Convertible TL

jthiessens · 2013-12-30 16:47:37

http://www.boldride.com/ride/2013/newport-convertible-engineering-acura-tl#gallery/2 All I can say is why?

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Dec 30, 2013 | 10:47 AM

jthiessens

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Convertible TL

http://www.boldride.com/ride/2013/ne...a-tl#gallery/2

All I can say is why?

Dec 30, 2013 | 10:52 AM

Vlad_Type_S

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Because everyone has their own flavor man! That couldn't have been easy to do well either.

Dec 30, 2013 | 11:06 AM

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Yuck.. sort of like the CL I saw turned into a Solara clone

Dec 30, 2013 | 11:19 AM

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Digging the color with those gold stripes too.

Dec 30, 2013 | 11:28 AM

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Is that a shark fin I see

Dec 30, 2013 | 11:33 AM

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Convertible AND a 4G !?! It was already hideous to begin with.

Dec 30, 2013 | 12:03 PM

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That's a repost on Azine somewhere.
Anyway, 4 door cars these days really don't look good as convertibles- if they were able to lengthen the front door and eliminate the back, it might have a better look . If you have enough cash, anything can be made into a convertible. Good idea? No, but money can pretty much get you anything. As for me, I'm not a fan of this 'vert'.

I have a convertible (actually, 2...an MR2 Spyder and a 300ZX). I love convertibles but in truth, I would never buy a non convertible car that's been converted (not a convertible from the factory) as there's bound to be a great deal of cowl shake and squeaks as (in the case of the TL), it's never been designed to have the top removed.

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Dec 30, 2013 | 03:24 PM

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thats not a good look

Dec 30, 2013 | 03:56 PM

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lol

Dec 30, 2013 | 04:07 PM

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Dec 30, 2013 | 05:13 PM

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Ewww........no.

Dec 30, 2013 | 05:34 PM

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The whole car is just

Dec 30, 2013 | 05:40 PM

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Dec 30, 2013 | 06:27 PM

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Gosh. The level of disgust I feel for that picture is approaching PT Cruiser levels...

Dec 30, 2013 | 06:50 PM

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pt cruiser levels are pretty high. i think the scion xb/kia soul/nissan cubes are about equivalent in disgustingness

Dec 30, 2013 | 07:19 PM

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^ That's just an understatement

Dec 30, 2013 | 09:29 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GRAF-FITI

pt cruiser levels are pretty high. i think the scion xb/kia soul/nissan cubes are about equivalent in disgustingness

I think The Pontiac Aztec initiated all those hiddious designs.

Dec 30, 2013 | 09:34 PM

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Blech

Dec 30, 2013 | 09:46 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nttstt444

I think The Pontiac Aztec initiated all those hiddious designs.

ooo good one - that thing was fugly

Dec 30, 2013 | 09:48 PM

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Dec 30, 2013 | 10:43 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nttstt444

I think The Pontiac Aztec initiated all those hiddious designs.

That thing look like it died when it was born

Dec 30, 2013 | 11:44 PM

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Damn I was hoping it was a 3g!...id do it to mine...

Can someone photoshop a 3g convertible?...

Dec 31, 2013 | 12:04 AM

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The only thing good that ever happened to the Aztec was that it was driven by Walter White in Breaking Bad

Dec 31, 2013 | 05:23 PM

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no matter how much lipstick you put on a pig...it is still a pig!!

Jan 2, 2014 | 02:28 PM

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my question is who is going to buy that?

Jan 2, 2014 | 02:30 PM

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That's almost as bad as the Murano convertible.

Pretty close.

Jan 2, 2014 | 02:32 PM

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muranos look ugly but convertible they look horrible

Jan 3, 2014 | 09:18 AM

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I wonder if they did the necessary structure reinforcement before they cut the top off.

Jan 3, 2014 | 09:25 AM

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A bit off topic, but I know when they started doing that with the 3g F-body in the late 80s there were tons of complaints about flex. I believe it was a separate company that was converting them too, It wasn't done by GM at the factory.

Jan 3, 2014 | 09:49 AM

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I know to each their own however; this is just gross. I'm in disbelief that someone could do such a thing to that TL. SMH

Jan 3, 2014 | 01:43 PM

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That car would be great parked next to the nissan murano convertible...so that I may have all of my disgust parked in one place

Jan 3, 2014 | 02:05 PM

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Jan 3, 2014 | 04:08 PM

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I went against my best judgement and clicked the link... I know I shouldn't have, I know I would not like what I would see.... but there was that insatiable urge... now I highly regret it. PT Cruiser is definitely a worthy level to label that thing