GTSX-05

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so the time has come for me to say Bye Bye Acura, at least for now. I know some day I will come back to by another Honda/Acura but for now it is bye bye.

Here is my story:

Back in 2007 I bought my first real expensive (by this I mean over 30K) Acura. A 2005 Acura TL White. I had this car for the next 4 years and drove it from 30,000km to 160,000kms.

When I first got her November 8, 2007.



First set of wheels


In the Snow


Lowered on springs (bad choice in winter rims)


New shoes on!



ATLP Quads and Type-S Lip


Comptech SuperCharger Installed


Ass shot


Rolling shot


Black Vinyl Roof and CDM Headlights Installed. Parked beside Moms RDX


New Wheels - VOLK TE37 F-19x8.5 Plus 22 R-19x9.5 Plus 22





That is what she looked like before I sold her in June of 2011.

Mods were:

2005 Acura TL 

- Type S Tail lights and rear side markers
- OEM Window Visors.
- 
Chinese Domestic Market (CDM) headlights

- Flat Black Vinyl roof
- ATLP V2 QUAD Cat-Back with custom Magnaflow tips
- Comptech Supercharger,

- HKS Hi-Flow Intake,
- Tein SS
- Type S Brembo Brakes

I sold her last year because I wanted to get something different and I had a really good friend that loved the car and was looking to by something already lightly modded.

So I bought this

2007 Acura RL



I had some really big plans for this car but ended up only keeping it for 2 weeks. I realized I really liked the 3G TL and just wanted a new version of it.

So I got this

2007 Acura TL Type-S


6 Speed


ATLP Quads



ATLP J-Pipe


RV6 Pre Cat Deletes


Sitting Pretty


Stored for the winter beside sisters TSX


New Shoes - Volk TE37 F-19x9.5 Plus 22 R-19x9.5 Plus 7





One of the Last Cruises


Washing Her


I Miss Her


So I would still be drive my Type-S if this didn't happen


So I know it doesn't look that bad but it was. I was driving straight when a 2013 Ford F150 turned left out of a parking lot and slammed right into me. Entire front corner was crushed in and the transmission was having issues getting into gear.

Insurance was kind enough to give me this POS rental. I actually had the rental car for 5 weeks before the Insurance Company settled with me.


So after I got the money I had to figure out what I wanted to get. Originally I went and looked at the Honda/Acura family to see what I could replace my TL with. To be honest nothing really jumped out at me. I couldn't fall in love with any of the current model cars. That is when I decided to look at what else was out there.

A couple weeks later I ended up with this.......


2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SuperCharged Limited Edition. I have loved the Range Rover Sport for years and finally I got one. I did a lot of research and looked at all the possible models and thats when I found this one. 1 of 250 made in 2008 in North America and 1 of 15 in Canada. This is different than the regular Range Rover Sport as it has the special edition orange leather interior, flush front bumper, flush rear bumper, square exhaust tips and bigger roof spoiler.

So far I love the new car. I do miss my TL a lot but I am having fun getting to know the new truck.

Here are some pics from today.





Slowly I will start modding it lightly, but for now I can't wait until winter.

I want to say Thank You to Acurazine. You have been good to me and taught me a lot. Thanks also to everyone who bought something from me or sold me something.

Bye Bye For Now Acura Family.

paperboy42190

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nice journey! good luck!

4doorJ

those tL's were sick man =)

k1x

iTrader: (1)

those shoes on your tl-s were amazing...the locals are gonna get lucky when u part out!
good journey bro and good luck with the new ride

ACCURATEin

As i scrolled through your wdp pictures my smile got bigger and bigger.

TE37s alll day! Put some on the range.


If you get tired of it then get another 3g and come on back.

ebelp

Post some interior shots of the Rover! I've always loved those too. The maintenance/repair costs scare me though because you always hear people complain about the reliability. Any truth to that?

Undying Dreams

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Your TL and TL-S was amazing! I'm a sucker for TE's.

Sorry to see you leave the 3G TL behind.

McCollins23

Hope you have better luck with the Range man. I don't mean to sound negative, but get used to driving loaner vehicles. Ex GF's aunt had one and not a month went by when it wasn't at the dealership getting something fixed.

Don't be a stranger, stop by and show us what you plan to do with your Range

ggesq

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nice thread. good luck with the RR.

Ride It Low

Very sweet rides man!! And u just got my dream car!! Good luck!!

The Machine

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Sorry to see that happen to your TL-S. Both TL's you owned were beautiful. Good luck with the Range Rover, it looks really nice even in stock form.

potmilkz

big jump from TL to a RR Limited edition.

NWSTL

What year was it and was it supercharged?

NetoAzul

nice Range Rover bro..def one of my favorites

crazyasiantl

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nice TL's

and congrats on the RR. be sure to start a progress thread in cartalk

RU_JELLY

iTrader: (1)

loved both the 3g's man. especially the type s. but the RR sport is nasty too. love those trucks

Steven Bell

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Wow, what a story. Enjoy your Range Rover.

GTSX-05

iTrader: (1)

thanks for all the comments guys

UA6

Enjoy the Rover.

UA6

huystAr

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Lol ..

Congrats on the new range !!!

conge12

Wooow that's long journey,a lot love n suffer u get there...those TL such as beautiful n simple...but that Range is awesome.GL with Range bro

Healingduck

Wow, both of your TL's looked sick.

How do you like the Range Rover so far? Looks clean. Definitely a car I've wanted for a long time. lol. Maybe one day.