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Old Sep 19, 2019 | 03:12 PM
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Acurazine 3G TL "Spotted in the Wild" Thread

Thought it would be cool to see how many members we can actually find out there driving around. I frequently see some pretty cool TL's around the Raleigh/ Triangle area but can never catch good pics out there. Anyone got cool shots from your neck of the woods?
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Old Sep 19, 2019 | 04:14 PM
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Not many modded TL's around here. Every once in a blue moon I will see one and its too late to snap a pic.
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Old Sep 19, 2019 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jehuh
Thought it would be cool to see how many members we can actually find out there driving around. I frequently see some pretty cool TL's around the Raleigh/ Triangle area but can never catch good pics out there. Anyone got cool shots from your neck of the woods?
Do you actually have any pics to post?
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Old Sep 19, 2019 | 04:37 PM
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Old Apr 10, 2020 | 07:32 PM
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Some guy who drives a silver Type-S works on the same road as I do. And every now and then a black Type-S crosses an intersection on my way home. Will do my best to get some pics.
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Old Apr 11, 2020 | 08:34 AM
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I see trash cans on wheels daily. I'll spare you the misery
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Old Apr 11, 2020 | 12:09 PM
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I spot this guy having his own Acurazine car meet.



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Old Apr 11, 2020 | 08:05 PM
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There's a silver Type S a few blocks from me, I once followed them home and waved but couldn't stop to chat as I had to get my groceries home.

My coworker also said my car's twin blew past him right near our work, so I know there's another KBP around.

Passed a black Type S on the freeway and waved but it was a chick on her phone and she didn't see me. Hope she doesn't wreck it while texting.

I actually waved at guy in an incredibly clean NBP base at my neighborhood grocery store, but he was maneuvering and couldn't return it.
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Old Apr 11, 2020 | 09:14 PM
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There are tons of Type-S’ in my area. Very many.

Not sure how many are manual though.
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Old Apr 12, 2020 | 06:02 AM
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I'd occasionally see a KBP TL-S 6MT when I lived in Gulfport, MS.

I even started a thread about it until someone locked it.


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Old Apr 13, 2020 | 06:41 PM
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Today I got on the freeway for the homebound cruise. Just before this freeway splits (114 splits to 114 & 183) I spot a very familiar tush up ahead - KBP Type S!

I jam on it to catch up - he's taking the right fork and I need the left! I honked and went left, and waved. He slowed, and while we were even with a concrete barrier between us he gave me a big thumbs up thru his sunroof. I got a huge warm fuzzy from this.
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Catzilla
Today I got on the freeway for the homebound cruise. Just before this freeway splits (114 splits to 114 & 183) I spot a very familiar tush up ahead - KBP Type S!

I jam on it to catch up - he's taking the right fork and I need the left! I honked and went left, and waved. He slowed, and while we were even with a concrete barrier between us he gave me a big thumbs up thru his sunroof. I got a huge warm fuzzy from this.

Awe that's awesome! Highway Buds!

114? You in D-Town?
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 06:15 AM
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Midnight you need to get your self another 3g TL...
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by truonghthe
Midnight you need to get your self another 3g TL...
Why? Too many ergonomic issues I had with that car. Still wouldn't mind one though.
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 06:56 AM
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Yeah Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Live in Hurst, work downtown Dallas. It's all freeways & urban sprawl.

I work on Lemmon Ave in Dallas. Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Acura, Mini, Tesla, Aston Martin, and McLaren dealerships within a few blocks. I see amazing cars all the time. I think I've seen more Huracans than 3G TL-'s.

One of these days I will get my old tolltag transferred to my S and go play on the Dallas Wangan - the 635 toll lane canyon.
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 06:57 AM
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Why? Too many ergonomic issues I had with that car. Still wouldn't mind one though.
I love the ergonomics except for the short length of bottom seat. What bothered you?
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Catzilla
Yeah Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Live in Hurst, work downtown Dallas. It's all freeways & urban sprawl.

I work on Lemmon Ave in Dallas. Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Acura, Mini, Tesla, Aston Martin, and McLaren dealerships within a few blocks. I see amazing cars all the time. I think I've seen more Huracans than 3G TL-'s.

One of these days I will get my old tolltag transferred to my S and go play on the Dallas Wangan - the 635 toll lane canyon.

I live in New Orleans (Metairie) but have made a few trips up to DFW and Love Field to plane spot over the past decade. Pretty familiar with where 114 is.

Not sure about Hurst, but I've been through Dallas, Allen, Carrollton, Coppell, Frisco, Grapevine, Terrell, Arlington, Denton, Irving, Garland... I can't remember all of the towns off hand...

It's definitely cool place though...
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 07:16 AM
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I love the ergonomics except for the short length of bottom seat. What bothered you?

Seats were still too low, even all of the way up and the dash was too high, I felt like I was drowning in the interior. Sat too low to the ground. The doors would slam on me all of the time. Rear cup holders were more like rocket launchers and no door cup holders. Trunk was small. Mirriors were small and I side swiped a pole with the rear quarter and the mirrors didn't help me much. Turning radius was worse than a Suburban. And it just felt big and heavy on the road. No light on it's feet feeling. It just felt like a big car.

