URRGGG!!!! TOO MANY TLs.........
10-20-2005, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Pocus
I am from Chicago also and I see at least 2 everyday. These are the same 2.
I am starting to wonder if they visit this board also.
I am starting to wonder if they visit this board also.
I'm here 
10-20-2005, 10:56 PM
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In less than six months here in the Round Rock-Austin area, the number of 3G TLs' out here have tripled. I see them all over the place now. That says alot to me when it comes to this car.
10-21-2005, 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Neumahn
That's because there are lots of indians living up there.
10-21-2005, 04:50 AM
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Yeah but how many of those commuter TLs have a body kit or anything neat about them? The fun for me is creative expression with the car, even if some others have done the mods or gotten the wheels I got, it's still choices I get to make and that's what makes it fun for me.
10-21-2005, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Laxplaya11385
I go to school at Rutgers, and i used to see NO TLs last year. And then all of a sudeen, after i got mine, i started seeing more and more of them. It's not like i wasn't lookin' for them last year either. Driving around campus, i always give thumbs ups to the kids driving it, but they never respond.
I used to live in N. Jersey too (parents moved to Vegas, so they bought me a townhouse by school), and yeah...there were TONS of TL everywhere..esp on 287.
I used to live in N. Jersey too (parents moved to Vegas, so they bought me a townhouse by school), and yeah...there were TONS of TL everywhere..esp on 287.
10-21-2005, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MR1
Paint it pink or lime green or somthing!
on the street. PINK 
, could be it, hehehehe.......well, since my bf is getting the car, Grey will be the final answer 
10-21-2005, 08:21 AM
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I feel exactly what your goin through. It's funny though because I got mine when they first came out and for a while I was feelin like the shit. Everybody's like "Damn nice car how much and how fast and yada yada..." NOW everybody and their granma has a TL. In a way though I wish I had waited cuz I coulda used the extra cash from some type of deal to do a mod on my car. I see cats now who go cop a TL and then put rims on it right away. Oh well guess I caint hate on em too much, but I still hate that I see so many of em are around... come to think about it, if the demand for TL's is so high, how come there's only so much we can do to mod em up? Seems they should have a whole lot on the market right now...
10-21-2005, 09:07 AM
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This morning before work I made it a priority to see how many TL's I see on my 1 hr drive to work.. I saw TONS of cars.. X5's, 3 series, VW's, etc.. and only 1 TL with no kit. Maybe its because I live in TX and trucks are a popular choice. 
10-21-2005, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Laxplaya11385
I go to school at Rutgers, and i used to see NO TLs last year. And then all of a sudeen, after i got mine, i started seeing more and more of them. It's not like i wasn't lookin' for them last year either. Driving around campus, i always give thumbs ups to the kids driving it, but they never respond.
I used to live in N. Jersey too (parents moved to Vegas, so they bought me a townhouse by school), and yeah...there were TONS of TL everywhere..esp on 287.
I used to live in N. Jersey too (parents moved to Vegas, so they bought me a townhouse by school), and yeah...there were TONS of TL everywhere..esp on 287.
10-21-2005, 09:17 AM
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got me thinking......the reason i think i hate seeing so many TL is because i see a lot of grannies and moms driving the TL (no offense...)......so why not bring back the TYPE S?????!!!!!!! so people who are buying the TL for the most bang for the money could get regular TLs...and people who want more performance could get the TYPE S.........just a thought......
10-21-2005, 09:20 AM
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i see atleast 15-20 on my way to school and its only a half hour drive!
10-21-2005, 09:47 AM
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Charlotte - the land of BMW's and TL's...2G's everywhere, 3G's starting to become just as popular...I see 2-3 a day...thankfully, 99% of them are bone stock...only a handful have a spoiler of some kind, one had the body kit, one was full ASPEC...makes mine special! 
