ssim3

Do not know if this has been done over here if so mods can lock, but I just saw it on the TL borad & with our older demo I thought it would be interesting.



1978 Olds STARFIRE SAME AS A Monza the car of the future.
1983 Regal with t-t0ps.
1985 Bronco OJ Mobile'
1988 Jetta GLI 16v
1990 Accord ex 5spd
1993 taurus SHO
1996 Accord coupe ex v6
1997 E36 //m3 sedan
1999 GS400
2006 RL


GLI M3 & SHO were fun. GS400 was the total Package. Early GM was just what you wold expect. Amazing how hot the GLI was with 120 hp, tear drop alloys & stock recaros. & the SHO was incredible with 220 hp. amazing how much cars have changed.

Treblig

1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1981 Nissan Maxima
1983 Nissan 280 ZX Turbo
1985 Nissan Maxima SE
1986 Mercury Cougar LS *
1987 Honda Accord LXi Coupe *
1987 Nissan Maxima SE
1990 BMW 735iA
1990 BMW 750iL *
1999 Honda CRV *
2000 VW Passat 4Motion Variant
2003 Honda Pilot EXL *
2005 Acura TL
2006 Acura RL

* Wife's cars

dwboston

1990 Nissan Maxima SE
1994 Isuzu Trooper
1995 Volkswagen Golf Sport (hit and basically totalled by a drunk driver 5 days after purchase)
1995 Nissan Pathfinder SE
1998 Volkswagen Passat VR6
2001 Honda Accord V6
2003 Acura TL Type S Navi
2000 BMW 528i*
2005 Acura RL
2006 Acura MDX Navi*

*Wfie's cars

TampaRLX-SH

1970 Mustang Mach 1
1980 Honda Accord Hatchback
1985 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
1989 Mercury Merkur XR4Ti
1991 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
1996 Isuzu Trooper
2002 Isuzu Rodeo LSE
2005 Acura TL Navi
2006 Acura RL

ssim3

The US got screwed by not getting the Coswoth sierra.

TampaRLX-SH

True. We did have a Scorpio in the family at that time. Both the Scorpio and Merkur were great rides, especially the Merkur....but both were falling apart long before the warranty was out and parts were a huge hassel.

ssim3

How is it Ford of Europcan make interesting products in Coologne & dearborn gives us crap. SHO was great, but engine had ro be sourced from Yamaha. I rolled mine 1.5 times. That was my one youthful indiscrwtion. Stoned & drunk doing 105 Thanksgiving weekend.

PortlandRL

2004 Acura TL W/O Nav
1993 Saab 9000 Aero
1985 Saab 900
1982 Honda Accord
1977 BMW 630CSi
1974 BMW 2002tii
1974 BMW 2002
1966 Volvo
1966 Volkswagen Beetle
???? Rambler
1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1966 Ford Mustang
1960 Pontiac Bonneville

VOdoc

1969 Pontiac GTO - wrapped around a tree one snowy night
1969 AMX Limited Edition - Boss Orange - sold to a friend - miss it to this day
1977 Toyota Celica - rustbucket
1983 Volvo 244DL - tank
1994 Volvo 850 - nice
1997 Volvo 850 turbo - nicer
1999 Saab 9-3 - quick little cockroach
2001 Saab 9-5 SE V6 - crude mechanically yet elegant to look at
2004 Acura TL - rattly rocket ship
2006 Acura RL - perfection

TampaRLX-SH

I expect to see this as the intersection where many of us have found the same open highway ahead.

Interesting journies we have had getting here.

neuronbob

5/90-8/90: 1982 Honda Civic DX coupe--Totalled in multiple rollover accident after only three months of ownership. I walked away from the accident with scratches. Became permanent Honda fan as a result.

8/90-1/91: 1982 Honda Civic DX sedan--was POS as previous owner didn't care for it. Got rid of it for....

1/91-10/96: 1991 Honda Civic 4-speed coupe. Got me through med school and internship. Great car! Not fast, but did the job.

