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Re: Sorry, but can't do this 09 TL [traumeri]
by rnmom
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Nov 10, 2008 (8:33 am)
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Replying to: traumeri (Nov 09, 2008 10:33 pm)
My husband and I have a 05 Tl and we went to see the 09. The lease on the 05 is up in Febuary My husband loved the car, he didnt drive yet. Loved that it had a great grill very different then most cars on the road. THe dealer di saw we should wait until Feburary we should get a better lease then. The lease was 3500 down and 36 months 419 a month. WE may look at the new Mazada 6
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- #1210 of 1532
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Re: Sorry, but can't do this 09 TL [traumeri]
by bodble2
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Nov 10, 2008 (9:01 am)
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Replying to: traumeri (Nov 09, 2008 10:33 pm)
The lighter colors are a better fit for the grill, because the darker colors accentuates the grill, which is the ugliest part of the car. But that aside, Polished Metal with the Taupe interior, for me, is the most attractive combination.
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Re: 2009 Acura TL Purchase Acura of Thousand Oaks [jselton]
by lax29
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Nov 10, 2008 (10:28 am)
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Replying to: jselton (Nov 08, 2008 3:53 pm)
Now that's a reasonable price. I had a dealer ask me to make a reasonable offer on a 09 TL TECH and that is the exact price I offered. If they said yes I was going to buy it. But they came back somewhere around 37,600. Going to wait and see. I still get emails from them asking if I had reconsidered. In Maryland, so no chance of going to your dealer.
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Re: Sorry, but can't do this 09 TL [bodble2]
by lax29
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Nov 10, 2008 (10:31 am)
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 10, 2008 9:01 am)
My wife and I both agree on the light color scheme We are leaning toward the white/tan interior. Again the grill is not my fav, but not a deal breaker either. The lighter color does seem to hide it a little more.
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Uglier in Person!
by vaughn4
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Nov 10, 2008 (1:29 pm)
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I just returned from the Acura dealer for service on my 08 TL-S. Took a look at the 09 TL and could not believe just how hideous this new model is in person. I thought it was bad in the pictures but folks it is worse in person. The sales folks just kept saying "It will grow on you" and I said I don't think so. They didn't argue with me and in fact kind of agreed with me after they realized I wasn't kidding or that I had no intention on even driving it just because of the looks. The folks that designed this car should be taken out to pasture. Same for the Mgmt that approved the design!!! This is one ugly atrocity!
Looking at it from behind is just as bad. It looks like a big bulky car with little moped tires to boot. This behemoth needs a total redesign IMHO.
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Re: Uglier in Person! [vaughn4]
by bodble2
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Nov 10, 2008 (3:24 pm)
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Replying to: vaughn4 (Nov 10, 2008 1:29 pm)
I pretty much had the same first impression as you --- the car's bulk, the standard 17" wheels are undersized, the big schnoz of a grill, etc. However, I probably will test-drive the SH-AWD version. If the drive blows me away, AND my dealer gives me a killer deal on my trade, then maybe. If not, then I'll drive my current TL for another year, pass it down to my kids, and look seriously at a 3 or 1 series Bimmer of some form.
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alternatives
by gry4
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Nov 11, 2008 (3:51 am)
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For the same 41K you can also look at a 2008 Mercedes 350 4-Matic or 2007 BMW 530XI each with under 15K miles. The Mercedes drove like vanilla quiet machine the the 530 presents an interesting choice. Acura has the luxury and the beak, BMW has the performance.
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Re: alternatives [gry4]
by gry4
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Nov 11, 2008 (8:26 am)
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Replying to: gry4 (Nov 11, 2008 3:51 am)
By "TL" I mean the SH-AWD with the Tech package
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Re: 2009 Acura TL
by wbarch
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Nov 13, 2008 (7:32 am)
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Saw the 09 TL in person recently. Have to say it might be the ugliest looking car I have ever seen. Definitely the worst looking lux type sport sedan out there. I agree with what one of the previous posters said about the design team and add they should commit hari-kari if they had any honor. Acura couldn't discount this enough to interest me.
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