Randy's 2010 Acura TSX Rolls 500,000 Miles

[@TysonHugie]

Here's an article I wrote on the car with some additional detail, including an analysis of the Carfax report. Huge congrats to Randy (John) on this achievement!! journal.classiccars.com/2023/07/19/half-million-miler-randys-2010-acura-is-finally-broken-in/

[@jasoncarvalho2639]

Congrats on 500,000 miles!!! As a fellow 2nd gen TSX owner I wish to reach that one day! Awesome cars that were built to last!!!

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks Jason!

[@shawngeorge2585]

Did you change the timing belt?

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

@@shawngeorge2585they are chain driven motors.

[@Bear_Arms]

@@NYPATRIOTBX not on my V6. I'm about to replace my timing belt on my '10 TSX V6 with about 165K miles. It's going to be the second time I do the service, and it's going to cost me about $1.5K. It's worth the cost, I love the car.

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

@@Bear_Arms Well aware of the differences in the V6, but they only account for a small number of the TSX’s on the road, as the majority of them are the 2.4L . Yikes, I Couldn’t imagine paying anyone to work on my car, been a mechanic for over 22 years. If you were around me I would have surely charged you half of that. They are great cars, I just recently hit 300k with mine.

[@victorblock3421]

The Japanese culture that never compromises on the quality of each and every component as well as assembly results in what we see. Nice "feel good" video. Thank you for being in the right place at the right time!

[@TysonHugie]

That’s a great way of putting it. Thank you!

[@nealwhite1474]

I own a 2012 TSX Sport Wagon with 87k miles on it. I have a LONG way to go to hit Randy's milestone! It's great to see these cars hit 500k miles, and one of many reasons why I love Honda/Acura. Great vid!

[@TysonHugie]

Awesome, those Sport Wagons are rare and cool!

[@williamporter8458]

2012 TSX wagon too! 123k and it's been incredible. So incredible that when I bought a new car this year, I kept my Acura too. I have a sneaky suspicion the Acura will outlast it 😂

[@theopenroadahead]

Wow! Congratulations to John for his 500,000 mile rollover! Very cool you were able to be there for the event. The best part is, despite having over a half million miles on the odometer, the car drives along like it’s got 100,000 miles… or even less. Thanks for sharing this!

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@GS-sm3jo]

Congratulations and here's to another 500,000 miles! 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@TysonHugie]

Agreed!

[@dre_707]

More like 🇯🇵 😂

[@carlossantiago5676]

Man this is good to hear! I currently own a 2010 TSX and it’s at 157,000 miles and it’s running like a beauty with two 12s in their 🔊

[@TysonHugie]

That's awesome!

[@txaccord]

Love high mile content. Congrats on the awesome milestone! Glad you documented it on video for him.

[@TysonHugie]

Absolutely! I guess he’s halfway to you, haha.

[@acuracl88]

Congrats Randy!!!! TSX's are THE BEST!!

[@TysonHugie]

Well-deserved, to the car and the driver!

[@brichpmr]

My 2012 TSX is the wagon version with that K24z3 motor. Now with 83k on the clock, I want to keep my wagon forever. Build quality, suspension, utility and that palpable fun to drive quality baked in by Honda engineering.

[@TysonHugie]

Agreed, very solid cars!

[@MrJohndo18]

Awesome milestone congrats! Having owned mostly Japanese cars i can attest to their reliability. I currently own a 2010 RL 110k and 2003 CL-S 6MT 80K but the cherry on top is my girlfriends 2012 Tsx with 220K. Biggest key has been maintenance which i do religiously myself. I change all the fluids over to synthetics where possible and stay on top of anything that breaks. Her car only struts replaced due to New England roads and thats it. Hoping to hit the 500k club some day thanks for the inspiration.

[@TysonHugie]

That's awesome, thanks for watching

[@romeropostali520]

Tyson, buy this car! We want to see it restored like the RSX!

[@TysonHugie]

Haha I admit the thought crossed my mind!

[@travelseatsyellowlab]

Is John willing to sell? That's the question. If I were him, it'd either be sold for a price that's irresponsible to refuse. Otherwise, it'd be a hard no.

[@EmirMuhic]

Congratulations on the milestone, John! Great car youve got there!

[@TysonHugie]

He takes pride in his ride :)

[@mxndo619]

I have a k24 6mt tsx and i have 144k miles, love the car. glad to see it should last me. I wish you made more videos on the cu2! Came back to this video to comment after binging a few videos on your channel.

[@TysonHugie]

Awesome, thanks for visiting the channel. Hopefully I can create some more CU2 content.

[@aslanbagaev6115]

Tyson, you made me a fan of this Legend.

[@TysonHugie]

Mission accomplished!

[@chrisb15679]

My 2011 wagon just clicked over 176k miles. It was dyno tuned at 150k miles. Still drives like stock but with 40 more hp and can still hit 30mpg freeway on roadtrips 👍 I love Hondas!

