What do you regret doing to your car?
05-30-2006, 09:51 PM
#41
Back in a Type S
Buying DC Sports headers for my TL instead of spending the $$$ on Comptech headers. I've tried to fix this damn gasket/exhaust leak problem that many people seem to be having 3 times now! It's starting to come back again! 
05-31-2006, 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by ProvidenceLeaf
Buying DC Sports headers for my TL instead of spending the $$$ on Comptech headers. I've tried to fix this damn gasket/exhaust leak problem that many people seem to be having 3 times now! It's starting to come back again!
05-31-2006, 02:37 AM
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I regret not having the time to do a 6 speed manual swap for my '97 TL.
05-31-2006, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
I regret not having the time to do a 6 speed manual swap for my '97 TL.
05-31-2006, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Water-S
I haven't done it but I bet that would be a holy b-tch to do.
Possible, a little pricy and requires some work.. but it can happen.
05-31-2006, 04:08 AM
#46
Drifting
On my cl.
I regret parking my my cl in a mall parking lot
came back and the bumper was in another parking space.
I regret letting my dad use it
it was run over by a f-250, should have been totalled,
I regret parking in behind my friends dad and having some guy on the south side fix it for 300 dollars.
He put a nice dent in the rear quarter with his 78 mercedes. The body work was horrible.
73 bavaria.
I was stupid enough to buy a car with shocks that had been cut. That was only the begining of what is wrong with it.
I regret parking my my cl in a mall parking lot
came back and the bumper was in another parking space.
I regret letting my dad use it
it was run over by a f-250, should have been totalled,
I regret parking in behind my friends dad and having some guy on the south side fix it for 300 dollars.
He put a nice dent in the rear quarter with his 78 mercedes. The body work was horrible.
73 bavaria.
I was stupid enough to buy a car with shocks that had been cut. That was only the begining of what is wrong with it.
05-31-2006, 11:17 AM
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Back in the slow lane.
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I regreat not doing more research before lowering my car and buying the new wheels. The offset makes the tires rub sometimes, and the ride is not exactly smooth, on non-perfect roads. Oh well, live and learn.
05-31-2006, 10:25 PM
#54
Back in a Type S
Originally Posted by Water-S
is it the headers or gasket? because if you have OEM gasket on it that isn't DC sports fault.
Nah...it's a gasket problem with the gaskets that DC provides with the headers. The replacements they send you are crap. Many people that have purchased DC's for their 2nd gen TL are having the same issue. So now I've had to try to match up "better" gaskets. It's been a total PITA!
06-01-2006, 12:03 PM
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'Big Daddy Diggler'
My biggest regret was doing all the bolt ons and even an MDX intake manifold on my tl. The reason i regret it all was because i spent over 3 grand on mods another 1 grand on intsalls and i gained shit, maybe 20 wheel horses max and the tranny kept breaking.
06-01-2006, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by youngTL
The car is crying inside. You know, being built with an AT is like being born without a limb. 
I wouldve been more dissapointed if he was born without a turbo
06-01-2006, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SakiGT
He's doing better now with the new transmission. Not to mention he's not peg-legging anymore
I wouldve been more dissapointed if he was born without a turbo
I wouldve been more dissapointed if he was born without a turbo
06-02-2006, 11:55 AM
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Safety Car
one reason my car is still bone stock. I am scared that I will do something to it that I'll regret later. I'm even scared to put aftermarket rims on it!
Eventhough since I was a kid, I always said I would get rims for my car. But now that I've had a handful of cars, I never did anything to any of them.
06-02-2006, 12:06 PM
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biggest regret: '99 3.0cl
It is not a terrible car. I had a really shitty car before and my parents offered to meet me half way. It turns out that means they got to choose the car. I went from stick >> auto which is fine it just isn't what I want. I feel if I could have spent more time on it I could have gotten something else I would have enjoyed more.
It is not a terrible car. I had a really shitty car before and my parents offered to meet me half way. It turns out that means they got to choose the car. I went from stick >> auto which is fine it just isn't what I want. I feel if I could have spent more time on it I could have gotten something else I would have enjoyed more.
06-02-2006, 02:29 PM
#62
The sizzle in the Steak
I regret selling my CL-S after going through 2 trannys and Acura acting like it was normal wear and tear.
06-02-2006, 07:33 PM
#64
Go Giants
I took off the plates of my TSX today....I guess I regret it...
i LLOOOOVVEEE my AUTO TRANNY 
yeah right
06-03-2006, 04:05 PM
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My biggest regret was buying my CL-S in 2001. Don't get me wrong, it's a great car, but it just didn't have what I wanted. I tried to be sensible by getting a FWD automatic car with room inside that was sporty when I really wanted a true sports car with RWD and a manual.
I put a decent amount of money into the CL modding, but I just never really enjoed it. I then got rid of the CL after having it a little over a year and went with the Z which made me much happer.
I put a decent amount of money into the CL modding, but I just never really enjoed it. I then got rid of the CL after having it a little over a year and went with the Z which made me much happer.
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