Proud NEW OWNER!!!!!
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From: Wake Forest, NC
Proud NEW OWNER!!!!!
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Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I'm a recent new owner of an 05 RL. I was in a lease with an 05 TL that i loved, however, i was wanting to break out of the lease in order to finance. The only reason why i leased in the first place was to get the car solely in my name. I also had an accident in my TL back in Dec. after having it for about 6 mos. where i hit a slick spot and messed up the whole left side of the car.
Believe it or not, none of that was factored into the equation of me breaking out of the lease and getting into an 05RL!!! My payoff was around $29,xxx and they offered me $28k for my TL. I bought an 05RL w/ only 15k miles on it. And the negative equity wasn't rolled into the price of the RL. I was able to get the RL for $41500!!! Truly an amazing story.. atleast in my opinion anyway. I never knew i'd be driving in an almost $50,000 car this soon! I picked it up last Tues. evening.
I totally luv the car. The difference b/t the RL and TL is just like night and day! The SH-AWD feature is sooo awesome! There are curves that i would normally go 40 mph around, but now i find myself doing it at like 50-55mph and it's like i'm going around it at 30mph. The NAVI system is far better, although i hate it's not touchscreen. It took me hours/days to get familiar with the wheel/dial. But i enjoy playing w/ it and getting familiar with the tools.
Hope this thread will help someone...
Dave
2005 Acura RL
NBP/Ebony
Decklid Spoiler
Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I'm a recent new owner of an 05 RL. I was in a lease with an 05 TL that i loved, however, i was wanting to break out of the lease in order to finance. The only reason why i leased in the first place was to get the car solely in my name. I also had an accident in my TL back in Dec. after having it for about 6 mos. where i hit a slick spot and messed up the whole left side of the car.
Believe it or not, none of that was factored into the equation of me breaking out of the lease and getting into an 05RL!!! My payoff was around $29,xxx and they offered me $28k for my TL. I bought an 05RL w/ only 15k miles on it. And the negative equity wasn't rolled into the price of the RL. I was able to get the RL for $41500!!! Truly an amazing story.. atleast in my opinion anyway. I never knew i'd be driving in an almost $50,000 car this soon! I picked it up last Tues. evening.
I totally luv the car. The difference b/t the RL and TL is just like night and day! The SH-AWD feature is sooo awesome! There are curves that i would normally go 40 mph around, but now i find myself doing it at like 50-55mph and it's like i'm going around it at 30mph. The NAVI system is far better, although i hate it's not touchscreen. It took me hours/days to get familiar with the wheel/dial. But i enjoy playing w/ it and getting familiar with the tools.
Hope this thread will help someone...
Dave
2005 Acura RL
NBP/Ebony
Decklid Spoiler
'06 RL
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Originally Posted by Proud_RLowner
A The NAVI system is far better, although i hate it's not touchscreen. It took me hours/days to get familiar with the wheel/dial. But i enjoy playing w/ it and getting familiar with the tools.
Try the voice system. Once you get used to the voice commands, you'll hardly ever touch the knob. I came from a Honda Accord, which has the same touch-navi as the TL does, and once I learned the voice system I never looked back. Trust me, you won't miss the touch screen at all....
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From: Wake Forest, NC
Good deal. One thing i do have a question about is the voice feedback. How can i stop that woresome lady from saying every single action that i do on the NAVI???? She's about to drive me crazy! LOL!!!
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Originally Posted by Proud_RLowner
Good deal. One thing i do have a question about is the voice feedback. How can i stop that woresome lady from saying every single action that i do on the NAVI???? She's about to drive me crazy! LOL!!!
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