Used Car of the Day: 2003 Acura RSX

by Tim Healey

Published: August 22nd, 2024

Today we go back to one of my favorite sport hatches with a 2003 Acura RSX.

This six-speed manual has 51,000 miles on it and has not been in an accident. The features list looks long, but I do not see many mods -- my off-the-top-of-head familiarity with the RSX factory-option list isn't great, so correct me if I am wrong.

The clutch and master cylinder/slave cylinder were replaced in 2020.

While the car has not been in a collision, it does have some minor scratches and rust.

It is old enough to drink, after all. And now I feel old.

Anyway, if this tickles your fancy like it does mine, you can find it in California for $16,250.

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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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Tassos on Aug 23, 2024
OLD, 15 years older than a PROPER Used car should be. Obsolete Overpriced All 3 necessary for TIM to pick this POS up. on TOP of all, it is a GOD dAM ACURA. If you like this kind of crap, save your $ AND GET A HONDA.

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- Tassos on Aug 23, 2024
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Mike Beranek on Aug 23, 2024
I've learned to ignore the prices on the subject examples. But a more reasonable RSX, say in the $5-6k range, would be a sweet beater. Last of the (luxury) hot hatches.

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