7/94-9/99: Ford Escort hatch (wife's car). Remarkably, it worked just fine.

10/96-5/01: 1996 Dodge Stratus. Strayed from Honda for a bit. BIG mistake. Both front tie rods died (luckily each died as I was pulling into my driveway), engine blew up while wifey was driving it. Traded for....

5/01-1/07 2001 Honda Accord EX I-4: Wife's ride. No issues at all.

9/99-12/01: 2000 Dodge Intrepid. Did its job, but tranny died at 625 miles of ownership. It was fixed and we had no other issues. Got rid of it a few months after the above Stratus engine explosion incident and traded for....

12/01-10/03: 2G 2002 Acura TL-P. Awesome car! Started on Acurazine (then Acura-TL.com) and eventually modded it with Comptech springs and TL-S 17" wheels. LOVED it.



10/03-9/06: 3G 2004 Acura TL. I traded up quickly because the 3G TL was head and shoulders above the old and I had to have it. It's the only car I've ever paid MSRP on. Was worth EVERY PENNY. Modded it with full A-Spec package other than steering wheel, Comptech rear sway bar, better tires, and RonJon Devotion 1pfs. Still occasionally miss her.



9/06-present: You all know. Best underappreciated car EVER. 2006 Acura RL. My best car ever. Modded it as you are all aware. Below is a pre-exhaust/lip spoiler picture.



1/07-present: 2007 Pilot--wife's current ride

Sorry this turned out so dang long.

rmesola

WIFE (ultimate Honda lover)

07 RL tech
05 Accord EXL Nav
00 Accord EX

ME

06 armada
04 350z
2000 Taurus
1990's corolla

fan_888

1990 Mazda MX 6
1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR 4
1998 Honda Accord EX
2003 Mercedes C 230 Kompressor
2004 Toyota Tacoma
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart
2004 Acura TL 6 spd nav
2007 Acura RL Tech (lovin it )

GoHawks

1976 FIAT 128 2DR
1978 Chevy Impala 2DR (college car. Lots of memories with that car)
1979 Mustang (Ex-wife brought that into the marriage) Biggest toilet on wheels I ever drove.
1990 Chevy S10 Blazer w/Starcraft Conversion
1991 Toyota Camry (Ex-wife's ride and she took it in the divorce)
1993 Acura Vigor
1993 Mazda MX-6 V6 LS (Wife brought into the marriage) Quick car for the time and fun to drive
1995 Nissan Pathfinder
1998 Nissan Pathfinder
2001 Acura TL w/Nav
1998 Toyota Land Cruiser (bought used)
2004 Toyota Land Cruiser (Current)
2006 Acura RL (Current)

lland

1973 Buick LeSabre (dad's old car)
1978 Buick Centruy (dad's old car)
1983 Nissan 200SX
1990 Honda Accord EX
1998 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon
1996 Nissan Quest GXE
2001 Volvo S60 2.4T
2004 Acura MDX
2006 RL

LL

Touge

1989 Suzuki Swift GTi
1994 Honda Accord Ex
2002 Subaru Impreza WRX
2006 Acura RL (my best car to date)

scottsan

2002 Civic EX
2004 Acura TSX
2006 G35 Coupe
2005 Acura RL

JonFo

1985 VW Jetta GLI - Nice, fast (built in Germany)
1987 Acura Legend - Smooth ride, leather + a V6!
1990 VW GTI - Pocket Rocket, flexing body (built in Mexico)
1995 Subaru Legacy LS - Love AWD, indestructible, reliable, slow (except in rain )
1997 Subaru SVX LSi - Beautiful car, H6, regret selling in 2002.