10-21-2005, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Laxplaya11385
(parents moved to Vegas, so they bought me a townhouse by school)
Parents bought you a townhouse, your a 20 yr. old student driving around a TL.
Would your parents consider adopting me?
10-21-2005, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Brewmaster
If you don't want to see others in the car you're driving get one of these
mmm sweet!!!!
mmm sweet!!!!
Hey i have one of those, but mine is Hot pink. JK
10-21-2005, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by chill_dog
Charlotte - the land of BMW's and TL's...2G's everywhere, 3G's starting to become just as popular...I see 2-3 a day...thankfully, 99% of them are bone stock...only a handful have a spoiler of some kind, one had the body kit, one was full ASPEC...makes mine special!
10-21-2005, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by spool32
Ya, indians wont drive anything you cant take the tailgate off of and put grandma in the back.
10-21-2005, 11:20 AM
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Move to a small town in the middle of nowhere, Colorado. I'm pretty sure I'm the only TL owner here. Heck, I don't even know if there are any other Acura's here.
10-21-2005, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by munchcolo
Move to a small town in the middle of nowhere, Colorado. I'm pretty sure I'm the only TL owner here. Heck, I don't even know if there are any other Acura's here.
CO is overrun by scoobies and jeeps...
10-21-2005, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Neumahn
I was talking about east asian indians, not american indians.
-Naidu
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10-21-2005, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Naidu
So what is the point about East Asian Indians and Acura TLs you are trying to make?
-Naidu
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-Naidu
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....and just for the record, without East Asian Indians Toyota Camry LE sales would drop about 70% here in NJ. 
10-21-2005, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
....and just for the record, without East Asian Indians Toyota Camry LE sales would drop about 70% here in NJ.
10-21-2005, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Naidu
And it would seem for Honda Accord too, and to a lesser extent Nissan Maxima!
10-21-2005, 01:56 PM
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While wer are talking about demographics... has anyone noticed the acura CL has sold very well to african americans? Just something I have seen watching people and the cars they drive.
And I gotta agree, once you put the body kit on a TL it's already pretty rare. Lower it and get new wheels and you won't be mistaken for "the average TL" !
And I gotta agree, once you put the body kit on a TL it's already pretty rare. Lower it and get new wheels and you won't be mistaken for "the average TL" !
10-21-2005, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
I live in Franklin Twp (Somerset) and yes indeed!! TLs are EVERYWHERE!!! I see less Altima 3.5s and Accord V6s than TLs around here.
Originally Posted by 1sweetTL
What a rough life you live.
Parents bought you a townhouse, your a 20 yr. old student driving around a TL.
Would your parents consider adopting me?
Parents bought you a townhouse, your a 20 yr. old student driving around a TL.
Would your parents consider adopting me?
And since I live off campus, I need a car to drive to school, to which they offered me the ML320, but my dad actually wanted to get rid of it, so i persuaded them to trade it in for a 6spd TL. My dad loved the car when we test drove it (he hadn't driven stick in almost 20 years!), so we got it
10-21-2005, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by sjkforever
i know there has been a post about this topic but i gotta vent.....i live in northern nj and everytime i go onto interstate roads or highways, i see thousands and thousands of TLs....i mean literally everytime i turn my head, there's a TL....now i no TL is the best car for its money and all that stuff but still i just see too many of them...i donno why but everytime i see TLs i wanna trade in my car and get an RL or some other cars...i guess i want my car to be unique or something........now easy way to solve this problem would be to spend another $30000 on top of what i already spent....too bad im a student with no income!!!!!!!!! anyone else feel like me? or am i alone..........
anyone else feel like me? or am i alone..........