[@TysonHugie]

That’s awesome!

[@roguedobie]

@@chrisb15679 what did you do for a tune?

[@dre_707]

Just got my wagon a month ago

[@acura2g]

Congratulations John! 500k is a great milestone 😉 accomplishment. Keep us posted on the miles!

[@TysonHugie]

He'll appreciate that!

[@ronlam3654]

Congrats, John! I am creeping to 420,000km in Canada. Unfortunately, my car takes more abuse from the salt and rust in the winter.😢

[@TheHarmanjot]

@@ronlam3654what year is your tsx? I’m in Toronto with 290,000km.

[@ronlam3654]

​​@@TheHarmanjotMy TSX is an 06 and recently passed 440,000km.

[@denvernn]

Congrats on the milestone! The TSX was built to last! Great article you wrote Tyson.

[@TysonHugie]

That’s for sure!

[@xelawash]

Congratulations!!💪 As a owner of several Honda and Acura cars, I’m not surprised and I’m encouraged to get mine to the half million mile mark.

[@TysonHugie]

Very nice!

[@marcperras9072]

That's so cool. 500,000 miles is appropriately 800,000 kilometers. Another 121,371 miles will make 1,000,000 kilometers. Another nice number rollover to capture on camera. Your Legend is getting closer to reaching it.

[@TysonHugie]

That’s true! Have to keep that in mind

[@smiddysmidton8313]

Wow that is 800 000 kms in my world! We have had our CU2 6mt since new ,12 years now and only just maintenance . Brilliant cars.

[@TysonHugie]

Agreed 🙂

[@KennyMcCray]

That’s awesome. I like seeing them next to eachother. I think the legend has better lines

[@TysonHugie]

Great designs for sure

[@terrylam4787]

500k miles is insane. I have a 2018 ILX and I’ll be happy if it would provide me with 250k trouble free miles.

[@TysonHugie]

You will get there for sure!

[@terrylam4787]

Yes sir 😊

[@roguedobie]

I just got a 2nd gen tsx, looking forward to rolling 500k!

[@TysonHugie]

Congrats!

[@ronnyreynaabreu]

i have the 3.5 v6 Acura tsx with 116k miles and i hope to also reach this mileage with my acura that's why i love hondas because they are built forever congratulations.

[@TysonHugie]

Awesome ride!

[@addiewinnie]

Awesome!!! I had a 2003 Honda Accord EX manual transmission with the same engine and it was extremely reliable!!!! I owned it 14 years… It only had 100k miles when I traded it in for new Honda Accord…

[@TysonHugie]

Very nice!

[@Idtelos]

Awesome! My 2022 Acura Ilx I got back in september has only 10k miles on it since new. Maybe one day It will hit 500k miles like that TLX. It does have that that sweet K24 NA engine. Here's hoping!

[@TysonHugie]

Fingers crossed!

[@thatguyjai]

I have a 2008 Acura RL. I have around 230k miles on it. The car has been very reliable.

[@TysonHugie]

That's awesome, keep on rolling!

[@Bear_Arms]

That's a lot of driving. I have a '10 TSX V6 with only 165K miles. Relative to this guy, I guess I'm just breaking my car in at this point. The V6 version of this car is also super reliable. I have had no major issue so far, and I purchased the car new. I love the car, I hope both me and the car will be around to hit 500k miles. At the rate I'm going, the car would have to last me another 30 years for me to see 500K miles on the odometer. I don't ever plan on selling it, so it may happen.

[@TysonHugie]

@@Bear_Arms awesome!

[@richardhaas9519]

Still love the lines on this model.

[@TysonHugie]

Agreed

[@FrldyZX87]

Nice timing! I was just asking about the CU2 TSX's on the channel a few videos ago 😀My 2010 has been very reliable until recently. Starting to have the dreaded oil consumption issue 😬

[@TysonHugie]

I didn't know oil consumption was a thing on those!

[@kunchiwu6382]

I have a 2009 TSX with Glacier Blue which I like very much. It has about 165k miles now and has oil consumption issue ae well. I was told many Honda's car has this kind of issues after it hits over 100k. I just change oil early when check oil level light starts to pop up. Other than that, my car is very reliable.

[@LordVader2U]

156k on my 2010 TSX 2.4 Tech. Still going strong ! Only issues have been rust related

[@TysonHugie]

Very nice!

[@MrMrdlegend]

Very cool! That K series has become a proven bulletproof engine like the older accord 2.2. I was just in a Camry taxi that had 375k in Boston.

[@TysonHugie]

Love hearing stories like that from all around. Makes me want to put a few extra miles on the coupe to get to 600k faster.

