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'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
What do you mean? You don't want the seering wheel radio controls? What is the double-activation feature on the climate control? :confuse: Are you counting voice recognition?
I'm only commenting becasue I like the controls you're complaining about.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
(I wonder why no one has introduced power-closing doors like they do for trunks and hatches?) :confuse:
As for the gent having problems with his '06, I have not had any problems and have put my '04 TL A-spec through it paces from horrible Belgian roads to the Autobahn in Germany. A great car!! I do miss my friends at Oakland Acura. Never a problem, they set the bar for service.
Any assistance is appreciate with the M-Minder. :confuse:
Was wondering about the Accura version? (I haven't bought a car or warranty yet, so don't have a contract to read but am considering the extras that will come up in purchase discussions)
1- press the reset button repeatedly; or,
2- press and hold the rest button
in 5-10 sec.s, the screen should change. Scroll around to see if the minder comes back, and if it does, then follow instruction 1 or 2 again.
Even though I drove (5) different TL's for test drives, I still noticed different ride and handling characteristics AFTER I bought the car. Here's the best piece of advice I can give you ( this is going to be difficult )...........test drive the car on KNOWN roads, namely, the very roads you use every day to go to work. The very first day I drove my TL to work I thought, gee, I never noticed this bump or that dip before !!!
Call a dealer ahead of time and arrange to have a test vehicle for several hours...preferably WITHOUT the sales guy.
ps: OR, just buy the car!! You won't be sorry
The TL is smooth as silk on well paved roads - guess that's my impression moving from a Ford to a Japanese car. But it does seem to accentuate large abberations in the road more than my Contour did (despite the Contour having a significantly shorter wheelbase).
Well at least I know the TL is communicating the road to me better than I expected it would. I would rather feel a few more bumps than drive a boat like a Camry and not know when I was driving out of lane.
I came from a '99 Chrysler 300M (great car!). The M gave a smoother ride, with very decent handling. One thing I like about my TL (great car!) is the much "tighter" feeling in the handling dept. The trade-off is a less smooth ride than the M. But I purchased the TL over a G35 because (among other reasons) the TL had a smoother, quieter ride than the G. The G's handling was even tighter than the TL, but the ride (and road/wind noise) trade-off was more than I was willing to live with. So, it's all relative and too each...!
Did I mention that the TL is a great car! Can't wait to apply my first new coat of Zaino this spring...
Oh, yeah. The evil, heavy door got me again this morning. As I was lowering myself into the driver's seat, door moved and hit my ear. I guess it was beyond the first detent a bit. Ouch. Evil door.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
I only drove the G35 twice and both times noticed that the enjoy noise was quite loud (remember I was driving a Ford Contour at this point - so a $36K car shouldn't be that loud unless it was Auto-X material). The controls on the Acura seemed more intuitive (those stand-up push buttons on the Infiniti didn't sit right with me). The Navigation on the TL is what won me over (just wish it had real-time traffic updates which is greatly needed here in So-Cal).
Biggest gripe after 3 days of ownership is that the rear visibility is kinda lacking - of course the G35 and IS350 were just as bad. What's the deal with making cars that had poor visibility. All the road-hugging sportiness in the world is useless if you can't tell when you can do a quick change :confuse:
I told her to think of the football fans that chant " Defense, Defense ". When you are getting in or out of a TL it's " DETENTS, DETENTS ".
Actually, after (4) weeks of ownership, I've already gotten accustomed to the doors.
Although '06 TL's price is very favorable compare to others in its segment, what's kind of bothering me is for the kind of HP you get with TL, MPG is only 20 in the city vs. new '07 ES350, hp 272 and MPG 21 or 22 city.
Thanks in advance for any help. :confuse:
I'm sorry for using the word "catch" - I don't really know how to describe it. :confuse:
A true pleasure!!!
I suspect that the problem will get better when the grease in the hinge gets a little stiffer with time.
Don't feel bad. I've had mine for almost 2 years, and the TL has crippled my lane-change instincts, especially left to right. I just can't seem to do an instinctive quick glance over my shoulder. I have to turn my head more deliberately and take an extra split second. It annoys me because, IMO, that is potentially dangerous. In a split second, someone, or something could move in front of you and you don't catch it in time. :mad: :sick:
I used to set my side view mirrors to look at the rear corners of the car, this method has them set much wider, very effective for eliminating blind spots and minimizing overlaps so quick glances between rear and side view mirrors provide a very good look at what is behind/beside you.
Worth a look.
Over all the time I've been with Edmunds, I've seen many posts in favor of this method and I can't recall a single one saying it didn't work for them, caused them problems, or anything of the kind. Very possibly, this is the only subject I can say that about!
Don't feel bad. I've had mine for almost 2 years, and the TL has crippled my lane-change instincts
I noticed the rear visibility on a recent test drive as well. The next day I spied a TL at the grocery store and it took me a few minutes to realize what was different: they had removed the rear seat headrests which I think was most of what seemed to be blocking the view.
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As for trunk lines, I've realized after a few test drives of different cars, I'm never going to be able to see the rear of any car again which should make backing up interesting
I'm very close to purchasing a 06 TL. I currently drive a Volvo S80 and have a "european" mirror on the driver's side. It's basically a convex mirror just the passenger side, really gives a wide angle view. Anyone know of a source for this kind of mirror for the TL?
TIA
Dave
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
Thanks!
For answers: http://zainostore.com/
This info is what I know from Sal's site: For the first wash, Dawn is recommended to strip any waxes/polishes the dealer may have used (Do not use Dawn after the initial wash). 100% cotton towels made in the good ol' US of A are the only way to go, per Sal. I'm using a regular store bought car wash (Meguir's, because I bought a lot before I ordered Zaino), but I might try Z7 wash with my next order. It's good stuff, especially for the darker colors.
Congrats on the Anthracite, great color. But my neighbor has it, so I just had to be different!
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
All other factual and seat of the pants information is available on websites, product brochures and via test drives.
But seriously, jones is right. It's all about emotions, your wants, not your needs, because there is no practical reason why you should get the TL instead of the Accord.
Both the Accord and TL are fine choices. Only you can decide. The TL, for me, was the best choice. It's just so darn pretty...!
Good luck and enjoy the decision process! Let us know what you choose and why.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
I agree 100%. The Accord looks ok, the TL looks great! :-)