heza

When parking at night, you find a xenon parking lot lamp to park under so you may see your freshly detailed car's paint POP under the crisp white/blue light.

I do that... all the time.

SpenceTLMonster

Haha, this is great. I ALWAYS do the window thing

xtmslyy00

2hours... shit I take like 4 - 6 hours pure detail each wash =D I agree with every comment made love our 3G TL's

DuoDSG

1. When a girl tells you she drives a TL, she goes up 100 floors in your elevator
2. You push the lock button on your key fob a few extra times so people will know "yeah, I just came out of THAT car"
3. The first thing girls say to you when they get into your car is "I love your car/nice car" or something along those lines. And you just play it off like it's no big deal.
4. You describe any feature of your car (OEM GPS, seat warmers, backup mirrors,etc) and your friends say "oh I would kill to have that"
5. Everyone in your apartment complex/all your friends agree that you have the slickest car (even if it's a few years old), including the ones that have a brand new car
6. Every time you are driving on a highway and a TL is nearby, you try to drive "in formation" with them. And you know they're checking yours out too.
7. You drive extra slow near pedestrian traffic.
8. You're always offering to pick people up instead of letting them drive or meet you somewhere. And not just offering- you insist.
9. When your current 3G TL dies, you plan to buy another 3G TL.
10. You assume that when people are behind you, they will think "love those taillights".
11. Everyone is always saying "your car is just like you", almost as if they're saying you two are a perfect couple
12. ...and along that point, you feel married to your car. You don't let yourself have thoughts of selling it because "my TL and I have gone through too much for me to betray him/her like that".

drummer boy04

^ +1. I treated my sister like this after she went 25 over a speed bump... my sister's lucky that she's alive right now

And you know you drive a TL when you get laughed at when you lock your doors because of the girly beep.

vmodi89

You know you drive a 3g TL when you can't wait to go pick it up after getting it checked out at the dealer because you're sick of the brand new 2012 TL they gave you as a loaner (i just did this today)

and

you get a huge smile on your face every time u hear some random person u meet say "u drive that white acura don't u???" knowing that they know its you.

turbo_oxide

... when having 4 side markers actually makes a car look better.

Abe_Froman

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mY sLOW UA6

When you are scared your 3rd gear is gonna pop out and cause the guy tailgating to rearend you.

Project_CLean

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THIS.

MOS805

When your buddy rolls up in a brand new pearl white Cadillac CTS and says "mine slaps on your Acura." And when you look at them both side by side you realize he's right damnit!

04desertmist

When I carry an extra set of keys to swap spaces btwn my integra and 3G so I keep the largest corner spot in the parking lot at the front of the complex.
And my neighbors slow down just to look at me crazy when i'm moving 'em, but then roll down the window and say nice car! (neighbor w. the hummer hates me now I have his space)



Or I'm beside another TL and they ask what color that is. I have yet to see another gold one yet in my area.

When I carry an extra set of keys to swap spaces btwn my integra and 3G so I keep the largest corner spot in the parking lot at the front of the complex.
And my neighbors slow down just to look at me crazy when i'm moving 'em, but then roll down the window and say nice car! (neighbor w. the hummer hates me now I have his space)



Or I'm beside another TL and they break their neck to ask what color that is. I have yet to see another gold one yet in my area. Desert Mist is tha shizzle!

When I carry an extra set of keys to swap spaces btwn my integra and 3G so I keep the largest corner spot in the parking lot at the front of the complex.
And my neighbors slow down just to look at me crazy when i'm moving 'em, but then roll down the window and say nice car! (neighbor w. the hummer hates me now I have his space)

Or I'm beside another TL and they break their neck to ask what color that is. I have yet to see another gold one yet in my area.

thinking about it... when you have a 3G desert mist metallic and people say that surrrrre is a nice car... I'm wondering if I'm about to get jacked how your salivating over those words. Ha ha, but seriously...

mY sLOW UA6

^Not trying to be a pain but i think it was unecesaary to post that three times in a row.

vinhdzn

when you have a 3g TL in your garage and you happen to have the keys to it

Waltah

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When you catch 4G TL owners breaking their necks to see your car...

DaeHanMeenGuk

hahaha guilty. I love my TL-S!

gofasttl93

Agree to disagree :P

Bbtfreeman04

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DMM FTW!! no one has this color we stand out of the TL sea my friend (not saying that the other colors dont kick a$$ either)

Waveform

This


-You drive your "beater" when it rains.

-You wish that the &*%*@^ front door would just stay open.

-You wash and wax behind the filler cap door-

lokijibber

When driving the car can make you seem like a nooby and pro on the same drive.

