ericksTL

Its funny what a car Guy your gonna buy a mustang and get the v6. ... fail for you my friend...... buy the way , before I bought my tls I owned a 05 ls6 cts-v with 400 hp...... the car was a pile of junk...go get a real American car svt cobra!

Hapa DC5

What do you use your TL for? You race it?

teranfon

I'm sure you're referring to S A CHO and his decision to buy an '11 V6 Mustang. That V6 Mustang is more than capable of giving a number of higher priced machinery a run for their money. In both acceleration and handling. For the price, there isn't much out there than can compete with it. Part of being a "car guy" is recognizing value and performance as a complete package. A "fail" is someone who seems to feel that a brand, whatever the manufacturer, is representative of absolute performance.

If you're referring to new, the "SVT Cobra" has been out of production for several years.



Terry

S A CHO

Good one!!

Shit...maybe I don't want the 300hp Mustang, maybe the 122hp in the CRZ is more suited to this car guy

Listen to what Terry just said, you might learn a thing or two

alex2364

The new Mustangs are fast. The 2011 Mustang GT will give the M3 a run for it's money on the track.

S A CHO

As much as I'd love to keep going on about the Mustang, we should try and keep the thread on track; At least for Ericks sake...

Hapa DC5

just make sure it's jap spec!

S A CHO

Torque delete option!

Hapa DC5

i checked that box when i bought my fit

charliemike

I'm waiting for the thread about how awesome the Sony Walkman is ... And this definitely deserves to be in Ramblings

pttl

@ this thread!

Where is SSFTSX when you need him?

Hapa DC5

too bad it didn't start in ramblings

Hapa DC5

it's not automotive news

MeehowsBRZ

I'm going to drop a LS3 in my RL and its going to be the most BADASS Acura ever.

jjashaa

iTrader: (23)

lol! econoboxes ftw.

ericksTL

First of all you guys are comparing apples with oranges..... let me start with American cars.... they are great for a few years then they fall apart... I went threw three sets of motor mounts , a clutch, six disk cd player, radiator fans ,the interior was a mass of man mad fibers the car was just cheap.... although my tl is much slower... the quality is second to none....

Who the hell said anything about a crz? Might as well get a fucking Prius.... anyway you old ass men need to fucking relax.... this thread wasn't started for you to come in here and talk all your shit most of your are just plain ignorant and go with the crowd....

ericksTL

First of all you guys are comparing apples with oranges..... let me start with American cars.... they are great for a few years then they fall apart... I went threw three sets of motor mounts , a clutch, six disk cd player, radiator fans ,the interior was a mass of man mad fibers the car was just cheap.... although my tl is much slower... the quality is second to none....

Who the hell said anything about a crz? Might as well get a fucking Prius.... anyway you old ass men need to fucking relax.... this thread wasn't started for you to come in here and talk all your shit most of your are just plain ignorant and go with the crowd....

Hapa DC5

What crowd? I own a Honda now and have had 5 in the past. I didn't buy my last one or my TL with intent to modify it to make it "faster" I'm cool off of that.

Moog-Type-S

I gotta find a car with that all natural interior.
Man made interior materials are so overrated.

I want a dashboard made of adobe!
I want wood pedals.
I want leather floormats.

oonowindoo

hey Noob.. in case u haven't noticed there are more people here with other makes than honda. So you might wanna go back to TL Section, that is where you will find some love.

Shit i have Honda... but i still dont like them FYI

Yumcha

Hoo boy...


I loved Honda...and still hold out hope for it. That being said, alot of what made it great (i.e. the Integra, NSX, S2000, Legend)...well, those kind of died. In place we still have some decent cars but with a polarizing design and in some ways, lacking what the competition offers readily: a V8, RWD, coupe.

Still, any company that comes up with the Asimo is cool in my books. I believe they will get better and get back to being what we all fondly remember.

Moog-Type-S

Repeat the Acura/Honda mantra: Changes coming....5 years out.

We've been repeating it for a decade now. :wink:

Hapa DC5

Honda's on the right track. The 4G TL is proof of that....

Yumcha

Solid car. Just need to work on that polarizing exterior look.

DEman19901

Actually, I think Hyundai is the new Honda.

DEman19901

Honda is the old Toyota and Toyota is the new GM.

Yumcha

Well, not sure about "new" Honda for Hyundai.


But, Hyundai is definitely the cool Asian car company right now that can't seem to build a bad car...