2002 Audi A6 2.7T Sport - AWD, Fast, heavy, nicest interior until RL
2004 Subaru WRX sportwagon 5MT - AWD, Fast and furious, wife's ride
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited Wagon - AWD Fast and furiouser, stealthy, noisy
2007 Acura RL Tech - AWD, smooth, fast, quiet, techno-laden wonder, stealthy

SpicyMikey

Funny to read the progression of our lives as told by our cars. Most of us can't remember what we had for dinner yesterday but we remember every detail on our cars from 30 years ago.

Here's my life according to my cars. I decided to add some naration, although, you can almost guess where I'm at in my life by just reading the list;

Young and broke;
- 1974 Austin Marina (my first car, a real death trap!)
- 1978 Ford Mustang

Then I got a job after college and had some money
- 1983 Pontiac Trans Am (I still miss this car)

Then I go into my "grown up phase, got married and started building a life
- 1988 Subaru Legacy (wifes car)
- 1989 Chevy S10 (came in handy with our first "fixerupper" house)

Then we had three kid (in two years!), got broke again, and lived with one car.
- 1992 Dodge Caravan

Then I temporarily revolted in my mid 30's
- 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder

Then I come back to reality with 2 more minivans but keep my Spyder for "weekends"
- 2002 Honda Ody LE
- 2004 Toyota Sienna XLE

Then I find heaven (cue the music)
- 2007 Acura RL (CMBS/PAX)

Mike_TX

Heh. No way can I remember all of them, but I'll give you the early years and a few significant ones later on:

1953 Ford Victoria 2-door flathead V-8
1956 Chevy 2-door 265cu V-8
1961 Chevy Impala 2-door 348cu V-8 (Last used car)
1965 Chevy Impala 2-door 327cu V-8 (my first new car)
1967 Pontiac GTO 400cu V-8
~
3 different Honda Accord hatchbacks in the late 70's
~
2 different Toyota Supras (one a turbo) in the 80's
~
1990 Lexus LS400
1992 Lexus LS400
~
1997(?) BMW 740i
1999-2004 BMW 540i (had 3 of those, one of which I totalled on a rainy highway in Colorado)
~
1999(?) Lexus RX300
~
2000 Dodge Dakota V-8 PU
2001 Dodge Dakota QuadCab V-8 PU
2004 Nissan Maxima
2006 Infiniti M45
2006 Lexus IS350
2006 Acura TL
2006 Acura RL (current)
2007 Acura MDX (current)

The "~'s" indicate periods where I either don't remember what I had or the car was insignificant.

Sheesh. It's been a long ride.

.
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ssim3

I noticed a proponderence of the late 80s-early 90s gti-GLi and of couese a preponderene of honda/acura products. But there have been some cool nitch cars, the xr4ti, galant vr4, A6 2.7 T I wanted one of those when I wimped out with the GS400, you could chip it & have a beast if not for Audi reliability I would have had one, the svx 6 was a true nitch car too bad subbie did not know how to market it. Then there was the classic categoty of NSX, M3, gto, 633 & 2002. just my 2cents.

Rob144

1973 Chevrolet Caprice Classic (Dad's)
1973 Lincoln Continental Mark III (Dad's)
197? Datsun 620 Pickup (bought from a friend)
1976 Honda Accord
1981 Honda Accord
198? Peugeot 505 Turbo Diesel (Dad's)
1984 Honda Prelude
1988 Acura Legend Coupe L
1988 Mitsubishi Mighty Max
1988 Honda Accord DX (wife's ride)
1992 Mazda Miata
1995 Acura Legend Sedan L
2000 Lexus RX300 (wife's newer ride)
2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L
2006 Acura RL

The cars I missed out on driving were my Dad's 1967 Continental, my Mom's 1969 Dodge Coronet, and my Dad's Citroen DS.

Rob144

VPescado

1986 Chevy S-10 Blazer (04/1994 - 06/2000)
2000 Toyota 4Runner Limited (06/2000 - Currently for Sale)
2007 Acura RL w/Tech Package (06/2007 - ??/??)

