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Dec 13, 2011 | 01:12 AM

imthestiG

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From: Fredericksburg, Va

Newly converted TL owner in VA

well for the past few years i have had my 04 infiniti G35 coupe, which i was very happy with. but on thanksgiving day it met an unfortunate end at the hands of an idiot that swerved off road into my yard directly into the front of my car.

needless to say the car got totaled, thus putting me in the market for a new ride. ive always admired the TL as one of my favorite 4 door cars on the road, but didnt realize how much id love it once i got behind the wheel of one! well after test driving several TL's, i was able to hold out till finding this very clean 06 6speed with 52k miles!

i am extremely happy with the purchase!

Dec 13, 2011 | 01:21 AM

ohsixMTee

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Nice find, welcome!

Dec 13, 2011 | 02:42 AM

xander569

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Wow that's a great find! Welcome aboard. Hopefully you have some insurance money left over to donate:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13417718

Dec 13, 2011 | 02:50 AM

riicky

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welcome aboard! you will love every bit of this car!! enjoy!!

Dec 13, 2011 | 05:54 AM

TLtrigirl

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nice pick up. welcome to the money pit!

look out for the great falls meet after the first of the year. look in the regions section for it.

Dec 13, 2011 | 07:32 AM

justnspace

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clean car! welcome to the darkside

Dec 13, 2011 | 07:34 AM

mn2trance

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Nice pick up! Now your eyes will light up with glee after looking at the marvelous instrumentation lighting as opposed to the day glow orange you had before.

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Dec 13, 2011 | 07:45 AM

SouthernBoy

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Looks virtually identical to my '04 manual. Nice find for you.

Dec 13, 2011 | 09:14 AM

imthestiG

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TLtrigirl

nice pick up. welcome to the money pit!

look out for the great falls meet after the first of the year. look in the regions section for it.

money pit? i use to own a turbo rx7 for years, nothing is a money pit to me now!

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Originally Posted by mn2trance

Nice pick up! Now your eyes will light up with glee after looking at the marvelous instrumentation lighting as opposed to the day glow orange you had before.

this is so true! i did always find the orange in the g35 kind of depressing.

Last edited by Steven Bell; Dec 13, 2011 at 09:21 PM. Reason: Merged Posts.

Dec 13, 2011 | 10:06 AM

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TLtrigirl

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From: The west side of the Potomac River

of course i mean money pit in a good way!

Dec 13, 2011 | 10:27 AM

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imthestiG

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lol oh ok, as long as its in a good way

Dec 13, 2011 | 11:17 AM

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ebelp

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Nice find...my 08 has more miles than your 06. Any plans for mods?

Dec 13, 2011 | 11:25 AM

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imthestiG

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im planning on keeping it very subtle. legalish tint, intake, type-s wheels, mild lowering springs. maybe a clean front lip.

Dec 13, 2011 | 12:11 PM

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RaviNJCLs

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Very nice pick up. Congrats and welcome to the Money Pit.

Dec 13, 2011 | 12:11 PM

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TLtrigirl

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Quote:

Originally Posted by imthestiG

im planning on keeping it very subtle. legalish tint, intake, type-s wheels, mild lowering springs. maybe a clean front lip.

see? money pit. you start with one mod...then another then another. next thing you know your car has you whipped!

i'd keep that tint as legal as can be...VA doesn't like dark tint or loud exhausts.

have fun!

Dec 13, 2011 | 02:02 PM

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LoveMyTL-S

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Congrats

Welcome to AZ! Check out the 3G garage for tons of info. Also register your TL at www.myacura.com in the USA or https://www.myacura.acura.ca/ in Canada. Save your Navi and Radio codes there.

Dec 13, 2011 | 02:04 PM

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mY sLOW UA6

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Nice pick I wish I had that navi

Dec 13, 2011 | 02:16 PM

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omnuts

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Welcome, I'm sure you'll have fun with the ride.

Dec 13, 2011 | 02:48 PM

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guitarplayer16

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wow that's a really clean looking TL

welcome!

Dec 13, 2011 | 02:58 PM

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CLtotheTL32

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Welcome and congrats! Great looking AM TL

Dec 13, 2011 | 04:25 PM

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proimport

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congrats and welcome

Dec 13, 2011 | 04:26 PM

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UA6

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Congrats! Excellent color choice

Dec 13, 2011 | 04:40 PM

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GivatiTL

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Looks good all black 6MT with Navi, great combo ! welcome aboard

Dec 13, 2011 | 04:49 PM

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Guiltyox

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Nice find!

Dec 13, 2011 | 05:39 PM

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TWiSDiT

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woo another local AM! definitely come out to the future meets. You will NOT stop at the mod list u mentioned above.. pwahah

Dec 13, 2011 | 07:09 PM

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drummer boy04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by imthestiG

im planning on keeping it very subtle. legalish tint, intake, type-s wheels, mild lowering springs. maybe a clean front lip.

I sense an a spec in your near future

Dec 13, 2011 | 07:20 PM

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imthestiG

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I've been seeing this aspec stuff around the forum, is it a full kit I can get somewhere?

Dec 13, 2011 | 07:23 PM

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TLtrigirl

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contact acktl05 (vendor) he can get you full lip kit for discounted price.

Dec 13, 2011 | 07:33 PM

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drummer boy04

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Don't forget the suspension kit! About .5 inch drop and better handling for ~ $650 shipped, but you may want more of a drop so it's up to you!

Dec 13, 2011 | 08:21 PM

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Welcome aboard bro'. You'll love the TL. So sorry about your G35. My other car, which by the way happens to also be an '04 G35 is my current daily driver. During the winter my '05 TL is kept in the garage till spring. Love the color of your TL, which is the same color as mine.

Dec 13, 2011 | 08:23 PM

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TheDingo

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Looks good. Welcome to the board, protect your wallet.

Dec 13, 2011 | 09:22 PM

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Steven Bell

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Welcome! Protect your wallet. I'm guessing that the majority of us said the same thing you did about mods....not many.

I laugh now....

Dec 13, 2011 | 09:23 PM

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welstd

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welcome!

Dec 14, 2011 | 12:26 AM

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imthestiG

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yes yes, me and the mod bug have crossed paths many times before.. but i think i did pretty good controlling myself when i had my G35. had it 3 years and i was able to contain myself to intake/exhaust/springs/camber

after looking around though, i think i am going to add the aspec body and suspension kits to the list!

Dec 14, 2011 | 09:34 AM

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Waveform

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Congrats and welcome!

A good first mod is a beefier rear sway bar, the CT Engineering or Progress ones are popular choices. Big handling improvment for small money...

Dec 14, 2011 | 11:57 AM

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Congrats and Welcome to AZ

Dec 14, 2011 | 12:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by imthestiG

i wish i had that kind of control lol

when i bought my z06, it only had long tubes and a cat back. 9 months later it had over 700hp to the wheels haha