I drove my wife's 2010 TL (black/black, sh-awd, tech, 6-speed MT) to a local big-box liquor store today. When I got back to the car (pushing a shopping cart loaded with beer, wine booze), there was a guy and his gorgeous lady standing nearby. "Great looking car," he said. He meant it. I said, "Thanks."

I keep my wife's car washed/waxed/polished to a fair-thee-well. It was cool to get an unsolicited compliment. I swear the guy was sober.

 

Did you ask if he and his lady wanted to join you and your lady for a,...um...eh,ehm, drink?

 

Funny thing about the 4G TL, it seems to look better and better.

 

The funnier thing is that it is better and better

 

I've had two separate unsolicited compliments on my MBM 2010 TL SH 6MT since May. I received zero compliments on my 2007 335 with sport package in 3 years of leasing. I speculate the general public thought I was a jerk when I had the BMW, and, therefore, I deserved no compliments of any kind for any reason. Refer to my post in the "what is luxury" thread about brands and image they exude... This time around, I chose "smart luxury" over "image oriented".

One might argue the "common folk" dare not approach someone driving Tier 1 luxury lest they may be offended or feel threatened, where below Tier 1 luxury like Acura conveys the message "common man earned him a nice ride" and invites interaction...

One more bit of data - the score is currently 1 to 1, BMW vs. Acura, on victims stranded at gas stations who need money to get their sick relative to the hospital. I guess those folks play by different rules.

 

Giggaty, Giggaty...

 

Of course he was sober...4gen rocks