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1506 messages, Last post on Nov 09, 2009 at 10:05 AM
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Replying to: bodble2 (Oct 16, 2008 12:37 pm)
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Replying to: bodble2 (Oct 16, 2008 12:31 pm)
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Replying to: billyperks2 (Oct 17, 2008 6:32 am)
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Oct 17, 2008 9:28 am) |
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| Last month, I was folllowing a discussion between Avalon/Camry/ES350 and when one person was repeatedly (in a good way) posting that they are different cars and cannot be compared, the host asked him to leave the discussion (in a rude way). They deleted his post and he said that he is not going to return to this forum. Kirstie is being nice to you, so please have some sanity to the discussion. | |
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Replying to: kennyg8 (Oct 16, 2008 4:16 pm) I believe that an automobile's size alone has nothing to do with agility or performance but it has a great deal to do with convenience. By convenience I mean the overcoming of problems related to moving it around in everyday use. One such problem is parking a longer automobile in a parallel parking space. It also refers to problems involved driving a wider car while heading into a parking slot. Not only is it more difficult to pull into such a space cleanly, but it also means that while parked, wider cars are better targets for being dinged by the opening of doors on cars next to it. Although acceleration, braking, steering agility, and gas milage (among other things) can be extremely important, they aren't everything. I believe that convenience is equally important. The dictionary describes it as "the state of being able to proceed with something with little effort or difficulty". If an automobile becomes large enough where it no longer becomes easy for me to drive, it detracts from all the other good things it has to offer. The '09 FWD TL has become six inches longer and two inches wider while giving me virtually nothing in return. I was considering the '09TL at one time. It's supposedly a wonderful car technically, but its styling decreased my interest greatly. Its added size completely killed off any interest I had left.
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Replying to: billyperks2 (Oct 17, 2008 6:21 am) 
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Replying to: billyperks2 (Oct 17, 2008 6:32 am) Maybe you've got it mixed up with the previous generation TL? They do say memory is the 2nd thing to go for ex-military guys, right after eyesight! 
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| The reason the new TL is bigger is very simple. It's because of the Accord. They're built on the same platform. They always have been. The accord got bigger because that is the trend. It's all about competition and trend.The Camry, Mazda 6, Taurus, Sonata etc. have all gotten bigger too. I might add that the new Accord has been praised for very crisp and precise handling despite its size. | |
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Replying to: bodble2 (Oct 17, 2008 4:17 pm) Now, if anyone out there has test driven the car, I'd like to hear your impressions.
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