RoadDog

67 Chevelle
69 Camaro Z-28 (1st one I let get away)
70 Chevelle SS-396
77 Firebird Trans AM
73 Camaro Z-28
67 Chevy SB Truck
79 Chevy 4WD Truck *
71 Plymouth Barracuda *
84 Renault Alliance (what were we thinkin') *
83 Pontiac 6000
86 Pontiac 6000 STE
90 Maxima
90 Eagle Talon *
95 Eagle Talon *
96 Infiniti I30
99 CR-V *
00 CR-V *
00 Audi A6
69 Camaro Z-28 (2nd one I let get away)
02 Corvette Z06
04 Infiniti G35x
04 Acura TL
05 Murano *
07 Acura RL

* Wife's cars

lausy

1977 Audi 100
1986 Honda Civic HB
1988 Honda CRX Si
1989 Mitsubitshi Mirage Sedan *
1991 Honda Accord EX Sedan
1992 Honda Accord EX Coupe
1994 Honda Civic EX Coupe *
1997 Honda Accord EXL Sedan
1997 Nissan Quest *
1999 Honda CRV EX
2000 Toyota 4Runner SR5
2001 Acura MDX Premium/Navi *
2002 Honda Civic Si
2003 Honda Accord EX V6
2003 Acura MDX Tour Navi/Ent *
2004 BMW 330i Performance Pkg
2006 Acura RL

* Wife's car
We currently have the 03 MDX and 06 RL. Have been a Honda fan since my first Civic hatchback in my freshman year in college. Just think, I almost bought a Yugo because it was cheaper

Rob144

Not to hijack the thread, but I've been noticing this style of TL more and more lately, and I must say it has aged very well. Maybe it is because the RL has a hint of this car's style, but the 3.2TLs I see on the road look pretty good.

I expect the RL to look as good years hence.

And what happened to the big pine tree that disappeared in the RL photo?

Rob144

TampaRLX-SH

Hey Rob,

I do see a similarity with the RL profile. That TL model is longer and thinner, but especially in the glasshouse / side window profile the R has the same cues. Maybe its the blue color, but i see a resemblance.

<continuing the mutiny of the thread>

lumpulus

1970 MGB-GT
1974 Camaro 6 CYL (What a gigantic POS)
1980 Capri RS 4 CYL
1984 Honda CRX
1988 Honda Civic 4 LX
1989 Acura Integra LS
1995 Acura Integra GSR
1998 Acura Integra GSR
2002 Acura RSX Type S
2005 Acura RSX Type S
2006 Acura RL

Can you tell I like Acuras?

jftjr

Wow. The only one that made me wince was the Peugeot Turbo Diesel....

Here's most of them, I may have left out a few, and there was a bunch of overlap:

1976 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Coupe (learned to drive on Dad's car) Brown with beige velour and a beige Landau top. Called "Guernsey" because of its brown color and vacuum leak... it used to "Moo" when you adjusted the climate control.

1981 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Sedan -- GM Diesel (hand-me-down from Dad, what a POS...) The "Barfmobile." Don't ask. Also brown over beige velour with a beige Landau top. ick.

1977 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce (my first car of my own, I still dream about this car) Black over saddle leather with the most wonderful tan wool carpeting.... mmm.

1974 AMC Matador X (Free from a neighbor, drove it in Philly while at college) White with green "racing" stripes and a green vinyl interior. Was amusing to park in Philadelphia when the reverse band snapped on the tranny....

1988 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce (traded the '77 in on this, was a bad move, the '77 was much nicer) Metallic blue with saddle interior. Had power everything, and didn't have the sporty snap of the older Spider. Was considerably more reliable, though.

1980 Jeep Grand Wagoneer (the "Heap" -- leaked everything, including rust and brake fluid... had a 4" lift and 30" tires... gas was cheap then...) Green with "Woody" sides and a brown leather interior. Smelled like old carp bait and gear oil inside. Had a CB radio, which was endlessly amusing, and fitted with huge off-road lights. Caught fire...three times.