Moog-Type-S

Only that little detail....seems like an easy fix

While they are at it, I think they should add a few more buttons to the center console.

DEman19901

You're absolutely right. I should have said Hyundai is the old Honda.

stogie1020

I currently carry 35 torque wrenches in my TSX because I needed the extra torque.

Now I can smoke most any Ford Pinto off the line. Sometimes I can clobber a Gremlin with a trailer hitch. Those hitches add like 20 HP...

Hapa DC5

And size... it's too big or else I would've gotten a 6MT SH-AWD.

Hapa DC5

Ford seems to put out some pretty compelling cars!

S A CHO

Fuckin' hypocrite...

I have a 17 and a 19 year old Ford. Neither are close to falling apart, yet neither were ever known for their outstanding initial quality... Funny how that works...

madcaps

iTrader: (1)

The new Honda Car Culture is what killed my passion for Honda. I was a huge Honda Head throughout the 90's and the scene during that time was really fun and inspiring. The possibilities of what could be done with a 1.8L four cylinder motor seemed to be endless and was really driving the scene in those days. Witnessing David Shih hit the 10 sec. mark in his "Silver Bullet" CRX in Pomona was amazing (and Adam Saruwatari in his RX-7 too) or watching Shaun Carlson and Jason Whitfield (<--these two I considered my mentors and the reason why I got into the scene, RIP Shaun) Viet Lam, Ed Bergenholtz, Kenny Tran and Steph Papadakis really pushing the limits of Honda ingenuity really set the bar of where the scene is today. However, once the 90's ended, the Golden Age of the Honda scene was gone forever. Now it's filled with Ricer Boys with their god forsaken body kits and shady Know-It-Alls that would rather fight with their fist when their car gets beat as opposed to going back to garage and perfecting their tuning skills for the next race. Plus, growing up in SoCal, I sure as hell don't need to watch some shitty youtube documentary to inform me about Honda Car Culture, bitch I experienced it first hand!

//Rant

05TLdcc

^this

i still have my 3G TL, i love it, but when i have an M3 coupe, i cant see honda anywhere close to performance

vas25tl

There are still "dual" dealers out there. I've visited a few. Cars, motorcycles, lawn mowers, ATV's, all under the same roof.

Sly Raskal

iTrader: (1)

Someones been hitting the

Sly Raskal

iTrader: (1)

So OP has 34 posts and seems to think that we do nothing but bash Acura/Honda. How about he go and read the thousands upon thousands of posts of us wishing for Honda/Acura to step up their game and make something to compete with Infiniti, BMW, Audi, the list goes on.

The sad truth is they have shit. Sure they have a bunch of fully loaded vehicles that on paper have a great sense of value. Are they fun though? No. Are they nice to look at, eh, maybe if you're into birds and like beaks. The honest to god truth is that many of the OG members have given up with Honda/Acura and for good reason and have moved on to Lexus, Infiniti, Audi, BMW just to name a few. And the outlook for Honda/Acura from an enthusiasts standpoint is bleek. And the fact that so many of us have already bought into so many other brands means that for the most part we won't be returning to Acura/Honda anytime soon. Sorry Acura/Honda, you had your chance time and time again and still have yet to welcome us back.

At the rate Acura/Honda is going, I'll be retired before they bring back the NSX or have any decent sports coupe worth buying.

Sly Raskal

iTrader: (1)

FWIW, I don't need to watch the damn video to express my dislike or like of Acura/Honda for that matter. If you need proof, it's sitting in my garage. I had to buy an older model to enjoy Acura for what it should have always been. Race inspired machines that enlighten the driver, not feel like they are a muted peon among the masses on the freeway with their numb steering and so-so handling characteristics when compared to the companies they should be competing directly against, Infiniti, Audi, Lexus, and if they played their cards right, BMW and Merc.

majin ssj eric

DOn't get me wrong, I LOVED the old Honda. I had two Preludes (both 4th gen VTEC's) two Civic's (an 06 Si and a 92 LX), two Accords (a 91 EX and a 93 SE), a CRX (86 Si), and a 2004 TSX. All of them were great cars. I just moved on and Honda didn't. I'm not 16 years old anymore and I'd rather buy a car with 300hp rather than spend time and money building a 2 liter 4-cylinder with 250hp. And RWD is always nice.

Btw, the OP really should PM SSFTSX. They could have all kinds of private "Honda is teh gr8est thing evah!!!!!" conversations.....