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Last winter was my first with the TL/Turanza's and they are probably the poorest tires in the snow that I can remember.
Might want to check out Tirerack.com. They have a lot of info on winter tires. They did a test on ice with 2 types of Bridgestone winter tires, Bridgestone Turanza all-season EL400, and a Bridgestone summer tire. Their test has narative and data and easily confirm that winter tires provide substantial extra traction over all-season tires. Summer tires, of course, should not be on a car in winter at all. Got caught once with summer Pirellis on a 98 Accord V6 in an early season snow and it was ugly. Wife has 4 Dunlop winters on her 04 TL.
I would like to get the wood trim option along with the wood trim steering wheel and shifter knob.
Also, does the wood trim seem to hold up well ??
As far as items that are coverred in wood, I would guess that whatever would otherwise be coverred in the fake carbon fiber would, instead, be of wood.
I found the RL's headrests to be vastly superior to the TL's when sitting in the RL at the dealer, but I'm not sure if one would fit in the other...
In terms of comfort (I tried to do some nice ASCII art, but the formatting of this forum screwed it all up), the headrests in the TL tilt forward as one piece like this: \
So they actually push forward on the top of your head.
The RL headrests actuall split in half from the bottom to open line a clam shell like this: /|
So they really cradle your head in a more comfortable way
I went to the local Car Toys, and they said that since it's the 06 model, they don't know anything about it yet, and don't know what works and what doesn't. They said that if I can find something online that claims to do the trick, they'll gladly do the install for me, but they just don't have any info on what changes may have been made between the 05 and 06 models.
Honda Accord style was 98-02,
Acura TL style was 99-03
Any reports out of a redesign for the TL?
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Canadian also has low washer fluid warning and larger washer fluid container.
- Rob
By the way, I DID get stuck in snow tonight! But it was my own fault and I think most non-four-wheel-drive vehicles would have been stuck in my predicament. I was driving too slow, talking on the cell phone and turning a corner on a country road that hadn't been plowed and I hit about 10-12" of messy snow going very slow and uphill. Bam...stopped dead. I backed her up and ran through it the next time - AFTER I put the phone down.
- Rob
Any inputs? Or bad experiences?
I welcome any insights
1. can I expect another 50,000 relatively troube free miles? What is realistic? I drive gently with a car of this kind
2. are there any known defects?
3. any particular inspection questions?
thanks
John
Regards,
Robert
If you do a search on this or some of the other TL forums on edmunds, you will find extensive conversations in regards to your question.
In short, sure you can put regular in your TL. However, be advised:
(1) Would you really want to use regular gas in your 35k performance sedan to save a couple of bucks at the pump?
(2) You will get less gas mileage by using regular gas.
(3) Acura recommends using premium, why do something other than what the manufacturer recommends?
(4) Do you want to give up performance?
Hope this helps.
Don't take this the wrong way, but with an opening statement like that, why are you asking?
I own a '05 TL and the salesperson (who seems very knowledgeable) told me they run just fine on regular gas. He said this AFTER I signed the paperwork so I don't think he had any reason to lie to me. I'm not a student of this topic but from what I remember reading on this board Acura at one time said you should use premium gas, then later (or earlier?) said you could use regular gas...all while referring to the same engine.
I've used regular gas since day one and have not noticed any issues. Is my gas mileage suffering? I don't know. Is performance suffering? If it is, I'm not aware of it - I love the performance of the car.
- Rob
Thanks.
You can scroll though a couple of items on a small trip display screen on the right side of the guage cluster and get either average trip MPG or remaining range, but not both. And, as I recall, you lose the trip odometer display and outside temperature display when you are in the 'trip computer" mode.
The MDX has a better trip computer, with both instant and average mileage, remaining range, outside temperature, etc. all diplayed on the navigation screen. Unfortunately, then you lose the navigation map (but not voice directions).
But, just to put things in perspective, there is no Honda/Acura product that I would recommend more highly than our old S2000, and it had no such "gizmos" whatsoever. Nor climate control, power seats, heated seats, Bluetooth phone, DVD audio,.... But it was a blast to drive and the best built model in the entire line-up.
As much as the manufacturer recommends premium fuel, it's for a good reason. Due to the relatively high compression in the engine, they recommend a higher grade fuel so as to compensate for the higher level of combustion. Trust me, it makes a world of difference...You can use regular fuel, however, over a period of time (say 20K miles) you will notice the vehicle is sluggish (especially in auto equipped cars). Regular fuel won't damage engine internals (Acuras come equipped w/ "knock sensors" to compensate for lower fuel grades), however, the car will be robbed of it's performance capabilities, and not run quite as smoothly (you will sometimes notice your vehicle sounds like a diesel engine when you start it up on a cold day or if sitting for a while).
I am not saying you MUST use premium, but for emissions, performance and reliability, I would....
I did not renew and don't miss it. I'm sure it's wonderful for those that travel a lot in their cars, but with 18 radio presets, 6 cds and cassette I'm good.
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I just visited a dealershop to but a used '03 TL Type-S with Navigation/Onstar. But a salesperson told me that Navigation system of this model doesn't tell me how to get to a place with its voice. It is so weird. If it can't let me know the direction with its voice, I can't understand that why it is called navigation system. She told me that I can just refer to the point where I stands and I can refer to the direction with my eyes. I think there was some misunderstanding between her and me. Can you let me know? Thank you.
This is my first "new" car after owning a string of slightly used cars.
Will my gas milage improve after the break in period? I am still on my first tank of gas from when I bought it.
The S2000 is by far the best car in the current Honda lineup. Its not at all complicated with excessive features. It is just simply superb. It is also a blast to drive like you said. Just push the engine start button and you'll know. Along with all this, it is carefully built using the best leathers and plastics in the interior. They are all fit together nice and tight. It is also very reliable. Returns the best fuel mileage in its class, and in case you dont know it boasts the world's most powerful naturally aspirated engine (in terms of BHP/LITRE). It is not just me who says that, it is everyone in the world. For example, check out TopGear's site http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/survey/top_10.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/survey/category.shtml
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There no doubt about it that i will use the free trial period but once thats done that will be all for me!!!
what do u guys think?