Friend of mine from fl moved back to nc I was showing her my ride which she likes allot. she said you dont see to many of these on the rd around here and the ones you do have snobs driving them lol. she was semi joking but only semi... I would agree that I get some odd looks sometimes.
I drive it because i like it and I usually just keep the 20% tint rolled up anyway.

On a side note I think I did have a type-s give me the mine is better than yours. he probably had auto tranny

 

Around here all I see are ladies driving it.

They don't look snobby to me...

 

uhhhh who cares?

I enjoy pulling up somewhere and having the person I'm meeting let out a soft "wow, nice car."
its an awesome feeling, in the mass of G35's and Z's and altima's.

There are some modded TL's in my suburb. I wave to them all the time.

 

if you have something better than someone else, you automatically become a snob. So many folks around me changed when I got the 760. I've even gotten that it's way to nice of a car to have and some other tasteless comments. The best thing to do is just think that you worked hard for it and now you get to play while the others played first and are now working hard.

 

I normally see 50+ it seems like but I may live in oddity of the world. we have one acura dlr with 5 cars and next dealer is at least 2hr drive

and the next time I see the type-s ill wave and see if I get the one finger wave or the normal wave.

 

The TL is not much more than your average 4 door sedan. I dont think you can classify such a car as having snob owners. More specialty cars such as Corvettes, certain BMW's, exotic owners etc etc, but a Honda built 4 door car? yeah no. With my C6 Z06 which is obviously a pretty damn flashy looking machine, I had no issues with that. Owning it was an amazing experience especially with the huge corvette community..waving to every other corvette was kinda fun I thought. Always got compliments on it and nothing negative.

James

 

csmeance: yeah i can imagine there would be some serious haters when you've got a 760. my best guess it people take it as a big FU to them so they get all worked up. def just blow them clowns off for sure.

and btw...the 760 is one sweet ride my man...congrats!

 

James, have you seen this thread?
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/finally-some-decent-shots-my-z06-829387/

 

I see TL here all the time, just regular and practical people here. We are drowned out by bmw and mercedes, aston martins and corvettes here though. So here it is nothing special

 

Nope, but I have now :-) thanks im going through it now.

 

Pizzaman, your car def. stands out in the sea of TL's.

 

TL's are a dime-a-dozen around here. If I stood at a busy intersection, I'll bet I'd count 5 TL's in one red-light cycle. Maybe more.

But some other places, not so much. So I can see where some people might think, "Oh, look. One of those fancy-pants Honda's. Bet he thinks he's something special." And some other people (TL owners) might kind of get caught up in that and start to beleive it.

But on the whole, the people here don't strke me as "snobs".





Well you were such a nice guy until you went all uptown with the Bimmer. I mean now it's all, "Bearcat get me another Perrier", "Bearcat make me a sammich", "Bearcat drive me to the airport and make it snappy. If you don't pick it up, I'll find someone who can".



You've changed man.











:wink:

 

Thanks man, and yours is pure performance, sleeper

I think the OP was just talking about Acura TL in general?

 

haters gonna hate, they are just jealous they dont have one. sometimes i feel really good driving my TL-S around my college just cruising around, but there are definitely better cars out there. when i go to the car club car meet that we have on campus, i have to compete with other students that have M3's ferraris, mercedes, GTRs, etc
these are some pics from the meets:







etc,etc

 

jeez...where do you go to school? i see you're in slo cal...i'm thinking of a school that could fit the bill...having a TL is nice as a college student...but a ferrari?

 

Are people not aware what the average cost of a new vehicle in the US is? It's currently at $30k and when the UA6 TL's came out it was around $27k. the price for a new TL during that time was $35k with Type-S models a bit above that. Bottom line is that the TL is just slightly above your average (price-wise) so if someone in a TL is driving around acting like they're some big shot, the reality is that they're likely just a huge douche bag with an unwarranted over inflated ego. and don't think i'm trying to put down the TL in anyway whatsoever; i'm merely speaking in terms of the cost of the vehicle and nothing more.

 

^^^ I agree, well said!!

 

Snobbery is a state of mind manifested by one's actions. Pretentiousness made evidence by ostentatious behavior, imagined or real. Snobbery can also be a perception caused by projection which can be due to envy.

We have all know pretentious people who are obvious in their pretentiousness. In my mind, genuine snobs are hollow people, best left to their own devices and avoided, lest one gains a measure of this anomaly. Best to let people this mingle with their own kind as humility is a rare commodity among their ranks.

 

Well said, and it echo's this.

 

snob's? no those are the bmw doods.

but i do think most modded TL owners put themselves on a pedestal. more than likely because its the best they've had, but doesn't mean it is the best.

snob's have nothing to do with money. money just makes it easy. i think snob's without spare cash are just considered cynical assholes.

 

Snobs? I guess you haven't had the pleasure of someone in a BMW drive behind you! Total douchebags who think the world revolves around them, "Oh Oh look at me! I'm in a BMW so out of my way!" then ride your ass endlessly.

 

^^calling ttribe and csmeance...

 

that doesnt have to be BMW drivers....all cars ride people's asses.
hell a beatup looking chevy was on my ass this morning....

 

Who do I always see darting in & out of lanes here in NJ? Driving aggressively? Cutting people off? Tailgating? 80% of the time its someone in a BMW. The TL/TLS is a nice entry level luxury car, it in no way says: I'M RICH. I don't pretend to be something I'm not.

 

^lol, all people dart in and out of traffic, cut ppl off, and tailgate. to say its just BMW drivers is just foolish

 

I think I'd be more of a snob if I drove a GTR.

 

[sigh] What else can you tell me that I didn't know about myself based solely on the car that I own?

Note to TVL65: relying on misconceptions and stereotypes is a recipe for disaster.

ETA: And made-up statistics too (see below).

 

"80%" huh? Do you have an empirical study to back that up? If so, I'd love to see the data.

 

ttribe mad.

ttribe will rape asshole, therefore ttribe is a snob.

 

 

^but really, every one has an ego.
everyone will speed, tailgate, cut people off.
these actions are not limited to BMW drivers.

and 3 series are not anything special.....

 

Agreed on the ego thing. Besides, "Special" = Ferrari, Pagani, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Bugatti, etc.

The whole idea of stereotyping PEOPLE based on their cars = bad idea.

 

hoboyyyyyyyyyyy, this is gonna be funny if you continue to argue "i'm no snob" with this much attitude

 

why are these special? you just need a check.

racecars are special.

 

read between the lines.
ttribe is the coolest mofo out here.

 

how is he having an attitude? if someone is (for lack of a better term) attacking you verbally, what do you do?...tell them thank you?

 

My proof? Yea the garden state parkway, NJ turnpike & rte 287 thats my proof & I drive over 20,000 miles a year. More proof? Very close cop friend of mine here in NJ. Take a 20 yr old with rich parents who just bought them a new BMW & mix in "I'm spoiled" and tell me the end result? Yea, there are other jerkoffs driving like that but the top of the list is BMW.

 

So who's going to drive more like an Ahole? A 20 year old kid with a used saturn or a new BMW? I rest my case your honor.

 

I'll admit, I have an ego problem.

I daily drive a nissan frontier.
I didnt let a lady merge yesterday because I thought I was right.

fact is everyone will do stupid stuff on the road.

you also sound bitter.

 

I'm modest with my TL. and i find it hard to answer the snob question becuz TL's are rare over here.