Thanks man, I try to keep it looking clean for 156k miles haha. That Mustang was a beaut man, I miss that car more than anything in the world
Omg... Add that with the black interior and.... Just yes. So much Yes.

 

 

Please Iran, pump alotta oil and flood the market, please. Don't let the Saudi's freezing their pumping to hike up the prices.


That concludes my ranting about the RL for today.

 

this,

paying 1.95 for v-power right now

 

i couldn't find a crying emoticon

 

Cheapest I've paid was $1.61 at Walmart. Yes for 93.

 

 

Felt the Vtech today!

 

So what's this flickering headlight business?

 

Your bulb is likely dying. Could be the ballast, but 95% of the time it's the bulb. You can be absolutely sure by swapping the bulbs and seeing if it follows, but since changing them is a pain, it's not an easy debug.

 

Osram bulbs FTMFW! Love mine.

 

The software needs serious updating. I don't need to buy a new car to be able to have my software updated!

My car has xm radio and navigation, but no traffic option. kinda inexcusable.

 

You're complaining about the infotainment system of a 10 year old design? (2nd gen RL started 2005) That's like having a 3G iPhone and complaining it doesn't have the same features of the iPhone 6S.

 

You don't have XM traffic because you don't want to pay for it or because the car doesn't have the option at all?

 

U sure u doing proper comparisons here? This is a software update we're talking about coz all the equipment is there, and if designing a car in 05 makes the whole generation suffer that's Acuratelystupid.

 

Doesn't have it. Obviously.

 

It has it if you want to pay $3.99/mo for it thru XM. Do you even know what Nav Traffic looks like on this system? It doesn't even activate unless you're within a certain mileage gradient on the map.

To supposedly like your car, you complain about nit-picking stuff more than anyone I've seen on here. Try having an Audi where you have to use their diagnostic tablet to compress the calipers to change brake pads. Strange...

 

Why thank you, i've been asking if it does in the other thread (right next to this one). Care to please show me how to work it?

Am I supposed to? does it justify singling me out if i don't?

Is it ok with you if I got no clue what that meant?

I just had an Audi for 4 years.

Re-read trying to have a sense of humor pops. My valid points may irritate you, but they are valid.

 

I don't know of any car manufacturer that goes back to their older cars and updates the software to make it modern. Are you saying Audi will update the infotainment on 7-10 year old cars? If I bought a previous generation Audi it would not be my expectation that Audi releases a software update to bring that car's infotainment up to modern standards.

As far as activating your XM Traffic, you must call up XM's customer service, give them the serial number of your headunit (forgot how to do it off the top of my head) and then pay them $3.99/month and the option will appear on your map screen. If you want to update the map data on the nav, you can buy updated DVD discs at http://acuranavi.navigation.com.

 

I wouldn't compare manufacturers this car is equal or more value to its Counterparts. I don't see a reason why not update a software so long as the equipment in the car exists. They already put a price on the map update so they can even charge. But yes I do consider it a very valid point. Not everyone leases cars, some still like to get screwed less and outright buy them.

I am asking if traffic options is available. I called Sirius xm last week, they said my car doesn't have it so they couldn't add it on my account. Hence my rant. There's more details on the adjacent thread.

 

I actually just realized something. You're based in Canada. AFAIK, and I might be wrong, 05-08 Canadian spec RL's didn't even have XM. Maybe the '09-'12 RL's only have the XM and not XM NavTraffic? Can someone chime in and confirm or deny what I'm writing?

 

I'm doing final research and will update the sirius xm thread.

Then come here to Rave or rant one last time.

Merci monsieur!

 

Gotta go check tomorrow at the dealer if my car has acura link.

owners.acura.com says 2nd generation RLs do. And Acura Canada says: we don't know.

i'll update tomorrow.

 

Damn Canadians.

 

 

I guess we have different expectations about software. I currently still own a 1999 Acura TL which was one of the first cars with in dash navigation. The software is quite antiquated now. But I have no expectation that Acura will update it to keep it modern. And yes, I totally agree with you about not leasing cars. I've owned all my cars from day one. I wrote a check to pay for it outright, and I intend to keep them minimum 15 years.

It's possible that the other post about XM not being available on CDN RL's might be right.

 

 

Yea buying is best, and while brand new is nice, a used good mileage tends to be economically best. U lose less value. Hence my rant on updates.

As it turns out, I do not have the traffic option. Dealer says its a software thing that US 05 - 12 have but Canadian models (which are made in Japan) don't. Only third generations in Canada have it its called Acura Link the Next Generation.

So a silly extra option in the software is stopping me from having Acura Link and all its options from traffic to weather and other aLink options.

Hence why i'm surprised at your expectations. If you bought your iphone 3G with IOS 4.xx, you could still update to IOS 5.12 and i think 6.2 to use the newer apps and options made. ...

XM is available, I got XM radio in my car and i get all the channels. it's Acura Link (software) that's missing.

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Rant Stands!

 

$10 says it's not just software then. There a good number of hardware differences between domestic markets. If you want it bad enough, you could procure USDM parts one at a time and see which one is limiting you. That is unless the limitation is on the signal provider's side.

 

 

Yup, I agree that buying used cars is financially the smartest move as the previous owner eats more of the depreciation. However, if you want the latest features and gizmos it requires buying new. That's how the auto industry works. Even smartphones no longer receive the newest s/w updates after 2-3 years. There is a certain point where it no longer provides a benefit to the manufacturer and it only eats away at new sales. I personally don't think going to a lot of effort for NavTraffic is really worth it anyway in the RL. Even if you got it working somehow, it doesn't do traffic rerouting (newer cars do this, btw). I would use my smartphone with gmaps to view traffic conditions.

 

If it makes you feel any better, RL09, I haven't heard one person ever rave about XM traffic. All I've heard are rants.

 

007 spy is correct, do not waste your money on XM Traffic. I tried it out for 6 months and found it to be virtually useless in the San Francisco bay area. Google maps or Waze app on your phone will give you better traffic information.

 

This vehicle recognizes presets based on which set of keys unlocked the car: driver 1 or 2.

Driver seat, steering wheel, side mirrors, AM FM & XM presets all are set to that driver key.

It pleasantly surprising and qualifies as a major rave!