hadokenuh

Hello Acurazine,

I've been reading this forum a lot. Very informative.

I finally pulled the trigger to trade in my 2008 BMW 528 for a 2013 TL Tech, white with parchment interior. Got a really good price, beat truecar price by a large margin, and the conquest rebate and 0.9% APR made it even more sweet.

I owned a G37S sedan when it first came out. I liked that car but it was getting a lot of road noise and too rough in the backseat. Not to mention, the 7AT shifted kind of weird. The BMW solved all those problems but I decided to let it go because the warranty was about to run out. IMO it was the best car to drive but obviously had it own issues: battery replaced, valve cover gasket leak, hydraulic lifters TSB, belt tensioner. All under CPO warranty but still.

The TL FWD feels just right for me. Not too rough (like the AWD) but not too soft. Get good gas mileage. Comfortable and big enough for passengers. I plan to keep this car for at least 6 years/120K miles.

I also looked at some used 2012 ES350 (don't like the new ES350) but they asked too much for those. Some were even more expensive than new. 2013 GS350 is nice but kind of out of my budge for now. F30 3 series ride surprising nice and quiet but keeping it to 100K miles seem like a expensive move. I was thinking to wait for the new IS350 and Q50 but the current incentives and 1st year model problems shy me way from those.

radamo

Congrats on the new TL. I just pulled the trigger too but opted for the AWD. Came from a BMW 325 Conv. Gave that to my wife and she loves it... But like you, had MANY parts replaced under warranty. My wife drives much fewer miles than I do so hopefully we won't have to sink too much into it over the next few years. I am loving the TL. I teetered between the FWD and AWD and finally went with the AWD. Best of luck with your new car.
Enjoy!
Rich

hadokenuh

Congrats on your new car! I love how the AWD handles but decided against it because it's too rough for my daily driving. For rough and sport driving, I have a 370Z Sport 6MT just for that

You are right about BMWs - the less you drive, the more reliable it seems. But the more miles, the worse it gets. We put about 35K miles in 2 years and those were the problems we had. I had an inspection done at an indy just before I traded it in. They said the transmission oil pan was leaking very little but something I had to take care if I were to keep the car. They also mentioned to re-haul the whole cooling system if I wanted to keep it over 100K miles.

terdonal

Congrats, enjoy.

Treblig

Congrats! Love the color!!

Stew4HD

Congrats! I see you got your beauty at John Eagle.. South or West Houston?

Love that color!!

Edward'TLS

Congrats, and welcome to Acurazine.

hadokenuh

Thank you for the warm welcome!

@Stew4HD: John Eagle West Houston on I-10. I had a good experience though.

Eudreamality

congrat! I like your neighborhood even better

Stew4HD

I picked mine up at Sterling McCall but I work fairly close to John Eagle. I am glad they did you right

hadokenuh

Haha thanks. May I ask why?

gokhanturk

congrats and welcome

012TL-GLM

beautiful and clean, the TL wears white well - I like how Acura got rid of the ACURA badge on the trunk for 2013 - i still need to debadge my SH-AWD

TeamAcura

Congrats and welcome! Another new owner. These 4Gs are moving off the lot fast! Incentives are attracting a lot of people.

weather

hadokenuh....Sharp looking TL if I can say so myself Looks great and love the color! Welcome to the forum and looking forward to another great contributor

hadokenuh

I agree. Was going back and forth between black and white. I had a black car before. Keeping it clean was a pain but the clean look is priceless. I didn't notice they got ridge the Acura badge. Nice and clean!

White has a luxurious and classy look. I am going to add windows tint in a couple of days.


Yep, incentives were one of the big factors of my purchase. The local dealer had about 260 TLs when I bought it. They'd better move them fast


Thanks!

I am also on myG37 forum and know G37/370z quite well. Let me know if you guys want to learn more about Infinitis from an owner's perspective.

VQPower37

very nice ... congrats

Oswald Vater

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your purchase - you got the best color!

SlowLane

Congratulations. White with the parchment interior looks great.

longshadow

You had the same dilemma as me. I toiled over going black or white. I ended up going with black for my '13.

Congrats!

Ziffle

Congrats on your new ride. Last 3 cars I considered a G37 each time but alway ended up with a TL...no regrets. I just picked up a 2013 AWD....Black. I have become a car wahing machine. After driving an 08 silver and an 11 polished metal I kind of forgot about the cleaning routine for a black car lol. When clean though what an awesome looking car.

