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Sedans Honda Accord Acura TL vs Honda Accord
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Replying to: zeep6785 (Aug 21, 2007 6:10 pm) That is the national Acura lease deal and I could not get any dealer to do better. Now that I find out that they made the accord bigger and it has no HID lights I really dont like it. Acura will keep their prices up until something really digs into TL sales, TSX lease deals are good, but for me it lacked power. Old Mike |
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Compared to the new '08 Accords my '04 TL is starting to look a little dated. My 48 mo lease is about up and I need to decide whether to buy my TL out for $17K or buy into a new Accord for $25K. Any thoughts? |
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Replying to: dgebler (Oct 18, 2007 11:31 am) |
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Replying to: dgebler (Oct 18, 2007 11:31 am) If so, maybe extend your TL lease for a year and see what the new TL looks like, maybe lease or buy that. It's said that will be a total redesign, probably like the new Accord, plus all-wheel drive (SHAWD), and more expensive. That said, the new Accord is attractive on its own. I am considering the EX-L V6 nav, instead of the used RL I have had in my sights. Now driving a 1999 3.5 RL. |
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Replying to: dgebler (Oct 18, 2007 11:31 am)
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Replying to: exb0 (Oct 19, 2007 6:22 am)
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Replying to: dgebler (Oct 19, 2007 12:36 pm) |
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I'm comparing the Accord and the TL also. I can't stomach shelling out 30+ for a sedan so my comparison is a new accord vs a 2-3 year old TL. The TL, well what's not to love. It's a bit small in the back seat and I haul adult friends around enough that it's a consideration. I like the extra backseat room in the Accord, but, oddly perhaps, I can't get over the huge, hideous and difficult audio control layout. Am I alone thinking they did a horrible job designing it and are going backwards in that regard? The buttons are huge, way too spread out, and non-intuitive. I thought the previous generations weren't so hot either, but this is worse. I honestly miss the mid-90's models (in that regard only) when I could rest my wrist on the automatic shifter and access all the buttons with my fingers without even looking because I knew them so well.
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Replying to: wolveseatsheep (Oct 31, 2007 6:18 pm) |
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Replying to: wolveseatsheep (Oct 31, 2007 6:18 pm) 1st) I had every intention of buying a TL when I decided to purchase my new EX-L Accord in September. The TL's are SWEET, but, they will be redesigned next year and I wasn't willing to have a one year old car that looked old. Also, IMHO, I think the TL design is starting to look dated. Frankly, although the new accord is hardly perfect, I prefer its exterior design to the that of the TL. With regard to the TL, I don't think there will be huge price gap between it and a nicely equipped Accord (particularly if you are willing to wait a few more months). I found some 07 TL's still for sale in Boulder, Colorado and they were eager to get rid of them. I was able to get an initial telephone offer of $30,200 for a base level TL. Of course, there likely are no 07's remaining - but the 08 isn't much different, is it? At the end of its model run and with new competition from the Accord and other manufacturers, I think there will be smoke'n great deals on TLs in the next couple of months (and certainly within the next year). For me, I simply decided I would rather spend 26k on an Accord than 30k on a TL. Haven't regretted my decision yet  2nd) Audio in the Accord. I have a very different opinion about the complexity and design of the Accord's audio system. Without commenting on the nav. system, I think the audio is very well designed and intuitive. It looks complex, but isn't. I'm confident that if you decided to buy the Accord, you would be very happy with the design and would master its operation within 10 minutes or so. The actual quality of sound is a different issue. I think the "upgraded" stereo in the EX-L is "acceptable," at best.
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