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Re: Does not beep everytime [bishop4]
by bodble2
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Nov 05, 2008 (6:41 pm)
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Replying to: bishop4 (Nov 05, 2008 5:53 pm)
Thank you for the clarification. Another question I have is, do you have to grab the door handle a certain way, or at a certain spot, or wrap your hand around the whole handle, etc., to trigger the unlocking? What if you just touch the handle with one finger? Also, do you need to wait a split second after touching the handle before it is unlocked. For example, what if you grab the handle and pull on it to open the door all in one motion (as most people do with a regular door)?
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- #1190 of 1532
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by gundersen
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Nov 05, 2008 (8:33 pm)
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The sales increase has to be because of 08 models. I bought one last month for $5500 off MSRP($28,988) and 2.9% financing. That's a hard deal to pass up. The dealer said they were flying out. I got one of the last ones.
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- #1191 of 1532
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Re: Does not beep everytime [bishop4]
by jaymk
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Nov 05, 2008 (9:30 pm)
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Replying to: bishop4 (Nov 05, 2008 5:53 pm)
Hi Bishop4,
Can You please throw some light on your experience b/w the 07 ES350 and your new ride 09 TL. I have an 08 ES350 in the Ultra Lux Pkg and was wondering is it worth it to get the TL.
Thankyou
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Re: Acura sales down, but TL is up? [lax29]
by chuckjr
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Nov 06, 2008 (9:14 am)
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Replying to: lax29 (Nov 05, 2008 12:23 pm)
I saw those numbers too. What I read implied that the sales of the TL increase was because of the 09 but I think it's all the dealers dumping the 08s on sale. I have only seen one 09 on the road so far and that was a dealer demo with the dealer's name on the windshield.
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- #1193 of 1532
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Re: Acura sales down, but TL is up? [chuckjr]
by lax29
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Nov 06, 2008 (9:28 am)
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Replying to: chuckjr (Nov 06, 2008 9:14 am)
It should be interesting to see what happens in the months to come when all the 08 are gone.
Not knocking the 09. Still interested in one, just want to see them come down in price.
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Re: Acura sales down, but TL is up? [chuckjr]
by bodble2
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Nov 06, 2008 (9:51 am)
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Replying to: chuckjr (Nov 06, 2008 9:14 am)
I have yet to see one '09 TL on the road, not even a demo. I've even seen a couple of '09 RL's, which is saying something since we all know how popular the RL has been. 
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- #1195 of 1532
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Re: Does not beep everytime [jaymk]
by bishop4
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Nov 06, 2008 (9:56 am)
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Replying to: jaymk (Nov 05, 2008 9:30 pm)
First the base TL w/ tech package is under $40k and a fully loaded ES350 MSRP is well over 40k. The TL is much sportier than the ES350 hands down. The TL corners nicely and the steering wheel has a nice feel. Both cars have nice interiors just different, The ES has the wood while the TL has alum. I'm getting 20 mpg in city driving the same as in the ES. The exterior of the ES is nice looking just a little plain IMO and the TL is not plain. The TL also has a back up camera and hard disk drive that can rip music from your cd's so you don't have to lug cd's around and the 440 w sound system sounds great. And finally 90% of the people I see driving the ES350 are little old men and women and while I know one day I will be one of them, I'm not there yet. 
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Re: Does not beep everytime [bishop4]
by lax29
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Nov 06, 2008 (12:27 pm)
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Replying to: bishop4 (Nov 06, 2008 9:56 am)
What was your opinion on the 08 TL or was that not even an option for you? I have the 04 TL and do not really see any reason to do the same generation again.
I am also looking at the 09 TL. Nice breakdown of the 2 cars. Thanks
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- #1197 of 1532
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Re: Does not beep everytime [lax29]
by bodble2
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Nov 06, 2008 (2:07 pm)
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Replying to: lax29 (Nov 06, 2008 12:27 pm)
The '08 does have some nice features not available on the '04 --- fully automatic headlights, tire pressure monitoring, updated Nav, rear-view camera to name a few. IMO, there may be some justification to upgrading to the Type S, but I know what you mean about ponying up the extra cash to get essentially the same car, albeit a newer version.
On the other hand, if you like the model enough to deem it a "keeper", you may want to get the best version. I had bought the first version of the CR-V when it came out in 1997. And I still lament the fact that I didn't upgrade to the 1999-2001 version after they tweaked it with more power, etc., because if I had, I liked the vehicle enough that I probably would have hung on to it and passed it down to my kids, and/or as a foul-weather runabout.
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Re: Does not beep everytime [bishop4]
by jaymk
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Nov 06, 2008 (4:49 pm)
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Replying to: bishop4 (Nov 06, 2008 9:56 am)
Thanks Bishop4,
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