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Old 03-09-2005, 02:57 PM
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when youre driving your 3rd gen TL, do you sometimes feel like the car is a million bucks and other times it feels like a piece of crap?
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yup lol...

all the rattles make it feel like crap

but then all the features and power make it feel like a million bucks...


overall, it's a great car and i would not have chosen any other car for the price that i have paid
Old 03-09-2005, 03:29 PM
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Just a car for driving...
Old 03-09-2005, 04:28 PM
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I only have 4K miles on mine, but it never feels cheap to me.

Full discosure: I am one of the lucky ones who hasn't dealt with seat leather problems, tranny issues, or annoying noises. The one noise I had was coming from the moon roof cover being open half way.

Just crank up that sound system and those pesky creaks and rattles magically go away.
Old 03-09-2005, 04:45 PM
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Just turned 7k here.....no real problems
1. I condition my leather at least once a month
2. i had one rattle from the top storage compartment above 12v outlet...just left it open rattle disappered

I think alot of people are just being Obsessive Compulsive about the rattles......give it up!

I'm sure if you get in a LS 430 with 5,000+ miles on it ....you will find rattles

Like TEX said turn it up .......Metallica RULEZ
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I think the better question is similar to what they ask you during owner satisfaction surveys:

1) Does the car meet or exceed your expectations?

Yes

2) Do you feel the value of the car is higher or lower than what you paid for it?

Higher

3) If you had to choose again, would you purchase this car?

Definitely
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im not talking about rattles... im talking about the actual feel of the car as youre driving. dont get me wrong, i love everything about the car. the bluetooth is great, the navi is on point. etc etc etc. im just wondering if anyone else feels the same way as i do.
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Nope! Million Bucks
Only thing i would trade it for would be a 745i or Clk55 AMG
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shit i got a del sol civic to drive to school so i don`t have to put so many miles on the TL! i take the TL out on weekends and when i sit in it feels like a million bucks since i drive the del sol a lot!

BIG DIFFERENCE!

GO DRIVE A CIVIC FOR 1 WEEK STRAIGHT AND GO SIT IN YOUR TL!

THEN TELL ME!
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about the Nav, I think it's about few hundred feets behind actual
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Originally Posted by Contivity
about the Nav, I think it's about few hundred feets behind actual
Slow down....
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Originally Posted by FugittiveTLS`03
Nope! Million Bucks
Only thing i would trade it for would be a 745i or Clk55 AMG
i dunno about that....theres quite a few nice cars out there. e55amg, new m45sport, A8L, RS4 just to name a few
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Originally Posted by ehdee21
i dunno about that....theres quite a few nice cars out there. e55amg, new m45sport, A8L, RS4 just to name a few
CLK55 AMG / 745i .... THOSE are the one I like...and would buy, if i didn't have house payment, boat payment.....and still lived w/ my parents
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