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Re: Got my 09 TL w/Tech package on Sat [jqelco]
by bodble2
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Jan 21, 2009 (2:03 pm)
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Replying to: jqelco (Jan 21, 2009 12:38 pm)
'Best decision I ever made."
Should you give it a wee bit more time before making that proclamation?
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- #1303 of 1528
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3M clear bra
by lax29
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Jan 23, 2009 (10:46 am)
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I have been reading about the clear bra. Anyone ever had this done to their vehicle? What are the pros and cons of having this done. Plan on getting the 09 TL TECH in Feb, if incentives are there, and was seriously thinking about having this done.
Also looking into getting the frt grill painted. Looking at the white one and saw a picture of it painted and looked pretty good, but I know it will take a beating from the stone chips. Any ideas on this?
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Re: driver [sweendogy]
by golfrski
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Jan 25, 2009 (2:38 pm)
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Replying to: sweendogy (Jan 14, 2009 4:59 pm)
yea pretty sure since he drove in after me to get wings and beers he owed me from the spankin....
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Re: 3M clear bra [lax29]
by golfrski
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Jan 25, 2009 (2:40 pm)
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Replying to: lax29 (Jan 23, 2009 10:46 am)
not a good idea... although my silver one with the silver grill is dinged up a bit from going MACH 5 around town
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Re: 3M clear bra [golfrski]
by billyperks2
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Jan 25, 2009 (2:48 pm)
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Replying to: golfrski (Jan 25, 2009 2:40 pm)
Are you saying that the 3m clear bra does not help from preventing stone chips?
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Re: 3M clear bra [billyperks2]
by dap2006
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Jan 25, 2009 (5:09 pm)
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Replying to: billyperks2 (Jan 25, 2009 2:48 pm)
I had it on my '06 and it worked fine - no chips and it blended well on the Desert Mist. I lease my '08 TL-S so I won't do it again, but if I owned it I would.
On a related note, I'm hoping Acura re-works the TL within the next 2 years to I can go with it again when the lease is up.... I'm reading a lot of good reviews of the G37S... Or a new 335i? The good thing about leasing is I'll have to make another choice before long...
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'09 TL Sales?
by hpmctorque
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Jan 27, 2009 (7:04 pm)
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Does anyone know how the '09 TL is selling compared with the '08?
According to one source, the 2009 Acura TL sold more units in October 2008 than the 2008 TL sold in October 2007, despite the dismal sales last month. The 2009 TL sold 4,340 units in October, its first month of sales, which is 22.2 percent more than last October.
Acura’s total sales for October followed the rest of the industry in dropping, however. The total sales were down 24.5 percent.
Does anyone have these sales figures through December?
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Re: '09 TL Sales? [hpmctorque]
by keithl
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Jan 28, 2009 (4:35 am)
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 27, 2009 7:04 pm)
Your numbers are correct, but Acura does not break down by model year. The October 2008 sales do not say what percentage of those cars were 09 vs. heavily discounted 08. Dealers still had huge 08 inventory in October and November. The real numbers to look at are the December 08 numbers where Acura sold 40% fewer TL than December 07. By December most 08 inventory (discounted $3500) was gone and that number is mostly 09 inventory. For December 09 Infiniti sold more G sedans than Acura sold TL, that is the first time that has ever happened. Sure the economy is partially to blame, but I beleive the $3K increase in price on the 09 and the polarizing restyling are to blame.
http://www.hondanews.com/categories/1074/releases/4898
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Re: '09 TL Sales? [keithl]
by tizer
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Jan 28, 2009 (6:30 am)
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Replying to: keithl (Jan 28, 2009 4:35 am)
Agree, this post is current. Dick Culliver just wants to wait for the market to improve? Acura needs a better strategy(better front end styling the the 09TL) in these times.
I think by the Summer there will be at least $3500 "Marketing support" on the TL and a AWD Tech will be selling in the mid 30's.
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Re: '09 TL Sales? [tizer]
by billyperks2
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Jan 28, 2009 (7:17 am)
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Replying to: tizer (Jan 28, 2009 6:30 am)
Dont blame it on the styling because everyone across the board is feeling it in terms of sales been dismal.The Lexus GS 350 (handsome car) is selling way below invoice and the sales figure on those are down as well.The Infiniti G sedan has a lot of incentive, rebates and marketing support so that brings shoppers in the door.I dont know what's going on at Honda but someone needs asisst them in the finance area, last month the money factor on a TL AWD Tech was around 3%, this month they bumped it up to 6%.The last I heard is, the country is in a recession, does Honda know the meaning of that?
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