10-21-2005, 06:12 PM
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Who care man.....i saw aorund 10 everyday, i even said hi to them cuz is a great car to own , beside u are only a student,and u have a TL to drive is very good already and i have to work my ass off to own one,even u change RL or whatever they still have the same car with u,like M3 in my town is even more than TL if u dont want to have a same car with everyone y don u design it by urself
, beside u are only a student,and u have a TL to drive is very good already and i have to work my ass off to own one,even u change RL or whatever they still have the same car with u,like M3 in my town is even more than TL if u dont want to have a same car with everyone y don u design it by urself
10-21-2005, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Laxplaya11385
weerd that's where i live too! I live right off Easton Ave.
I live a few blocks off of Hamilton.
10-21-2005, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
I live a few blocks off of Hamilton.
10-21-2005, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by KenUA6
Who care man.....i saw aorund 10 everyday, i even said hi to them cuz is a great car to own , beside u are only a student,and u have a TL to drive is very good already and i have to work my ass off to own one,even u change RL or whatever they still have the same car with u,like M3 in my town is even more than TL if u dont want to have a same car with everyone y don u design it by urself
, beside u are only a student,and u have a TL to drive is very good already and i have to work my ass off to own one,even u change RL or whatever they still have the same car with u,like M3 in my town is even more than TL if u dont want to have a same car with everyone y don u design it by urself
10-21-2005, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by joed40
AGREED. Perhaps I should've made myself more clear. Waaaaaaaaaaa Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. While people are hoping they have a place to sleep tonight thanks to the recent hurricanes I (you) P & M about the amount of TLs on the road. Am I the only one who finds this only just a bit annoying?????
10-21-2005, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by sjkforever
i know there has been a post about this topic but i gotta vent.....i live in northern nj and everytime i go onto interstate roads or highways, i see thousands and thousands of TLs....i mean literally everytime i turn my head, there's a TL....now i no TL is the best car for its money and all that stuff but still i just see too many of them...i donno why but everytime i see TLs i wanna trade in my car and get an RL or some other cars...i guess i want my car to be unique or something........now easy way to solve this problem would be to spend another $30000 on top of what i already spent....too bad im a student with no income!!!!!!!!! anyone else feel like me? or am i alone..........
anyone else feel like me? or am i alone..........While I see a lot, I know very few are 6MT's Navi like mine, so I guess that gives me some comfort.
I guess one route to go would be to add upgrades to make the TL even more unique from the 100000's of others that are out there.
10-21-2005, 11:22 PM
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SJK, merely expressing my opinion, as are you. I guess what I am trying to say is at age 24 (not trying to sound like my father) I would have been more than thankful to have a incredible sports/luxury car. I am also happy that you are doing your part to help those in need (although I did not inquire about that). But, all I am asking is what would you like anyone to do about your unfortunate malady?? A rattle is a technical issue, something that those who have experienced it can make suggestions to fix, finding yourself awash in a sea of TLs is not fixable and won't be earning my sympathy any time soon.
10-22-2005, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Naidu
So what is the point about East Asian Indians and Acura TLs you are trying to make?
-Naidu
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-Naidu
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I was in New Jersey recently and I noticed a lot more TL's then here in California and I also noticed about 75-80% of them had east indian men driving them. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
10-22-2005, 06:33 AM
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Bought my TL 2 weeks before my son got his Driving permit. I notice more TL's only because I have one now. I'm pretty sure he likes driving this TL compared to my old Accord. Around here, mostly older couples are driving em. Don't see many younger guy/gals driving. Amazed at how many younger drivers are on this site. Must be nice to have great paying jobs or RICH Parents. Probably the latter!
10-22-2005, 06:49 AM
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Hate to break it to you...
but the TL is a PRODUCTION car. That means they come out of the factory like pez and people buy them because they are good cars and well priced. Be glad you are on of the smart ones that didn't buy a Shit box.
If you want to be different, buy a car over $100,000 or paint "I'm a geek" on your rear window. That will get attention and be different all for $3.49 for paint or show polish !
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If you want to be different, buy a car over $100,000 or paint "I'm a geek" on your rear window. That will get attention and be different all for $3.49 for paint or show polish !
:-)