Defjamz

Congrats on your new TL. I also came from an Infiniti (FX50S). I miss that car but I had to get into something smaller for my long daily commute.

LawnPro

Congrats she is a beauty, I like the color!

hadokenuh

Wow, such a warm welcome! You guys make me feel great about my purchase decision


Yeah, the G37 is definitely not for everyone. It's a blast to drive but needs more refinement. I think the new Q50 is supposed to fix that as the powertrain remains the same. When I had my G in black, I literally washed it every weekend unless it was going to rain. So yeah


The FX50S is truly a beast. I am thinking to pick up the FX37 next year for wife though. We both like the FX very much.

rick sambora

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congratulations! BWP does look classy.

amill

NIce car man. I regret not getting white when I bought mine. I had the choice of black or white. Had white on my last car, but should have gotten it again. Looks really good.

Cygnus_X1

I just leased a 2013 FWD Advanced model, same BWP but with the black interior. The outside stays clean but I can tell the inside will need to be cleaned often, it gets dusty quickly. You probably have the easiest color combination to keep clean lol.
I came from a Toyota Avalon and I'm amazed how smooth and quiet this TL is, considering all the reviews saying otherwise. I don't find the suspension any rougher than my Avalon and it feels about as quiet on the highway.
I bought some DVD-A's and now I'm so spoiled by the sound quality that I can't listen to CD's or MP3's anymore. I also won't subscribe to XM because that seems to sound worse than anything.

Steven Bell

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Congrats to all you new 4G owners in this thread. Welcome to AcuraZine.

SeismicGuy

Congrats! Generally speaking white is my favorite color (non-color?) on most vehicles and I have had quite a number of white vehicles myself. When we were shopping around to replace my wife's 2000 Monterey Blue TL I had tried to talk her into the white but she really wanted a color again. Your white will really look great with a subtle window tinting.

rxyamahax1

Congrats and welcome to AZ!

hadokenuh

Really depends on road surfaces. On broken concrete, the TL (and lots of others) can be pretty noisy. Lexus cars are in generally quiet on most surfaces though.

Overall the 2013 TL is quieter than most older Acuras I've known.

jason60050

How are you liking the TL so far? I came from a 2011 BMW 535i and I am still very surprised by how fantastic this car is in every way.

hadokenuh

I love it. We've put 1000 miles already. It's generally quiet, has smooth acceleration. Leather seats are comfortable. Backseats are rommy. ELS is awesome (I have to say it's better than the Bose in the G37). Love the smooth brake feel.

But to be honest, the BMW 5 series (either E60 or F10) absorb bumps and road imperfections better while still maintain good handling. It's the BMW's strength. But it comes with a 15K-20K premium and definitely much more expensive to own and maintain so I am not complain at all.

I'm also tempted to swap the current HX MXM4s with the new Primacy MXM4 hoping to get even more smooth and quieter ride. What are people's thoughts on this? Are the stock tires that bad compare to the Primacy MXM4?

KeithL

If you you are driving to the extremes then the stock tires may not be good for you, but if you are not throwing the car into turns or hard barking all the time I find the stock Michelins acceptable.

hadokenuh

Well, all I care is smooth and quiet ride in the TL. How are the stockies compared to the Primacy MXM4?

614Banker

Congrats and welcome. My wife drives a 2011 FX35 and she loves it. Nice looking car, really. The muffler roar can be over bearing to me at times, but it's hers and she loves it everytime it roars.

KeithL

I was always fine with the stock Michelins on all my TL's even my AWD which I would throw in turns and the tires took it, try they have a limit, but for most normal driving the stock Michelins are better than what most other makers put on their cars.

Damn Dirty Ape

I'm considering going from a g37xs sedan to a tl awd advance. The tl seems a little bigger to me, how about you?

KeithL

I almost went to a G37 several times when driving my TLs and every time it was the cramped G interior and inferior interior materials that kept me with Acura.

weather

Interior space is always relative...Its based on how tall and big you are. For me, I am fairly tall and slim and I find the TL not too bad but this weekend, I had a chance to drive an ILX and loved the size of the car as far as interior space. If they made the ILX with the 2.4L (auto), I'd find that car a fun little car. That being said, the interior looked so much cheaper than my TL....