1988 Saab 9000 Turbo (fantastic car... driven by the whole family until 2 years ago, had over 140K miles on it and ran beautifully when Mom totalled it... I miss it terribly) "Desert Rose" metallic over burgundy leather.

1992 Alfa Romeo 164S Quattrofolgio (Recaro seats, factory adjustable suspension, fast as stink, and about as reliable. As stink. My father had a 164 L at the time, too, we were crazy...) Black exterior, black and red leather interior.

1994 Cadillac Eldorado ETC. Silver over dove gray leather. Bought it used. This car was really underrated... comfortable, fast, and handled well. Too bad the Northstar fell out of it about a year after I bought it.

1994 Cadillac Seville STS. Traded the dead ETC on a used STS. Not as good as the ETC... although the engine lasted a whole 2 years on this one... that is, until I had that accident. "Black Cherry" metalflake (very cool electrostatic paint process that year, looked either deep red or black depending on the angle... although the body shop couldn't get it right) over beige leather interior.

1998 SAAB 9-5 Turbo. Great car. Just fantastic... did everything well. I was going to buy it at the end of the lease, but it was pretty far upside-down at that point, and the new ones were overpriced. Frost Gray metallic (light blue-gray metalflake) over black leather with the wood package.

2003 Honda Accord Coupe, V6-Navi. I was test driving cars, was on my way out of the BMW dealership having driven a 3-series coupe. Stopped into the Honda dealer next door to drive a Pilot, as I was toying with the idea of an SUV. Saw a silver Accord Coupe on the showroom floor while I was waiting for pricing on the Pilot I'd driven. Sat in it, took it for a drive, and the rest was history. Bright Silver over black leather, with the chrome trim inside (much nicer than the fake wood).

2005 Acura RL. Lakeshore Silver over Taupe. Mom trashed the Saab, and wanted to buy my Accord because she loved it so much. So, I sold her my Accord, and leased the RL. Rattled like a squirrel cage when I drove it off the lot, and many visits to the dealer made it worse, not better. There were other problems as well.

2006 Acura RL. The dealership lobbied ACS on my behalf because of the problems with the car. Ultimately, they took my 05 RL in trade on an 06, gave me credit for everything I'd paid, and I signed a new lease on an 06 at a better term (because of the promotion at the time). No rattles, and it's a sweet ride.

I'm sure I missed a few, my family always had lots of cars around....

Next car? Don't know, but the nav system better be as good as the RL's....

neuronbob

That's a HUGE leap, from the RSX to the RL! How are you taking that?

As far as the relation of the 2G TL to the 2G RL, there is lore on these boards that what became the 2G RL was actually considered as a replacement for the 2G TL until Acura put its foot down and said "no". We thus ended up with a sportier 3G TL.

ssim3

Does this say anything about Honda bot arttracting nomtraditional buyers into the fold. Only 3 oeole on this list had never oened a Honcda or Acura product before. However it does soeak highly to the brand loyalty. To beat a dead horse acura needs to figure out a way to bring inRL customers outside the fold.

Rob144

You know, it wasn't that bad to drive despite its whopping 80hp. It was super comfortable and rode very well (much like the RL). The driver's seat was terrific (much like the RL). It also had a rather small trunk (much like the RL). You certainly didn't see too many on the road, either (kind of the like the, well you get the idea).

I rather miss seeing French cars on the road. My dream car growing up was a Citroen CX. Oooh, la la.

