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| Has anyone noticed if the navigation screen suffers from the same reflection/glare problem as the one in the new TSX? It seems to have the same basic design --- the actual nav screen is set behind a outer plastic screen, which picks up the reflection from the surrounding dash surfaces. | |
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 17, 2008 11:36 pm) Mike
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Replying to: drmike29 (Nov 19, 2008 12:51 pm) |
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Has anyone with an '09 TL noticed the transmission is sometimes hesitent to upshift on the highway? Ocasionally when my car downshifts, such as for passing, it doesn't shift back up when I let off the gas. Is this a problem or is it some crazy Honda shift logic? I'm thinking of bugging the dealer about this, but it seems to happen very rarely.
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| Wow - so it turns out that The. Most. Powerful. Acura. EVER! really aint all that fast. When a brand new model makes its grand entrance at the very BOTTOM of the performance rung relative to its competitors, that aint good - to put it mildly. Well, at least it's stunningly attractive. Oh, wait.... make that excruciatingly ugly. Well, at least it has lots of cool gadgets. There we go. For those shopping in the premium luxury sports sedan category that want a large, comparatively slow Transfromer robot with a huge schnoz, Acura has your number. | |
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I contemplated the SHAWD for 2 months and test drove it with both the 19' and Base 18" wheels. Here are my observations: SHAWD is great as far as handling- flat in corners, stable but for the avg and even aggressive driver unless you are hitting Laguna Seca every weekend, or live in an area where roads are poorly maintained and AWD is a must-its not worth it. The car is heavy and with the 19's a rough stiff ride. With the 18's I noticed a stiffer ride than the FWD w/ 17's and much more cabin road noise from the 245/45/R18's. The FWD is excellent,,, I tested this car a ton. Overall I waited to get the SH-AWD, but in the end the FWD TECH simply won the race.. it looks the same (except for the wheels) has all the same features, ride is superb and handling/power more than anyone would need and I am an aggressive drive and the dealers offered far more agressive pricing than the AWD model. Bottomline- the SH-AWD IMO is not worth the $3-4,000 more at all. Neither car is a 5 person.. thats a misleading description, noone can sit on the middle back seat but a small child,, they made it too high causing anyone over 4' 8" to cram their head into the roof,, that should be corrected. Some will hate the new look others love it, Personally it will grow on you,,, its different, sleek and modern. We love it. The car is simply awesome ( so far)....
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Replying to: golfrski (Nov 23, 2008 5:29 am)
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Replying to: ezielanski (Nov 23, 2008 6:38 pm) I had a terrible experience with the 03 Type S, the car was outright undriveable in the snow.
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Replying to: billyperks2 (Nov 24, 2008 10:38 am) 
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 24, 2008 11:12 am) Lifelong New Englander and skier. Having AWD would have been beneficial a few times in my driving life, but certainly not a necessity. With FWD and all-season's, I've always gotten to my destination (until the TL). I am not, of course, billyperks2 so what is right for me, may not be right for him. Since, for the first time in my life I've bought and mounted snows, this has emboldened me to consider a RWD car next... Oh, and speaking of the '09 TL, stylewise: In profile it's not bad. My only objection is the pronounced and superfluous front wheel arch. The front end, though, definately needs an exorcism!! |
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