What's the difference?

 

the acura is more luxurious, and has 25 extra horses and some extras

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2000 TL, Satin Silver, Burlwood shifter, Fog light ports, front air dam and mud gaurds custom painted to match car! 18" Alba Blaze with 235/40ZR18 Toyo Proxes F4

 

that's it for like 4k more

 

Your kidding right??

 

HIDs baby

 

There are quite a few differences but at $6K price difference you might as well go for the Accord if you are on a tight budget...

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Just my 2 cents...

 

Compared 2000-2001 TL to Accord EX V6 The TL has 5 speed Sport-Shift Transmission.
The TL has 25 more extra horsepower.
The TL has XENON HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS
The TL stardard wheels & tires a bigger.
Heated front seats are standard in the TL.
The TL has more sound deadning material.
The Accord is classified as a Family Sedan.
The TL is Entry Level Luxury Sedan.
The Accord rear seat has more leg room.
The Accord rear seat will fold down.
The TL seats are more comfortable & do
not fold down.
The cars share the same platform.
The TL is on a longer wheelbase.
Acura gives you a longer Warranty & Roadside Assistance. The TL has a taste for High Octane fuel 92 or above.The Accord can run on Regular. The engine & suspension of the TL are more refined than Accord.The TL has many refinements that the Accord does not have & alot are things we cannot see.
Here is the site that has what the TL offers.
I can say the Accord does not have alot of it. www.hondabeat.com/acura/tltech.com



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2000 3.2TL Nighthawk Black/Ebony/Navigation/ Optional Factory Chrome Multi Spoke 16" Wheels/Factory Underbody Kit/Factory Spoiler/Moonroof Visor/Factory 6-CD Changer/Trunk Mat/Factory Black Wheel Well Trim/Clifford IG8000 Alarm System w/add-ons/%51 Tint/Weathertech Floormats /Michelin Arcctic Alpin Winter Tires on Stock Wheels/Factory Car Cover/Factory Gold Emblems Grille & Exhaust Tips

 

That site is still working I got in.

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2000 3.2TL Nighthawk Black/Ebony/Navigation/ Optional Factory Chrome Multi Spoke 16" Wheels/Factory Underbody Kit/Factory Spoiler/Moonroof Visor/Factory 6-CD Changer/Trunk Mat/Factory Black Wheel Well Trim/Clifford IG8000 Alarm System w/add-ons/%51 Tint/Weathertech Floormats /Michelin Arcctic Alpin Winter Tires on Stock Wheels/Factory Car Cover/Factory Gold Emblems Grille & Exhaust Tips

 

Just click Home & it will come up.
Go to ACURA AVE. click TL specs.



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2000 3.2TL Nighthawk Black/Ebony/Navigation/ Optional Factory Chrome Multi Spoke 16" Wheels/Factory Underbody Kit/Factory Spoiler/Moonroof Visor/Factory 6-CD Changer/Trunk Mat/Factory Black Wheel Well Trim/Clifford IG8000 Alarm System w/add-ons/%51 Tint/Weathertech Floormats /Michelin Arcctic Alpin Winter Tires on Stock Wheels/Factory Car Cover/Factory Gold Emblems Grille & Exhaust Tips

 

My father has a accord sedan...and i am driving the TL. But, now he's noticed how much better my car is than his, cause i payed some $ to get the TL instead of a Accord coupe...now, he's gonna sell his car, get me a new one, and take my TL. The TL is a MUCH MUCH BETTER CAR!!...it's almost a joke comparing the 2(personal belief)

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Mugen exhaust
now ordering AEM short ram

 

Exactly. If you need to take your kids to soccer practice and what not, then buy an Accord (Family Sedan). If you want luxury, power and refinement, get the TL. I wouldn't even compare the two.



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Rosewood 97 3.2 TL Premium
-HID Headlights
-PIAA 1400X Platinum Series Fogs
-Clifford Solaris Alarm w/Remote Start
-Alpine Deck 7862
-Punch 800 Amplifier
-Obcon Custom Prefab Box w/Fosgate HX2 subs
-Infiniti Tweets

 

That is pretty much was i was gettin at!


