Used Car of the Day: 2004 Acura RSX Type S

by Tim Healey

Published: November 20th, 2023

used car of the day 2004 acura rsx type s

We're back after a break for the 2023 Los Angeles Show coverage. Today we bring you a 2004 Acura RSX Type S.

Yeah, I know, we use the RSX a lot for this feature. That's because inexpensive compact sports cars with three pedals tend to tickle my fancy and I do most of the picking for this segment.

If you don't like it, you don't have to read further.

For the rest of you, this one is on sale for $5,000 and has 210,000 miles on the clock. It looks mostly clean in the pics, however, one picture show some serious fender rust.

I also see seat tears and the seller admits to more rust around the spoiler and paint chips on the hood.

The seller is the sole owner has added a Mugen sports suspension and an upgraded rear sway bar. The seller added an aftermarket stereo in order to get Bluetooth and has another set of wheels available.

If you, like me, would love to come into possession of a manual-transmission RSX, this one is available in Boston.

[Images: The Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Djgreenlava on Nov 25, 2023

It’s typical for Acuras to have tears in the leather. I’m not sure if it’s the owners or the quality. The Mugen suspension is made by Showa and is rebuildable so that’s a nice bonus.

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Dukeisduke on Nov 27, 2023

Such a shame - this might be worth $5k if it weren't a rustbucket from Massachusetts.

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