dallison

an rl. thought i was going to say g35?? huh??

i got 15,500 for my 01 clp with 48k
in turn i bought a 2000 rl with 35k

the 2 things i will miss
1) sport shift
2) tilting mirror

but i love the look and the smoother throttle.
they gave me an offer i couldnt refuse at lehigh valley acura.
the general manager was the sales person and i was out of there w/in a coupla hours

Chaptorial

Nice car and best of luck with it.

It has the gold package, shawn would be proud.

gdubb

^^ lol!

Zapata

kick ass!! I'm sure youl'll enjoy it

linto

I like the car too

dallison

i'm def a fan also of the gold packages

babyblue

Best of luck bro....

wakeboardfusion

nice car, i also like the gold

dallison

i got a lot more than i thought i would get by the way most were talking here

1killercls

Rock2534

Was Frank the guy? He's cool, he was my sales guy too.

CLean

Boy oh boy.. You just love your Gold color, dont ya...

Damn, you give her a ring and then you drop your coupe for a sedan. I am sooo ashamed......

J/K. My dad has a Silver 03 RL. And I LOVE it. I would pimp it if it had a nice set of rims... Cant beat the quality of the RL...

And yeah, Frank was my sales guy to. I hate talking to a sales "kid" that looks to be about 19...

Shawn S

The car looks GREAT !!!

Gold =

dallison

robert haag was my salesperson. i got there at 8am and he was the only one there. i didnt know it was the general manager until we sat down and talked numbers.

car_lost

car_lost

get this kit, some springs and wheels and you'll be set

TypeSKid

I like it, much smoother engine than the 3.2.

Congrats dude.

jimcol711

you really gotta do substantial modding to an RL to get it away from the GRANDPA CAR look. why did you do that trade? from a newer 2 door to an older, slower, grandpa mobile?

without lowering, rims, tint, new lighting, some sort of body kit, etc, that car looks too grandpa style.

hopefully the new RL will be a better looker (and performer) than the current gen.

TypeSKid

also, how much did you get the RL for? That mileage isn't bad AT ALL!

dallison

jimcol i think i will leave it stock, it has a classy look to it that i like.

and i got it for 20k, and typeSkid, you are right it is smoother than my cl. i prefer smoothness. i could never pull out just right so i am smooth.

jimcol711

lol, well AT LEAST get rid of the awful stock wheels and get some window tint. that, alone, would be a huge step in the right direction.

Nicky Pass

Both of my parents have RLs....they both love them....and the ride quality is amazing!!

SebringS2k

no more vtec, but it's a pimp ride

YuppieCL

my grandpa drives a cooler car than that...

just dont understand the change

synth19

keep it stock. some cars are not worth modding.

JRock

Congrats, though I am surprised you didn't go for an '02 or '03 for a few feature improvements (though of course costing more) considering they should have a huge depreciation hit due to the '04s having $3500 factory-to-dealer and the '05 has now debuted and is going to be incredible. They'd also still have a strong amount of the factory warranty left.

You didn't mention what the RL cost you, so I can only assume, and my assumption would be either you got it for an amazing price and walked away close to breaking even, or the sales manager did a good job and offered you a strong price on your trade-in but kept a strong price on the RL.

Either way, congrats on the new car. =)

dallison

rl price was 20k
and my trade was 15,500 for 01 clp with 48,000 miles

juniorbean

iTrader: (5)

My grandmother doesn't drive... but to the rest of it.

Not sure I understand the change either. I understand the smoother ride part, but that car is so underpowered. Not a fan of gold on a silver car either....

But, to each their own.... good luck with it!!

DarkSithCL

iTrader: (1)

I do not think I have seen a fully mod'd RL...Great looking car...thanks for staying an Acuraphite!!!!!

dallison

i never had a cls so i don't know the power.

thanks all. i def aint leaving so you can enjoy my dull posts and red x's

chungkopi

don't understand this move. you must be very old

dallison

no i have always liked teh rl.
you have to understand, growing up i never had anything handed to me. i have worked since 14 (now 29) and have worked hard cept now, everything i own i paid for. i paid for every car i have ever had, the parts and ins.
i know there are many on her who have worked hard to earn everything they
have also. i don't have to explain why i buy some thing, but i like to give insight
to my decision when i think appropriate. i like luxury cars, i also like 4 doors better than 2. trust me i LOVED my cl. and i also got a better deal than the tl i test drove
rl>tl-p

no hard feelings

ctsport

Congrats!

Bulldog01

Nice! I was so close to getting an RL right before I leased my CL-S. I really like the simple, classy styling.