Give me two TL-S'es over a new Accord

"awmaster10" (awmaster10) 07/18/2017 at 21:04 • Filed to: lexus, jdm, accord, tl, acura

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Prettier, lighter, simpler, naturally aspirated, smaller, etc.

But you could also get two g35'es, one coupe and one sedan.

Or an is300 with a stick and an sc400...

I guess my point is japanese cars from the late 90s and early 2000s were good. Really good. And its hard to justify newer cars over just finding an immaculate one of these gems for half the price thatll still run forever.

interstate366, now In The Industry > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 21:14

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I couldn’t be happier with my TSX.

for Michigan > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 21:23

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I saw an early Jeep Liberty with those TL-S wheels a couple weeks back. Even the hatch-mounted spare. It actually looked pretty good for a Liberty.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 21:27

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I am not really a Honda or Acura guy....but the third-gen TL with a stick is THE Acura I would definitely buy....I think, in terms of looks, they have held up incredibly well!

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 21:30

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Theyre so hard to find (tl-s manuals)

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 21:45

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I had a dream recently where I purchased a TL Type-S.

Maybe that means something.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 21:52

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Even I would drive one of these and I can’t stand Hondas.

LastFirstMI is my name > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 22:29

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That era of TL was so beautiful; Ford copied it, called it the Fusion, and sold a ton of them. Meanwhile Acura turned it into a Transformer-faced mess.

awmaster10 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/18/2017 at 22:30

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They are really not expensive, maybe you should...

awmaster10 > interstate366, now In The Industry 07/18/2017 at 22:30

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Great gen of acuras, I love them all

awmaster10 > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 07/18/2017 at 22:31

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Same im not a honda guy but damn good deal

awmaster10 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/18/2017 at 22:33

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They are getting pretty cheap too

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 22:48

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Till today I never noticed how big the acura badges are now until I was stuck behind an ILX in traffic a few hours ago.

interstate366, now In The Industry > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 22:54

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Mine is the newer TSX, with the beak, but it’s still a really good car. And it has a stick.

awmaster10 > interstate366, now In The Industry 07/18/2017 at 23:05

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Thats a mild beak compared to the TL of that gen. Does that gen have a v6 option?

interstate366, now In The Industry > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 23:06

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It does, but you could only get it with the automatic. Same with the wagon.

wafflesnfalafel > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 23:10

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agree - that gen of the TL is an excellent, great looking car. My old boss had a blue one for a while. They are a little smaller inside than I expected but still comfortable for taller folk if you skip the sunroof.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 23:16

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They seem to hold their value well here in my area as they are fairly uncommon. Our neighbours have a nice one in white though!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > awmaster10 07/18/2017 at 23:16

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They seem to hold their value well here in my area as they are fairly uncommon. Our neighbours have a nice one in white though!

Party-vi > awmaster10 07/19/2017 at 08:08

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I think your rose-tinted glasses need cleaned. Honda didn’t know how to build an automatic transmission until the mid-2000s, Toyota killed everything good they sold in the mid-90s and made you buy a Lexus to get something fun, and everything else was an also-ran except for the Miata.

awmaster10 > Party-vi 07/19/2017 at 09:14

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Honda A/t’s were trash in the early 2000s and im not really much of a honda guy but the TL of this generation is a great car.

I dont care if toyota didnt have cool products, a lexus is still a toyota and isnt it expected that the luxury marquee has the better cars? SC, GS, IS, and LX (landcruiser whatever) were all exceptional even well into the 2000s when they hadnt been refreshed in forever.

The g35 was great for its time, and almost 10 years later infiniti could still get sales off essentially that same car.

Mitsubishi was still making a US montero, the best evo gen, 3000gt(?)

Mazda had the miata like you said but also the millennia which was way ahead of its time.

Subaru was still inspiring and just developing the engines they would put into service until now

And thats only mentioning cool cars. Every single other car from the japanese makes (minus honda with bad a/t) was dead reliable compared to american cars at the time, and good compared to germans, maybe barring the last of the great mercedes benzes.

Wouldnt call it rose tinted glasses. They were mostly genuinely great cars.

Party-vi > awmaster10 07/19/2017 at 09:20

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I suppose this depends on your definition of what a great car can be. In my opinion an econobox isn’t a great car, it’s a compromise. I think my E46 is a great car, but if you had to replace the expansion tank and sunroof shade more than once or twice you would think it’s awful.

Fresh-Outta-Nissans > awmaster10 07/20/2017 at 08:58

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Mmmmm, G35. Nothing wrong with it that an upholstery shop can’t fix.

Drives much better than BMW, too.