice accord is the way to go.
 
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