Chuck091279

I own a '04 TSX and traded in my '06 MT TL 22k miles for an '06 RL w/22k miles.

I test drove the C and E Classes, BMW 3 and 5 classes/series - but they all seemed too heavy for the engines. The E Class and 5 Series were better, but engines weren't as quick as I would've hoped. I guess this is why people spring for the AMG and M Classes. I looked at a Lexus GS 350, but didn't like the styling or the navigation system, and I tried the Infiniti M35X but found the navigation blah and the handling just "ok."

Perhaps I'm used to Acuras, but when I sat in this RL for the first time, my gut knew this would be the car I would buy. Coincidentally, it happened to be the last one I sat in this weekend. My family was urging me to get something other than Acura.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I love the way the RL looks, drives and operates.

Chas2

You missed a great white one. Touge sold his famous white RL about a month or two ago. How is that M5?

Ganplosive

Don't you still have that TSX? hahah

poncekim

Damn, I really love the RL in white. Just curious, do you know how much it went for?

gavine

I think the 3/4 rear view is the best angle of the car. I actually don't like the front. I know I'm in the minority there but the grill isn't great and I think the headlights are a little too "robotic" looking. Everything else is beautiful.

Oh, I don't like the think A-pillar too much either.

I'm also in the minority in the fact that I like the OEM wheels. To me, any 5-spoke wheel looks good.

GoHawks

Weather around here has been sloppy. Just enough snow to keep the streets wet. As a result, my grey RL had a nice coat of crud and salt.

My garage stays rather warm so I hand washed her, and that beautiful glossy paint came back through and I just sat there admiring it when I was finished.

I love everything about this car.

neuronbob

I had to share....

I had the rare pleasure of driving behind and beside a bone stock WDP RL for a little while last night on my way to an Xmas party. All I can say is....why didn't I buy that color? The RL looks striking in white and its shape at night is almost sexy. I can see one reason people responded so well to Touge's RL.

While some feel the styling of our car is bland, I beg to differ. A last-gen Malibu...bland. RL...not bland.

So if you were driving the WDP RL on Northfield Rd. about 7:30 last night, delurk!

Everyone has their own taste, so I can't criticize. I agree with you on liking 5-spoke wheels in general, but my beef with the stockers is that the spokes are simply too wide and flared. They just don't match the car.

Rexorg

As an owner of a white RL I sadly have to say I made a mistake. I much prefer now carbon gray pearl. After owning quite a few silver/gray cars I wanted a change. I think the white would be better if it had more of a reflective nature like on Cadillacs. To me a white RL does not stand out; that is why I asked about pinstriping in a thread a few months ago. Oh well, hopefully, only a few more months to wait for my new not white '09 RL.

larrynimmo

BOB....I guess once a TLphile, always a TLphile...WDP is a TL color. PWP is the RL color. Premium White Pearl

The Lexus ES350 has the absolute best white pearl...Starfire Pearl...the Starfire is a much purer white color and the luster in the sun is extreme.

neuronbob

I stand corrected.

Hi, I'm Bob, and I like TLs.

I like my Celestial (yellowish) Silver, but that white RL was stunning to see in the dark.