Nooby when you can't get the car started from a stop smoothly, no matter how hard you try, or the fact that you've been driving manuals for 17 years.

Pro when the pedals are so perfectly placed for perfect heel-toe downshifts as you approach a nice sweeping on/off ramp.

GKinColo08TL

When you've only owned your 3G for a week and it is most definitely the best car you've ever had/driven...

When all your buddies, especially the one with the 05 RL wishes he had gotten a TL...

When you are overwhelmed by the Acurazine squad...



oh yeah...when you tell your wife"sure, you can take the TL" and then you regret it....

04desertmist

My bad. Was trying to edit late late night.... guess u know your obsessed w. your 3G when you post 3x's...ha ha.

Yesss.... my dad was pressing me to buy a chrysler 200 or malibu till he saw this car. Then it was buy, buy, buy! Oh, and can I get the valet key?

6MTrules

...when, after renting a car (no matter what kind of car you rented), you hand the keys back to the agent, and think, "Man, did I make a GREAT choice!"

Slick Rik

You know you drive a 3G TL, when your other employers say "....i saw a TL like yours for sale, and I'm thinking about getting one..."

08TList

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when you see your high school ecology teacher driving your car when you go back for a visit and remember you showed him yours once

teckademics gtr

hmmm you mean 4-6 hours for wash,wax,clay and polish? or just a wash and interior clean...either way i wana know your steps

mY sLOW UA6

Or when you review this thread lol

I are LEGEND

When you come back from vacation, sit in it for the first time and say "damn I missed you buddy"

zinxc

You know you drives a TL when your dash start cracking slowly and you thought it was a design that belonged to the car itself.

dhong87

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You know youre in a 3G TL when you poke your finger inside the cassette player and think " what the fuvk, ACURA! "

turbo_oxide

Acura's targeting the old fuddie duddies that grew up in the 70's and 80's. I still own cassettes.

GKinColo08TL

^^^>>>old fuddy duddy

04desertmist

OMG, My coworker did that this morning when I picked him and said the same thing. Then he asked could he drive it?

whudini3000

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You Know You Drive a 3G TL when:

1) Your co-worker brags about new features in his new car and your like "Dude, I've been had that, 6 years ago to be exact." (HFL and Nav)

2) You keep a bottle of tire shine in the trunk just to keep tires looking wet year round.

3) You feel as if your being scolded by the masses because you haven't washed your TL.

4) You wipe down your TL @ the office parking garage after a rainy drive.

5)Everyone looks around to see who owns a TL when your car is called at the Car wash

6) When people step inside your car and ask " What kind of car is this?!" -Boss

honda_nut

turn down the stereo to pin point rattles.

Clean>Rice

you know you drive a 3G TL when...

--your friends who have Infiniti, BMW, Lexus, etc. are mind blown when they sit in your passenger seat and admire the interior. + wish they had a rear view camera (apartmentmate's M3 and G37)

--(not only Tl's, but) when you play with the switch blade non-stop (07-08).

--when you walk into a parking lot and continually push the lock button to find your car. (not only TL's i guess)

--you dont enjoy driving the 4G TL when its a loaner car.

--people with the current TSX try to race you thinking their car is the same...

LaCostaRacer

- when your coworkers always want to go in your car to lunch

- when some 4G drivers want to test their car's 'gitty up' against you at a traffic light and you pull and out-handle them at a left turn light.

- when you have a series of preferred parking spots at work and everybody knows your favorite spot and refers to that spot by your name.

gwai1o

+1

-When you've been away from your baby FOR 3 MONTHS, like I have and he (boys name (Rocko), so it's a dude /: meh..) trumps friends, family, pets, work, and all other possessions, as being what I'm most excited to come home to!

-When you read every single post in this thread so far, even the repeats and the quotes you've already read, and they all put a smile on your face (and they all apply)!

-When you are not even looking to buy a new car and you stumble upon a beautiful TL on craigslist, buy it the very next day, and have no impulse buyer's remorse!

-When you go car shopping (for fun) 4 years later and cannot find a car (within the same budget parameters as before) that feels worthy of replacing your 3G!

-When THIS speaks for itself:



...but THIS is all you need:


I <3 Everything about my 3G. Even the random burnt out dash lights and bazillion rock chips on the nose (hence his name)!

-jbear

whudini3000

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always loved hiros!

04desertmist

Yesss...it does speak for itself. Hiro's r fresh...

Also you know when.....
The guy who drives the '11 TL and lady w the '11 TSX suddenly start parking beside YOUR car in the garage everyday! And I'm still sweatin the dude with the 07 blue TL-S. Super clean daily...