3 years ago I sold my TL-S and went to Sweden and picked up a Volvo S60R. Did some mods, ate some Carerras for lunch at the track a couple times and had a blast with the car. Got so many inquiries as you see about 1 S60R for every 10 M3s. Time for a change. In the market for a new car sometime in next 4 months. With the TL-S my only trips to the dealer were for oil changes! With my S60R, nothing major, but lots of trips for little things. (My inaugural introduction to the Euro Car ownership experience. All and all I don't regret buying the car. It had more character and was more fun to drive than my TL-S. But boy was that TL-S a good solid car.
So when I see months back Acura is coming out with SH-AWD TL with 300HP I get really excited until I see how the back end looks on it. FUGLY.
But after lots of research and frequenting the Cadillac CTS forum, BMW 335 forum, and even Jaguar XF forum, I seem to not be able to write the new TL off. All those other cars I see shades of my Volvo experience (although the BMW probably the least of the 3.) I'd go for an Infinity G37XS but I want/need rear fold-down seats.
I saw a parked TL at Costco in Hawaii on vacation last week and like some of the reviews say, in person it doesn't look so bad and you might even get used to the weird looks (why oh why couldn't they have just made the back-end look more like the new TSX!?!?!? - they would have sold a lot more of them!)
I know on the Volvo R Forum if you came in at asked, so, how's the reliability so far on your cars for those of you who have a few thousand miles on them already? And you would immediately get a bullet point list of any issues.
The main two things I read about the TL is there is no telescoping steering wheel, the seats are pretty firm, and the suspension is a tad to firm. Well, I lean more towards the sport side of the sport sedan so I imagine I'd have no problem with the firm suspension and seats.
So can some owners with at least a few thousand miles give me a reality check on how they are liking their new TL? It really does seem like the by far the best bang for the buck if I can get past the ugly rear end.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. I know probably no one knows this, but what is the consensus on the possibility of a Type-S model later? I hate how Acura always waits several years before coming out with a type S. Considering they are already at 306HP, I'm guessing there may not be one, but it is always a great way of spurring more sales in the later half of the model's run.
So when I see months back Acura is coming out with SH-AWD TL with 300HP I get really excited until I see how the back end looks on it. FUGLY.
But after lots of research and frequenting the Cadillac CTS forum, BMW 335 forum, and even Jaguar XF forum, I seem to not be able to write the new TL off. All those other cars I see shades of my Volvo experience (although the BMW probably the least of the 3.) I'd go for an Infinity G37XS but I want/need rear fold-down seats.
I saw a parked TL at Costco in Hawaii on vacation last week and like some of the reviews say, in person it doesn't look so bad and you might even get used to the weird looks (why oh why couldn't they have just made the back-end look more like the new TSX!?!?!? - they would have sold a lot more of them!)
I know on the Volvo R Forum if you came in at asked, so, how's the reliability so far on your cars for those of you who have a few thousand miles on them already? And you would immediately get a bullet point list of any issues.
The main two things I read about the TL is there is no telescoping steering wheel, the seats are pretty firm, and the suspension is a tad to firm. Well, I lean more towards the sport side of the sport sedan so I imagine I'd have no problem with the firm suspension and seats.
So can some owners with at least a few thousand miles give me a reality check on how they are liking their new TL? It really does seem like the by far the best bang for the buck if I can get past the ugly rear end.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. I know probably no one knows this, but what is the consensus on the possibility of a Type-S model later? I hate how Acura always waits several years before coming out with a type S. Considering they are already at 306HP, I'm guessing there may not be one, but it is always a great way of spurring more sales in the later half of the model's run.