It's a free forum and everyone has the right to express their point of view but I am 100% with you. If you hate or dislike Acura so much, why even spend a second here. If I was him, I would go and help my fellow Audi buyers and not just post random messages on Acura, Lexus, Honda or Toyota's forum.
Pyrodan007 - this is not a personal attack or disrespect but you are not contributing at all....even your feedback is bashing Acura.

 

And I care why about both of your feedback? This is like the fifth time members personally come after me when I only gave my opinion on the brand and model. I had one, you bet your ass I can talk about it, good or bad ....

You think I force members here to go to Audi? They know for themselves lol.

Look around at this forum, members are changing ship. When someone comes on this board and talks about mods there is about zero feedback received. Says a lot about where the brand is going. Stupid ads like the ones mentioned in this thread don't help either. It's not a complaint for you either, but I'm getting tired of all the get out comments here....

 

I mean, he did own an Acura. He tried to drink the kool-aid. I think the problem is a bunch of us want Acura to succeed and we like the people we have met here. This particular thread is just inviting this kind of criticism simply because the video is knowingly dishonest and compares to a popular competitor.

Honestly, once you start dragging the 3 series and the A4 into the TLX section, we show up. Most of us have tried or owned both.

 

Every forum I have ever been on has trolls or haters or whatever they are called these days.


Some opinions count more than others and some opinions don't count at all. I have found that the best practice is to identify and ignore.

 

Guys let's get back on topic and enough with the telling people to go away or name calling. All this does is derail the thread. Constructive comments please.

 

Sorry. The dual screens isn't a great selling point. I wasn't much of a fan of them. My customers don't like it too much either. They say it's confusing. That's why Honda went down to the one screen on all their vehicles. Seen those videos. I love watching comparison videos. But when they're unbiased. The BMW kinda iggs me. It's supposed to be a sporty/luxury brand but the sunroof is optional. As well as remote start. Acura doesn't either. Cars like the Honda Accord come with it standard. When you spend all that money on a luxury/sport vehicle, you should be getting features that come standard on them that the "economy" counterparts don't have standard. Accord Touring has navigation, remote start, heated/ventilated seats, and Honda Sensing standard. Whereas the TLX, you have to add the Tech package in order to get any of that. Which is another $3k.

Putting them all together. The Accord Touring, you're sitting at $35-36k.
The BMW, with the same package, $44,265. Extra $20 for a USB charger -_- Wtc?
The Acura at a whopping $47,403. That's with the Tech and Advance package in order to compare with the Accord Touring.

Sorry. The next Acuras have lost my interest. For $10k less, I can have all those features and don't have to run 93. Yes. I know it's the name you're paying for. Idk about the rest of yall. I hate that grille on the new TLX. It's hideous. The RLX is even worse. I need Acura to go back to the drawing board. They MIGHT be able to save the TLX with the possibility of the turbo A-Spec they should have in 2019. But I hope they change that grille....

 

 

Ironically the new 2019 A6's now come with dual screens, 3 screens if you count the virtual cockpit. I never did get the critiques of the dual screen layout. Especially with CarPlay, it works fine. I'd hate having to switch back and forth between navi / climate / radio with a single screen. Would drive me nuts.

 

Odd if Acura's R&D is even bench marking to a BMW, what it looks and seems like is that the are bench marking there own brand Honda lol.. one up that Honda.

 

Once again, I am going to echo this post. If people are not here for constructive conversations, then they will not be allowed to participate in this section going forward.

The talk about dealership experiences is anecdotal as well. Owned an Audi for 8+ years, a BMW for 6+ yrs, Acuras, and a Lexus. My local dealership experiences for the BMW, and Audi haven't been the best, and the BMW was the worst by far. Lexus corporate seems to have the closest oversight of local dealerships to keep their customers happy.

You guys saying how great Audi service always is must not have spent that much time on Audizine, etc. Plenty of posts of horrible dealer experiences there, and of course those dealer experiences vary greatly at each independently owned franchise. I live in NY/LI and have never taken my RS4 in for routine service at any of the local dealerships; warranty fixes only, and the few times I did do other service at the same visit, I regretted it.

Several friends in the local car club have the same policy, and many have had to have several conversations with AoA to get movement for problems which weren't handled properly. A buddy with an S6 is having issues with a dealership who did a warranty job incorrectly, and is calling AoA to trying to get them to fix their shoddy work as the dealer is saying the "campaign ended". A friend of a friend is currently fighting with the dealer over his S5 which was returned with a damaged clutch after service for an alignment. His dashcam captured video showing the tech revving the piss out of the car, and obviously slipping the clutch as he was driving it around the lot and into the service bays.

On any car forum horrible service experiences are a dime a dozen

 

If I can offer my humble opinion here... As it pertains to cars, the heart likes what the heart likes. That includes grills, screens, seats, exhausts, etc. etc. However, I think some of us have a problem when people feel the need to trash other options to, perhaps, somehow support their own choice. Or not like an option a feature in a way that suggests it must be changed, that their opinion is the one that truly matters. Or suggest that a particular characteristic is desired by most, when objectively, it really isn't. I think if we stick to constructive and, wherever possible, fact based opinions, and if when expressing opinions about our likes and dislikes, we do so in a respectful manner, then we may find the forum more pleasant and useful, for both Acura fans and those who have less than warm and fuzzy experiences. My two and a half cents.

 

Well that's what it's about. What you yourself like. You can do 1.5t vs the 2.4 but when you start adding things on the Advanced Package, you have to move up to the V6 on the TLX. Whereas on the Accord, the same things that the 1.5 have you can find on the 2.0t. The only difference between the two is the motor and transmission.

 

 

Same here. No way it will be a successor to my car.

 

The 2018 TLX ASpec better not be vanilla paying $10k more lol

 

Don't get me wrong. The TLX is a nice car. Hate that grille but love the rest of it. Just for the price, I'd pick the Accord. I can run 87, still have great power, and all the features I want for $10k less. The 2015 model looks better as far as the front end goes.

 

 

 

 

Im still in love iwth my 2012 TL SH-AWD advanced.
3.7 V6 305HP.
Its faster. It feels more solid. and it looks freakin awesome.
I dont need two screens, wireless charging or LED headlights. All I need is the high i get form simply driving my car.

 

Love the look of the 2012. Not too fond of the issues I've heard about the 3.7 eating camshafts(a friend of mine has had to have 2 of them replaced within a 2 month's time). Some have found with a tune, it ends the oil consumption problem that causes that. I don't know tho. I'm just going by what I've heard from the owners.

 

Ive never had any issues with cams (fingers crossed) I have had many other issues. But Even so I LOVE the car. Ive had for years now and every single time I get in, Im like...damned I actually own one of these. Its such an awesome feeling...Thats how I know I made the right choice for me.
Its a beautiful car...its a beautiful drive.