With all these DD threads, give me your thoughts

281pony

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Cobra912 said:

Uhh I would snap yourself back out of reality and go with a termi again. Would make an excellent DD!!!

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nah.. premium fuel, worthless in ice/bad weather, ill be way too meticulous about it, ill mod it, ill sell my notch, then ill be shopping for a pos daily driver after i sell the notch..

then ill be right where i am now.. nicer "toy" then daily driver.

 

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pm sent. with confidence in the cars like that, i think ill buy a higher mileage one. i have had my current DD for 3 years almost, and it just hit 30k miles. so i average roughly 10k a year, especially trading off with my notch. i've only had it like 6 months now.

so if i buy myself one with 60k-70k on it, i can pocket 5k off the price and it will still last me a long time.

nisreo said:

Well, some people know, but Ive worked for acura since 06. My last day is actually on wednesday... why you ask? Theres no freaking work. These cars really dont break. 99-03 Tl's have tranny problems ( I just put a tranny in my 00TL... nice working for acura when you drive one, didnt have to pay much)

04 and up tl's are bulletproof. Couple minor recalls are out, but those will be free regardless of age/ miliage if they havent been done already. I wouldnt hesitate for a minute to buy one. I will probably stick with acura for my DD from now on.

If you have any questions at all about any acura, feel free to pm me. I know the cars like the back of my hand.

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281pony said:

nah.. premium fuel, worthless in ice/bad weather, ill be way too meticulous about it, ill mod it, ill sell my notch, then ill be shopping for a pos daily driver after i sell the notch..

then ill be right where i am now.. nicer "toy" then daily driver.

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PM returned. Acuras use premium fuel as well, but obviously wont drink as much as the termi.

 

281pony

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nisreo said:

PM returned. Acuras use premium fuel as well, but obviously wont drink as much as the termi.

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yeah, that was my point lol. mpg will be entirely different between the two. i'll be able to resist modding the TL also..

i think?

 

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The TL isn't for me but they are pretty cool, and sporty. I prefer the previous model also.

I still have trouble getting my mind around driving a Caddy with a stick but the CTS-V seems like the best of both worlds (comfort/performance per dollar). A guy that works near me has one. He's got it lowered with black wheels and loud exhaust though. I wouldn't go that far. That guy is always out prowling the area during lunch. lol

 

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281pony said:

yeah, that was my point lol. mpg will be entirely different between the two. i'll be able to resist modding the TL also..

i think?

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Yea modding a tl is pretty basic. Tint and maybe some rain guards. Although I do plan on putting in a factory navi in mine.

 

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just called the bank for a pre-approval with no down payment.

we'll see if it goes through. if it does, i have one im going to buy. an 06' with navigation and black interior.

if it doesn't go through, then ill just keep pimpin my kia i guess lol.

 

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i drove home my 06 TL tonight. so stoked.. i've never had anything this nice before.

i got approved at 4.49% interest on a used car

 

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DUDE CONGRATS!!! NICE!!! Cant wait to see it!

 

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thanks bro.

ill take some pics tomorrow. im already rim shopping for it. gonna do some rims, its already got tint of some kind. then just chill and enjoy it..

 

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nice, welcome to the TL community. Definitely post some pics

 

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nisreo said:

nice, welcome to the TL community. Definitely post some pics

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ill get some this weekend maybe. put 120 miles on it since i got it already. nice commuter car for sure.

it even has a super sick "fujita" intake? lol. vtec kicks in so hard your clothes rip off

 

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Pics or it didn't happen

 

281pony

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just got home from work and its pissin rain. pics later...

another plus to the car. i get a TON of female attention.

 

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281pony said:

another plus to the car. i get a TON of female attention.

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That's cuz chicks don't look at guys in Mustangs unless they are 16