So iv had the car for a few days now, and I hate to get out of it! I cant stop driving it its so much fun, such a fast yet comfortable car! Is it normal haha how long till I stop using a half tank of gas a day (18 mpg cause of "spirted" driving)

 

pop some ecstacy and go driving again..

lol jk

 

Driving is fun and the TL is a fun car to drive. Stay safe and don't do anything wreckless in your "Spirited" runs.

 

I dont really do anything insane, just speed up fast haha, love the car so much, any tips for gettin the MPG up once I calm down? I know using the sport shift cant help lol

 

yeah, don't beat on it when you take off. thts your mpg right there.

 

Congrats! Must be nice have a TL at 17. When I was your age, I had a beater 88 civic lol

 

Just drive slowly and the MPG will climb on its own. I get about 24-26 1/2 highway 1/2 city with somewhat normal driving. I cleared my ECU the other day and have been a bit more spirited, still got 22.

 

seafoam the fuel injectors.. that means seafoam in the gas tank.

I personally seafoam my injectors every 1500 miles.. and yes I do feel a difference.

 

Don't know. It's been 2 1/2 years and I still want to take it our every day.

 

^lol, I've had mine about two months now...I was hoping that feeling would wear off by then!

to the orginal poster...dunno know what to tell ya other than to drive it and enjoy it

 

I still have a blast in my TL-S. Best car I've ever owned. I average 23/24 MPG with mixed highway and city driving. Make sure you have a fresh air filter and check your tire pressure.

 

Wife always says the look on my face is priceless. Love to drive it too!

 

I have an 08 TL Type S. Some days I feel the same way too. If you drive highway I have been getting about 8 litres per/100km. That is about 30mpg. If I hit the gas and want to have some fun. See that number hit the range of 11 or 12 litres/100km lol.

 

Yea I got 32 mpg on a hour and a half trip on the highway sunday, now its at 19-20 cause I do alot of city driving at I speed a little lol, I plan on slowing it down, does using the sport shift make the mpg not show accuretly? I feel like it stays at 19 when I use it, may just be my driving.

 

lol i get 19 mpg

 

too late for that, i bought mine september 12th and have already done 135 mph on AC expressway and I95(with 5 people in the car). I even did the exhaust mod and installed subs in it. i wasted no time.

 

WTF? It's probably best not to elaborate on this level of immaturity except to say. High performance car - low performance driver.

 

i love my Tl-s for all the luxury features that my previous car didnt have. I am not impressed with the performance but i didn't buy it for that aspect. I also like how i get complemented by older people on the car i drive, makes me feel like i am stepping up in this world.

 

Yea seriously, I get so many compliments by my teachers! haha love the car so much, so grateful to have a car like this at the age of 17! Its snowing here my babys all covered looks like im takin my truck to school tomorrow

 

Good plan. PA roads are terrible in the winter for car lovers. I wish that they wouldn't mix rocks in with the salt, they are murder on the paint.

 

Yea i know only problem is i sold the truck for insurance money, 300$ a month on the TL, putting snow tires on it soon

 

It's been a year and a half that I bought my Type S.

Best car I've ever owned too.

Still love the car.....

Still love to drive the car.....

The girlfriend now hates the car from time to time-even though she pushed me to get it.

Maybe that's why they say.....

ACURA....Advance.

 

Awe man its gonna be alot of gas money lol I already used three tanks since I got it, love it so much!

 

Its all good. I did it on a dry day with no wind. I have never had any tickets from anything. so i think of myself as a good driver, however if im gonna put this much down on a car im gonna enjoy it goddam it, we have only one life to live and its very short. And i don't speed all the time FYI, i see a cop on the road like every mile i drive.

 

i find this really funny cuz i had a 88' civic hatchback and upgraded to a tl couple years ago also haha!

 

HA! that doesn't justify you going 130+ mph. You have never had any tickets because you got lucky. If you had gotten caught going over 130, you would've had the car impounded. Not getting any tickets doesn't make you a good driver.

I know plenty of people who have no tickets, yet still SUCK at driving.

And you're right. Life is short. Don't try to make it even shorter by doing dumb things.

 

Take it easy & enjoy your ride slowly as that will get your MPG numbers up ....

 

it's kinda strange that most of you TL owners think that going 135 is such a bad, or immature thing. well it IS with 5 people in the car and your 17!! I know old guys though that drive way faster than that in their BMW's, or Benz's, or Vette's,... but not with a car full of people. I learned the hard way to never put others at the mercy of your driving abilities, no matter how good u might think they are. Even formula one drivers make mistakes...
I think the more rural area you live in, the easier it is to get away with such things, and the safer it is. I used to do that in my 4cyl accord when I was your age. In Kansas you can actually set your cruise at 110 with no worries on the interstate, if your tires and stuff are good that is!
I got my TL up to 150 the first week I had it, on a safe road with my buddy in his 350z right in front of me!! But the nearest house or car was 25 miles away and no passengers....good times! don't assume everyone in your car thinks that is fun, be safe man!

 

I live in rural PA, I dont go that fast but i do go over the limit on windy back roads cause its a blast

 

i love the car too. its been a year since i bought the TL, but i cant help but wonder why the 2006 TSX has a better looking odometer set up.and why did the TL finally get lights on the left/right side mirrors and fog lights in 2007 when the TSX had those features from the start???? The 3 circles on the TL looks soooo empty and so much dead space. The 3 circles design works for the RL IMO.
anyone agree?

 

^ hm...not a fan of the tsx cluster. personal preference i guess!

i remember the days...i used to get 21 mixed. lead food...oiy! i now get at LEAST 300 to the tank...phew!

 

I like TL-S' red... but prefer GTR's RPM in the middle... and also like Lexus IS' / Saab's fighter star motion....

 

Just to clear things up, everyone was fine with me driving this fast. I was just taking it for a test drive . By the way all of them drive quick/fast cars so they didn't mind it. You people need to grow some cojones. 2 of them drove 370s, 1 an S4, another a modded Audi TT, and my other friend had a Saturn Sky, so they all know whats its like to go that fast, and FYI i was going on a straight road, with NO one around me. Its not that complicated people.

 

IM SURE IT TAKES SOME COJONES TO RACE A STAIGHT LINE.... WHO ARE YOU TO SAY THAT TO ANY OF US GO RIDE YOUR BIKE F*G

 

I got my TL March of 2008 brand new, and I am still in love

 

and I know old guys who fell for the Nigerian email scams. Advanced age does not mean you aren't brainless.

I like going fast myself. I think speed limits should be much higher. At least 75 if not 80 on non-metro interstates. But if some dickhead flies by me at 130 and we aren't on a race track, I get pissed. I don't care how good of a driver you think you are, you aren't that good, and you can't predict what the people doing half your speed will do in front of you. You want to risk your own life, that's fine with me. Weed you out of the gene pool. You risk my life with your idiocy, and that's another matter entirely.

 

Your post is why so many people are in the third generation forum. Fantastic vehicle to own!