As an NSXT owner, I would never deign to embarrass another Acura driver. I have too much respect for the marque. However, when driving on the 215 Beltway in my wife's AMG C-32 here in Las Vegas today, a TL Type S driver persistently baited me. First, the TL cut in front of me and slowed, daring me to pass. When I refused, he changed lanes, slowed and pulled in literally inches behind my rear bumper. Again I refused to race. When we reached a light and stopped, he pulled beside me laughing. I had enough; this person clearly needed to be taught a lesson. I lowered my window and told him "let's go on the green". I promptly blew him away. After slowing to the speed limit, the TL caught up and, once again, pulled in front of me and slowed, daring me to pass. I changed lanes, downshifted and blew by him yet again.
The TL Type S is one superb car. But stock-for-stock it is no match for the C-32. I ran a 13.2 second/107.5 mph 1/4 mile with that car several weeks ago; the C-32 Life website reports (with ET Slips included) a best time of 13.07 seconds and many times in the 13.1-13.2 area.
If the owner of the TL who challenged me today happens to read this, you got what you deserved.

 

Some people... If it says AMG on the rims or the back of the car, I tend not to beg for embarrassment.

 

The rims mean nothing. You can get AMG rims on the slowest Mercedes made. And some people "re-badge" their cars in a misguided attempt at posing. Granted a TL-S has no chance against any AMG Benz (and there's no need for immature taunting in any case), but you can't always trust appearances!

 

But then again, some ppl re-badge just to bait others into embarrasement... LOL.. I have seen Audi A6 4.2 badged as 2.8, S4 badged as 1.8T, MB S600 badged as S320, CLK55 badged as 430... and so on..

But, I have to say... the TLS that raced a C32 deserve to get embarrased.... he/she should have known better...

Andy Kuo

 

playing with a real amg...... it's stupid for that guy to even try....... and i hate people for taunting others to race like this one

 

You did the right thing JZMD1. As I mentioned in an earlier post, some of us TL-Sers think we are almighty. I would've done the same thing if I was in your position. You surely put him back in his place. If I see a vehicle that's superior in power than my TL-S, I would just give them a thumbs up and be on my way. By doing something silly like that, he only embarrassed himself and jeopardized everybody's safety on the road. There's always a few bad apples, but I believe most TL-Sers (CL-Sers) have class. I'm always up for a friendly race with cars in the same class, occassionally with slightly superior cars just to see if my CAI, and heades can hang , but keep in mind of safety guys. Rock on.

Axleback

 

I think the guy is a fool to mess around with you. Usually, if I race, I am not the person who intiates the race.

 

I agree with the masses..... that was the right thing to do. I very rarely initiate a race, and if I do, it's not with something I know will blow me away. I love my TL-S... but I also know my place. Testing your car out against others is one thing, but this guy was obviously toying with you. Way to smoke him!!

 

Not that I normally do, but I like messing with "supercars." Even though I know I'll get smoked, I like watching these cars just take off. Usually if I catch up to them at a light or something I'll give a thumbs up.

 

I think it comes down to sportsmanship and class. I would race a car I knew was faster just for the sport. But to cut people off and tale them and try and bait them into a race is just stupid. If I get toasted I take it like a man and flash them the thumbs up. The TLS is a sporty sedan but it is not a sports car

 

I had this experience couple weeks ago. A guy did the samething to me and ended up smoked him!

Well... it's not AMG vs TL-S but it was 01/02 Corolla-S vs TL-S.

 

The replies to my post demonstrate the CLASS inherent to the folks on this board!
Should any member of this forum visit Las Vegas and wish a tour of the area, please so inform me. It will be my pleasure.

 

amg...:wow: :wow: ... good kill tho hehe:p

 

We need more non-Acura drivers like you on here!!

 

Simply put, some people are just plain stupid. Like the people in their 85 Accords with coffee can exhausts that do the same sort of thing to me in my TLS.

 

Good kill.

 

lol i guess i would count as a non-acura driver.

 

TL is a great car, but NSX is in a different class. I would never race another acura unless that person was a big jerk..

 

Where were you during the summer when i was there?

 

LOL this thread is 6 years old

 

^ lol damn i never realized that at all!

 

LOL wow bet alot of these ppl arint even on here anymore, and Fyre Man from what it says not only are you not a acura driver, ur not a driver at all

 

I still consider myself a TL enthusiast. Is that ok?

 

Damn people for bringing back old threads

 

lol nah its kool im just messing wit you lol dont need to get to hasty

 

how do you guys even find these? go back 10 pages and start replying to threads?

 

It's been happenin a lot lately. JZDM1 you still here?

 

hehehe you guys are halarious hihihi

 

Are you a troll or what? Post something usefull, please.

As far as these threads getting dragged up from the dead, it seems a certain member gets a kick out of doing it again, and again haha.

 

 

wow..i would not race a amg, even if my life depended on it..

 

If you look at the bottom of the page, it sometimes has "related threads" links that can go back a few years.

 

sometimes? cause im not seeing it right now and i have never noticed, thats interesting

 

you should have gave him a 2 second head start....then blow by him...=D

 

 

haha, not being hasty, kinda hard to show what you mean over the internet