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Mugen exhaust
now ordering AEM short ram

 

I guess if I was to take the kids to soccer practice and what not, I shouldn't drive my TL because is not a Family Sedan but a luxury Sedan. I guess I shouldn't compare TL vs TL-S because then I am comparing a luxury sedan with a sport sedan or sport luxury sedan. What's the common thing here? SEDAN.

 

The way I see it is if you want a car just for the sake of transportation and whatnot the accord will do that for you. What the TL offers is to take you there with a smile on your face .

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screw mods...I want a sportbike.

 

Isn’t the TL basically a modify accord. (More refine version of the accord)

 

A friend of mine has an Accord EX V6. He couldn't figure out why I dropped the extra money on a TL until he went for a ride in my car. If you have to ask what the difference is, either you haven't driven in the TL for long enough, or you shouldn't bother buying one because you couldn't appreciate the difference anyway.

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I had this very same issue when I was trying to decide on which car I wanted to get. I came down to the Accord V6 or the TL. Although similar, they are not the same. The only thing that the Accord does have over the TL is the in dash 6-disc CD changer(2001), but the 2002 TL will have this.

I just took into consideration what I was going to use it for. I thought about it and I was going to be the one who was primarily going to drive the call all the time. I was going to be taking it on long drives to Los Angeles more often.

You just have to test drive the two. When I did, I could feel the difference right away. The things that helped me decide were the engine response and the sound system. Also, the TL will have a much higher resale value and a longer warranty period.

Consider this:
If you bought a big house in a crappy neigborhood, the value of that property would not be very much.
But if you bought a smaller house in a very nice neighborhood, that house would probably sell for more than the big house in the crappy neighborhood.

The TL is in a different class than the Accord. If you want a car just for transportation, get the Accord. But if you want a car that is nicer and that you will feel that your money is well spent, get the TL.

Its your money, you have a right to choose what you want to spend it on. But I know that as a TL owner, I really like to drive more often.

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If you want the Navigation system (which I heartily recommend), go for the TL. The TL offers a lot of visible and not-so-visible refinements over the Accord EX V6....including the engine (which is larger, more powerful and torqier), the 5-speed Sportshift Automatic transmission vs the Accord's regular 4-speed transmission. The Accord's transmission can take upto a maximum of about 240 hp while the TL's transmission (shared with the 260hp CL-s) can take well over 350 hp, which says a lot for longevity....also the front and rear suspensions of the TL are mounted on isolating sub-frames that help in NVH, while the Accord does not have any sub-frame mounting....HID lights are present in the TL while the Accord does not have it...TL has larger brakes and larger anti-roll bars (suspension component)....things like speed-sensitive wipers, auto-dimming day/night mirror, heated seats and side mirrors, and various other differences that are too many to state in a quick post....the differences, as stated on a spec sheet are pretty minimal, I might add; but the details on a spec sheet does not make the car...

But if buying a TL (without Navigation), would stretch you out to the utmost, then I suggest that you save some money and spring for the Honda Accord EX V6, which is a lot of car for the money (but certainly not an Acura 3.2TL)....

Just my 2c

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2000 Naples Gold 3.2TL/Navi - Factory Stock but with up-graded tires

 

Been down this road before...

The other way to ask this question is: "What's the same between the two cars?"

Answer: Nothing, except that they ride on the same platform. And even the platform is stretched before it becomes a TL.

All the rest is different: transmission, suspension, body, ammenities, engine. OK, the switches for the A/C and power windows are the same, but that's about it.

If ya just wanna save money, go get a Hyundai XG300. Best deal in a fully-loaded 6-cyl 4-door on the planet. If you want a great sedan w/o spending over $40K then get a TL.

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'01 White Diamond Pearl 3.2TL
-Wing, tint, wood and Whistler