Don't get me wrong... I love the 3G... It's just that the 7G Accord suits my needs far better and mostly gives the same satisfaction to drive and own...
I don't miss my TL much... I really wanted a TSX but given how much oomph I want under my right foot, it wouldn't suffice...

Lately, my thing has been to turn TCS off and drive in first gear at like 20 mph and tap the gas and break traction.

Got a 6.86 second 0-60 on it earlier, over 1/2 tank of gas and some cargo!!!
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 07:19 AM
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well this is the first time I heard someone complaint about the ergonomic in the 3g TL. But whatever make you feels comfy its, this is why I have the RL for daily lol.
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by truonghthe
well this is the first time I heard someone complaint about the ergonomic in the 3g TL. But whatever make you feels comfy its, this is why I have the RL for daily lol.
Was that you that made a post about how you have a car for each purpose... An RL for crusing, a TypeS for acting like a 16 y/o and the base TL for when you're feeling in-between?

I just remembered I read that a few years ago!


Yeah... I generally find that the non-luxury variant of a car is usually more practical and not that much different... Camry XLE vs ES 300, Maxima vs G35... Like that...
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 08:16 AM
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Honda Fit sport FTW, gas saver, cheap to maintain and yet the hatch cargo space is super good with all the seat fold down.
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 08:51 AM
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Seats were still too low, even all of the way up and the dash was too high, I felt like I was drowning in the interior. Sat too low to the ground. The doors would slam on me all of the time. Rear cup holders were more like rocket launchers and no door cup holders. Trunk was small. Mirriors were small and I side swiped a pole with the rear quarter and the mirrors didn't help me much. Turning radius was worse than a Suburban. And it just felt big and heavy on the road. No light on it's feet feeling. It just felt like a big car.

Don't get me wrong... I love the 3G... It's just that the 7G Accord suits my needs far better and mostly gives the same satisfaction to drive and own...
I don't miss my TL much... I really wanted a TSX but given how much oomph I want under my right foot, it wouldn't suffice...

Lately, my thing has been to turn TCS off and drive in first gear at like 20 mph and tap the gas and break traction.

Got a 6.86 second 0-60 on it earlier, over 1/2 tank of gas and some cargo!!!
Each to their own. Some of the points you make are positive for me, as I'm loving the big low roadhog car and plan to lower it even more. I do agree the mirrors are small, I need some stick-on convex mirrors to get the big blind spots.

Accords are always great cars, they kinda cemented Honda's place in the automotive world. I once daily'd a '92 coupe for a couple years.

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Originally Posted by truonghthe
Honda Fit sport FTW, gas saver, cheap to maintain and yet the hatch cargo space is super good with all the seat fold down.
Especially a 2012 Fit Sport in Votex Blue!

Those car's have almost the cago capacity of a CR-V with those Magic Seats!

Originally Posted by Catzilla
Each to their own. Some of the points you make are positive for me, as I'm loving the big low roadhog car and plan to lower it even more. I do agree the mirrors are small, I need some stick-on convex mirrors to get the big blind spots.

Accords are always great cars, they kinda cemented Honda's place in the automotive world. I once daily'd a '92 coupe for a couple years.
I love the CB-7... One of the nicest Accords!

When I worked in Gulfport, one of our custoners had a 1992 EX Couoe in Rosewood Gold and it was near mint!

That's why I'm loving the Accord. It just does everything so well... It's smooth like a Lexus on the baulavard but roars like lion on WOT and handles the twisties almost exactly like my base TL and still returns a 22-26 MPG average on regular 87 octane gas!

It just changes moods with me. Kind of like a nice pair of jeans. They dress up, they dress down and they never rip!

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Old Apr 15, 2020 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Midnight Mystery
Especially a 2012 Fit Sport in Votex Blue!

Those car's have almost the cago capacity of a CR-V with those Magic Seats!

One of the guy at my work place has it, he park literally right behind me lol.


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Old Apr 15, 2020 | 11:44 AM
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I know a guy with 18" subs and some thick amps in place of the back seats of his Fit. It was brutal, the poor little Honda slowly being shook apart. But dat bass tho - he went to a competition and they moved him to the Truck Class as he was far beyond the other compact cars. This was 2 years ago, he's probably deaf now.
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Any pics in wild? Else this thread smells just like
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Old Apr 19, 2020 | 06:35 PM
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Any pics in wild? Else this thread smells just like
If it's parked, yes.
On the road, no phone handling allowed.
Don't want a dashcam to record my traffic indiscretions. So no.
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Old Apr 20, 2020 | 02:45 PM
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I actually see quite a lot around Portland, OR. Several in my neighborhood. I don't think I could travel 5 miles without seeing one on a day to day basis. Not using road salt probably helps overall longevity over here at the least.
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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 10:12 AM
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Dont think this guy is a acurazine member but spotted this TLS on my way to work in East orlando.
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Old Apr 23, 2020 | 09:39 AM
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Spotted this guy literally in the same intersection as the first one I posted lol

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Old Apr 23, 2020 | 09:39 AM
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Anyone in the Las Vegas, NV area?
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Old Sep 11, 2022 | 11:52 AM
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Does my own tl count?

Hey guys,
Where can I post pictures of my own car on here?


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Hey guys,
Where can I post pictures of my own car on here?

It's one of the main subsections for 3G TL.
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-p...ph-gallery-96/

Welcome to AZ.
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