Rob144

TOMH-RL-TLS

Here goes:
60 Pontiac Starchief
66 Ford Falcon*
66 Dodge Coronet 500 /383 4bbl
66 Plym Belv.conv. (race car) ss/ka (from 70-75)


67 Ford fairlane GTA-390 /Restored (still have)
73 Pontiac Gran Prix*
73 Triumph TR-6
74 Ford Torino wagon
77 Chevy Malibu wagon
80 Plym Volare wagon
85 Chry 5th Ave*
86 Chevy Celebrity wagon
88 Mercury Marquis*
89 Ford Taurus wagon
90 Chevy Blazer s-10
93 Ford Mustang 5.0 conv
94 Mercury Sable*
97 Ford Explorer sport
99 Chry.300M*
01 Acura CL-S
03 Acura TL*
06 Acura RL
07 Acura TL-S*
As you can see we paid our dues from 74-90

miner

1969 Plymouth Furry III
1974 Dodge Coronet
1975 Dodge Charger 440
1979 Hurst Olds Cutlass
1986 Jeep Cherokee
1989 Park Avenue
1993 Honda Accord DX
1995 Honda Accord EX
1996 Honda Accord EX V6
1998 Honda Accord EX V8
1999 Honda Prelude
2004 Acura TSX
2004 Acura RSX-S
2006 Acura RL
2008 Acura TSX on order

webhead

Lincoln Continental Mark VI
Volvo 760 turbo
1992 Honda Accord LX
1994 Honda Accord EX
2002 Acura CL-S
2006 Acura RL

zippyh

1967 VW Beetle
1969 Pontiac Firebird
1987 Acura Integra
1987 Honda CRX Si
1989 Honda Prelude
1990 Acura Legend
1990 Mazda Miata
1994 BMW 325is
1995 Land Rover Discovery
1995 BMW M3
1997 BMW 540
1998 Toyota 4-Runner
1999 Audi A6
2001 BMW 540 6-speed (still have this)
2002 BMW 330xi
2002 BMW M Coupe (still have this)
2006 Acura RL (still have this)

lumpulus

I would still have an RSX if I didn't need AWD, and was originally looking at an RDX-Tech, but I made the mistake of taking my G/F on the test drive....she said "I want this" and you know how that goes....

I wasn't going to have two RDXs, and the salesman mentioned I could get the RL for just a couple of grand more. So here I am.

I'm 6'8" and Acura vehicles(except the TSX) fit me nicely.

The things I miss from the RSX are:

Best 6 Speed manual transmission ever. I had no 2nd gear synchro problems

The handling was scary it was so good. I would give up before the car would.

Excellent seats, though the RL's are just as nice, and much more adjustable.

Things I don't miss about the RSX:

Needed more power, but you could say that for just about any car.

POS Michelin OEM tires(why Honda uses them I'll never know.)

jftjr

A FURRY?!???

Thumper

Well, haven't noticed anyone going this far back, and I don't think I can remember them all, plus there were a few motorcycles along the way.

1951 Ford Victoria V8 2door
1951 Ford Victoria V8 2door (second one)
1951 Merc V8 4door
1957 T-Bird w/port holes
1958 Jaguar XK-150 drop top
1955 Trimuph Tiger 110
1962 Chevy Nova
1967 Mercury XR-7
1970 Toyota Station Wagon
1972 Datsun 240-Z
1975 Saab (?)
1979 BMW 900CC
1976 Toyota pick up
1984 Toyota Supra
1982 BMW 1000CC Touring
1986 Toyota Cressida
1989 Acura Legend
1992 Mazda MPV
1994 Lexua GS300
1995 Lexus LS400
1998 Chevy Tahoe
2002 Chevy Tahoe
2006 Acura RL
AND 1965 Piper Chreokee 180

Still going strong. . .

scottj

Wow, pretty short list representing the last 32 years. Eight cars and I still own 3 of them! The first 3 were totals (lots of body work) that my dad and I fixed up in his autobody shop. The '70 Plymouth had custom paint and body work, with "Mopar" emblazoned in gold metalflake on the rear quarter. Looked like all the GTX and RoadRunners but had a stock 318 under the hood. Ah, memories!

1970 Plymouth Satellite hardtop
1979 Mazda 626
1981 Pontiac LeMans
1985 Ford Thunderbird
1991 Ford Explorer*
2000 Chrysler 300M
2002 Ford Thunderbird*
2005 Acura RL*

* still own