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10094 messages, Last post on Feb 28, 2010 at 8:34 AM
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Replying to: shmang (May 01, 2009 7:51 pm) The engine is the heart and soul of any auto and I've yet to see a 4 banger that did not vibrate and buzz too much for my taste. IMO no amount of glitz will make up for that.
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Replying to: draz2 (May 01, 2009 4:36 pm) I couldn't care less what Wards thinks. The ergonomics in the TL are terrible, and the materials look and feel cheap. The cheap plastic fake aluminum trim looks like cheap plastic. The center stack is cheap plastic, and the console is cheap plastic. The TL interior is basically the same quality as what you get in a Mazda6 or Nissan Maxima. The only difference is the Mazda and Nissan aren't pretending to be luxury cars. I actually prefer the Maxima. |
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Replying to: draz2 (May 01, 2009 8:08 pm) I've driven the Genesis and found it to be very impressive, top notch IMO. If I was in the market it would definitely be on the list.
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Replying to: draz2 (May 01, 2009 8:08 pm) You're conveniently leaving out the fact that the TL is getting annihilated by the 3 series. 8,464 of which were sold in March. Numbers indeed don't lie, and the TL isn't even close to being the segment leader. TL buyers must be blind, I don't know how they could get past the styling if they could actually see it. 5 series sales were 4,040 in March, by the way. How's that RL doing these days?
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Replying to: shmang (May 01, 2009 7:51 pm) Acura TL 2293 Audi A4 2202 Hardly a trouncing or difinitive difference.
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Replying to: lexusguy (May 01, 2009 8:20 pm) You really seem to like to display your ignorance with statements like, "I actually prefer the Maxima." That would be the same Maxima with that "awesome" CVT transmission that feels like a loose rubber band attached to a flywheel, right? Wow, you're a real car guy. I can tell. |
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Replying to: lexusguy (May 01, 2009 8:27 pm)
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Replying to: draz2 (May 01, 2009 8:32 pm) We're just talking about cars here - not about really important things, like books, music or single malt Scotch. |
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Replying to: houdini1 (May 01, 2009 8:21 pm)
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Replying to: draz2 (May 01, 2009 8:32 pm) Considering their choices, yes, I would say I do. I don't judge an interior by whether the stereo can play DVDs, or whether the NAV system has Zagat ratings and weather reports. There's nothing inherently luxurious about techie-gizmos. I don't take luxury vacations at a Best Buy. The fact is, Acura loads their cars up with tech features as a crutch. They know they cannot compete with Audi, or BMW, or even Lexus when it comes to quality of the leather, or switchgear, or dashboard materials, so they go on an on about how much technology you get as standard. I'm just not interested. The TL is like the Saab 9-3, a quasi-luxury car built on a pedestrian platform that uses smoke and mirrors to disguise what it actually is. It's less transparently shameless than something like a Lincoln MKZ, but that's about as much praise as I can give. |
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