I let a girl from my MBA class drive my '01 TL the other night. I figured it might be safe since she drove a '98 CL. She had it in Tiptronic then tried to bump it back into normal drive and pushed it up into Neutral and revved the s**t out of it. The engine light then came on for about 5 minutes. Did she do any damage??? The car runs fine but mainly psychological for me. NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN!!!

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What were you thinking letting a GIRL drive your car.

I say take it to the dealer and tell them the engine light came on while you were driving.

 

woh that sounds pretty bad....u might wanna get that checked...
just rememebr one thing

if she ain't your girlfriend....never let her test out your TL

 

yeah, what he said

I think the car should be fine. that's why there's a rev limiter even in neutral (so I hear)- to protect against damage.

 

you see thats the problem, after 3 1/2 hours of High Tech Marketing I wasn't thinking. I didn't hear the engine reach the rev limiter and shut off like I have heard in my Integra. But then again, I was so pissed off at the time and trying to hide my irritation. Once again, NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN!!!

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Hey NSX- when you come to the meet this Sat and you are registering, mention that statement to my wife- she keeps complaining her 00 TL Navi doesn't have as much power as my 02 TL-S

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Wayne Gruen
Service Manager
Park Ave Acura
*** The opinions expressed above are my own. I in no way speak for American Honda or Acura but strictly for myself ***

2002 TL-S Black/Black
Factory Body Kit, Factory Spoiler, Comptech Springs, Sways, Headers, Exhaust, Xephyr CAI
Tuning by Jens...

 

Wayne,

Any suggestion on the possible over rev on my '01 TL? Save me a phone call and I think I would get an honest answer out of you.

I appreciate it.

 

WRONG! especially if she's your gf! what you gonna do, dump her? aehaehaehaeha and if you yell at her, you end up making it up to her, and depending how hard it is to satisfy her, it can cost you lots of $$$

 

Acura-Fan- I seriously doubt that any damage was done. Our cars have rev limiters for just such a reason. The check engine light probably came on because the computer detected that the car was moving, the throttle was depressed but the transmision switch was indicating neutral for a certain period of time. Since you say the car is fine now- I wouldn't worry about it. It is a common mistake- both men and women make. Just educate anyone who is going to drive your car about the proper way to use the sport shift. Relax and enjoy your car

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Wayne Gruen
Service Manager
Park Ave Acura
*** The opinions expressed above are my own. I in no way speak for American Honda or Acura but strictly for myself ***

2002 TL-S Black/Black
Factory Body Kit, Factory Spoiler, Comptech Springs, Sways, Headers, Exhaust, Xephyr CAI
Tuning by Jens...

 

NEVER let anyone else drive your TL!!!!!

not your girlfriend, not your son, not your mama, not your daddy.. just your grandma

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2000 Metalic Silver TL
Comptech springs
AEM Short Ram
Custom mesh grill
Polarg M-12 Side signals
Bra - XPEL clear bra, that is.
Pikkachu on the back passenger window

 

I hope you got an apology or SOMETHING out of the incident!

 

better yet,a B.J. ! :-)

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just kidding,

 

[cynical]
Girlfriend is replaceable, 2001TL's is not



2001TL Black/black, Navigation,
Spoilers, 26 piece wood-trim,
Wood knob, Splash guards,
35% Smoked Tint,
No A C U R A
No 3.2TL Stickems on back,
Just black chrome logo & Jayhawk Licence Plate.

 

GF can be replaceable, but TL can be traded too!!!.

BTW, why are you letting someone that you do not really know that well touch your car.

You had a choice, I didn't. Wife is not that disposable.

 

Good friend don't let girl friend drive?????

 

You can divorce her.
I'm sorry. That was cheap. You can yell at me now.

 

Agreed. I make it a point not to drive anyone else's (expensive) cars either. Friendships can be ruined in a split second!

 

Does she hate you??

I doubt there was any damage done to your engine. Just try not to do it again.


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Y2K SiLVeR TL, non-navi
SLVR TL Homepage Last updated 6/6/01

 

Acutally you hit it right on the nail. Second months into separation. And feeling great. But i know my pocket is going to be damaged big time soon.

 

i really doubt anything happened to the car.

 

While driving on the freeway, I was reaching for my cellphone in the little cointray area and accidentally bumped my gear to Neutral. I didnt even notice it until i was slowing down cause my music was loud. I was like CRAP!!!!!. But it's been normal since.

 

C'mon and tell the truth...you did it for the nookie right!

 

So what did u do after that,i mean after she drove ur TL .Once i let my Female friend drive my TL to Orlando and she drove 120mph in I-95 at 6 in the moring.

 

Wayne, thanks for the info and reassurance

I have certainly learned my lesson and will be a little more selective as to who drives it. I dont think any damage was done to the car but I wanted to double check.

It wasn't the nookie factor that made me let her drive the car it was the possibility of future employment with her and her company. Anybody else would have gotten a beat down for their actions.

Everybody enjoy their weekends.

 

ahh.. the 'indirectly related' to nookie factor. gotta get the benjamins and then the nookie will just throw itself at ya
fair enough reason.