![]() 11/10/2015 at 12:56 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Poor Acura. The most common search suggestion on Google when you type in “is Acura” is this:
For comparison, I spent 5 minutes of my not-so-precious time at work and did the same with the most common “entry-level” luxury brands and not a single one seems to have the same brand-recognition issues:
Mercedes, with it’s semi-ambiguous name (Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes) had some mixed results:
So, outside of just posting this to pick on Acura, I do see this as being a big problem for them. What do they need to do to get up to at least their Japanese contemporaries at Lexus and Infiniti?
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lol @ “reliable”
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hey, with dieselgate, they proved they can make an electrical system that works.
also, get out of 2005
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:00 |
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A full sized luxury sedan....the RLX does not count. Also a sporty badge, whether it be a full blown sports car that is cheaper than the NSX or a sub brand within Acura (M, AMG, S/RS, V/V-Sport, the dead IPL, F/F-Sport)
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:00 |
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Sorry, when were their turbo engines having problems? (hint, it was after 2005) :P
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Yeah, I’ve owned three of them and they’ve all been reliable as any other car I’ve owned. /justsaying
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Is Acura a luxury brand?
=
Is Joe Flacco an elite quarterback?
Of the car world
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:03 |
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The experience with my E46 is leaving a lot to be desired in the don’t-have-to-fuck-with-it department.
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No experiences with the E46, so I’ll take your unfortunate word for it. :/
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Ouch, Jaguar.
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:07 |
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about the same time BMW was having HPFP issues.
also, our cheating diesel has burned through nothing more but tires, fuel, oil and a set of brake pads in the past 5 years.
and 1 emissions sensor. OH THE HORROR
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:07 |
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It seems like they were hit and miss. Amazingly my cooling system has not belched coolant onto the pavement yet (although I suspect it’s getting close), but my sunroof shade has eaten itself.
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Wait, you know I’m referencing BMW here, right? I was referring to the HPFP and hot-vee issues.
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“Is Mercedes Benz a company?”
Wat.
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:13 |
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oops, no, i thought it was VW.
mah bad
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hilarious and true.
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I can’t badmouth VW until I buy one. I guess.
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:19 |
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I would have said their worst turbo years were 1996-2005, the 1.8t engine they decided to put into almost everything. Very few owners used 0w synthetic oil and 93 octane gas, so the engines often met an early demise.
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:19 |
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I’m mildly amused by the number of “Is BMW/Mercedes/Jaguar a foreign car” type searches.
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:20 |
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...I’m poking fun at BMW.
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Ahhh...carry on.
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:24 |
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I love this question when it comes up on the BMW forum I frequent. It becomes a battle in semantics between what is routine maintenance and what is a repair. My BMWs have been as reliable as any car I’ve owned, but that’s because I maintain all my cars very well.
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:28 |
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“Is mercedes Benz a company”
Wut lol.
![]() 11/10/2015 at 13:47 |
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Funny thing is, I don’t think it’s luxury, but it's premium. However, it is really disappointing to see CSX/TSX in the rest of the world as a regular Honda when these are premium vehicles for North America, and I don't even know if the North American platforms are used elsewhere.
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But are hot dogs sandwiches?