[@xgmelgar9687]

I got the TSX new in 2010. Just got a new updated screen for it, but was wondering if it's coming to the end of life at 100k miles. I guess I have a while to go 😃😃

[@TysonHugie]

Keep goin!

[@Rahul-ce3no]

About 135K on my 2012 Wagon, bought an ex-loaner and have owned it 10.5 years. Fingers crossed to reach 200K! Great job @TysonHugie on the find and video and kudos to John!

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks! You are on the right track!

[@mahanrandhawa]

Maybe you guys both hit 600k together! That be cool.

[@TysonHugie]

Oooh that’s a cool idea!

[@HiFiInsider]

mid week video! yay! I like the stickers. Where can I find some?

[@TysonHugie]

Lots of content these next few weeks

[@JamesProvenzano-p7g]

I have a 2012 TSX 4 cylinder with 281,000 and going strong. I brought it with 10,000 miles and just recently changed struts and the rest was routine maintenance. Still original trans so change that fluid.

[@TysonHugie]

Awesome!

[@douglasdowns4846]

Hard to believe an engine with 500K on it doesn't leak oil! So many questions....what are the oil change intervals etc.?

[@TysonHugie]

I’ll note that Q for the follow up!

[@yuzaimiyusof5532]

I have the same year of TSX with 6 speed. Purchased at 38k and now it is 88k. A long way to go to 500k :)

[@TysonHugie]

Awesome

[@garciadavid582]

I hope mines makes it like yours..Mine has 189k.. Any xtra tips to keep it going same as yours.i saw video good info

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks, I think just routine maint!

[@garciadavid582]

@@TysonHugie congratulations..you still have it? Still running good?

[@randomrebuilds]

This is incredible and with only an alternator change? So no timing chain, guides or water pumps? Its no wonder the K swap is the way to go over B and H series engines!

[@TysonHugie]

For sure. I'll have to ask him about any other maintenance items. I'm taking a few notes for a follow-up. The CARFAX report is pretty light on data too.

[@moonman_8935]

I've always wanted a used 2010 TSX V6. Such a rare car to find.

[@TysonHugie]

Yes very rare!

[@atmartens]

I’m kind of curious about a few things… 1: Did you use regular or premium gas? 2: My 2008 TL Type S and my previous 06 TL have seemed to have leather issues. A lot of others seem to have the same. Have you noticed the wear on your leather in your TSX? 3: Did you flush your transmission fluid or is it original? 4: Does the AC work well? Just curious with you all living out there lol.

[@TysonHugie]

Great questions! I’ll see what he says about these.

[@atmartens]

@@TysonHugie thanks! Also, curious, do you think you’d ever buy a first generation RDX?

[@mfnabez]

Also interested in these answers

[@BUDS228]

Way more miles than me. I bought a brand new 2010 TL SHAWD TECH and I currently have 57,000 miles on it. My alternator was the only thing that needed to be replaced as well. Has he had the timing belt done?

[@TysonHugie]

This engine is a K24 with a timing chain, not a belt. You don't need to change it.

[@travelseatsyellowlab]

In spite of all the mileage, his TLX still looks new. Clearly it has been extremely well maintained over the years.

[@TysonHugie]

Agreed!

[@chrismiller7949]

Between Randy, Josh Clymer, and your TSX and ILX we have enough proof the K-series engines are built to last.

[@TysonHugie]

That's for sure!

[@Gychen888]

Did he do any suspension work after all those miles? Starter? Air conditioning? When did he do fluid for transmission? I’m trying to learn about car maintenance on my tsx!

[@TysonHugie]

I’ll have to check on all that!

[@ВладимирКириленко-щ5ъ]

Very good cars 👍

[@TysonHugie]

Definitely

[@bryanCLXT]

I just bought a 2011 acura Rdx turbo sh awd with 110k i hope to get to the 300k club but 500k is a Feat Not for the Weak !! Amazing

[@TysonHugie]

Congrats!

[@gregmathis7697]

Randomly meet John and his TSX is such a great story. I think it’s time for him to upgrade to a vanity plate to mark this occasion. TSX500K?

[@TysonHugie]

Haha, that's a perfect idea!

[@NateGarcia-b2m]

Quick message. It says premium recommended on gas cap. Does he put premium or regular 87?

[@NateGarcia-b2m]

For the tsx

[@TysonHugie]

He sold the car a while back but I think he did tell me he was running premium

[@marlonbaird6070]

Cu2/cw2 are amazing cars,they dont have the best power but damn they amazing to own i miss mine

[@TysonHugie]

Agreed, great platform!

[@azoreanblade2]

Timing with this video, ended up buying a 2012 TSX on july 20th. Has the larger J35 engine in it.

[@TysonHugie]

That’s a great ride. Congrats!

[@WavyCarlos]

I have a 2010 4 cylinder, with 91k miles hasn’t let me down once, I’ll be doing maintenance on it soon! What do your recommend to change, obviously oil but other than that

[@TysonHugie]

I would check into the cooling system. Maybe hoses!

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

I have a 2010 tsx with 289k can’t wait to see it hit 300k

[@TysonHugie]

Awesome, keep going!

[@pilotvanquish3886]

Amazing! Do you happen to know if he's been running premium fuel from 40k-500k miles?

[@TysonHugie]

I'll note that as a future question!

[@Luisito3398]

Did you ever change the timing belt?

[@TysonHugie]

yes he did

[@oscarastudillo2846]

Only an alternator? Does it consume oil?

[@TysonHugie]

I’ll have to ask

[@cartere9981]

Love my 2013 tsx I avoided the years of the oil consumption issues which were 09-10s that had the bad rings, just 340k miles to go for me to hit 500k😂

[@TysonHugie]

They are great cars for sure

[@TheKPABA]

It’s wild honestly on so many levels, one is financial side his cost per mile is probably insane, but also minimizing the environmental impact by keeping this thing running until 500k, your average tesla owner would probably have bought 4-5 teslas to get 500k combined and brag about saving planet all the time.

[@TysonHugie]

Haha that's true

[@abdulrehman-dl6of]

Did he use premium or regular gas? (91 vs 87)

[@TysonHugie]

I'm not sure, he no longer has the car unfortunately.

[@brichpmr]

I run 91 octane religiously, and that is specified as an ok choice in the owners' manual.

[@robert_muhin]

This mileage is really impressive. There are no Acuras in the part of the world where I live, but we do have a lot of 8th generation Accords. As far as I understand, these are twin brothers with this Acura. But Accords honestly do not shine with such reliability. And I have not seen them with such a mileage.

[@TysonHugie]

That’s good to know!

[@harrytej]

Nice. The build on these Acuras is surely better then

[@nokomokwele6205]

Mine here in South Africa is badged as Honda Accord. Great car indeed

[@antoniocvjetkovic2462]

Nice video Tyson, I have had 2 TSX here in Europe. It is actually Accord Euro CU2, mine currently is also 2010 with 2.4 and automatic, 130k miles / 210k kms. I think it would be very popular video to make, about his ownership and maintenance routine. Even though TSX is very reliable, this second generation has had some popular flaws: VTC gear, rear brakes, CV joints, oil consumption. It would be pretty amazing to see how this TSX 500k miles made with only starter being replaced.

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you for watching! I will have to put together another video

[@brucedao2360]

Wow I am buying a 2010 TSX with 280k Km on the odometer from a family friend. Really hope I can drive it out to 500K miles. Grats! Btw any tips on maintenance?

[@TysonHugie]

Awesome, congrats! Main stuff is fluids, tires, and brakes!

[@brucedao2360]

@@TysonHugie ok thanks! Good to know that the engine and transmission are quality. I've watched scotty Kilmer on this model and he said it burns up oil in high mileage zone. Did you encounter the same issue? Cheers!

[@MaNu-pp1em]

Honda Quality at its best. Congrats Randy.🎉

[@TysonHugie]

Right on!

[@aidenpetrella5519]

I have a tsx with 300k, I’ll get there soon

[@TysonHugie]

@@aidenpetrella5519 awesome!

[@richardhaas9519]

Cool! Traded my 09 TSX in at 99,990.

[@TysonHugie]

Aw, darn!

[@daverenken1371]

As part of the half a million miles club it’s a pinch your self moment every time you look at the odometer. Now mine is not a car I have a truck (a 2002 gmc diesel) I think a car is a little more amazing.

[@TysonHugie]

That’s awesome!

[@hollaz2]

What a coincidence you met a guy and his Honda w/ 500k mi over Uber.

[@TysonHugie]

Yes!

[@rafaelbetancourt3551]

Oil changes every 5k??

[@TysonHugie]

I will have him verify that and get back with everyone!

[@jaa2772]

@@TysonHugie curious about transmission fluid intervals as well

[@kevinwilliams1777]

I have a 2012 tsx with 219212 and runs like new

[@TysonHugie]

Very nice!

[@martinkent652]

My 2006 white pearl over black is at 48,000 , guess I have a ways To go' love the Tsx👍

[@TysonHugie]

Nice!

[@brivera98]

My big question is how much oil does it consume lol

[@TysonHugie]

Guess we’ll have to find out

[@gregperez8369]

I’m at 185k in my 2012 tsx im hoping to get this far

[@TysonHugie]

You’ll get there

[@danielmarinez5008]

I have a 2014 tsx with 100k I have a long way to go bulletproof engine.

[@TysonHugie]

Yes you do!

[@zero1fifty8]

$60k in fuel expenses alone😯

[@TysonHugie]

Pretty wild

highway miles matter

[@TysonHugie]

definitely

[@222tyler]

thats fkd

[@TysonHugie]

👍