How many Folks would buy Acura Again ??

[bralio]

To answer your question Enigma, yes I have driven a Lexus - but I've not owned one, no.

And I most certainly have to agree with TampaTL's comments as well
A) because he's right, and
B) because he's local

[Tampa RL]

Originally Posted by bralio

To answer your question Enigma, yes I have driven a Lexus - but I've not owned one, no.

And I most certainly have to agree with TampaTL's comments as well
A) because he's right, and
B) because he's local

That was the FIRST time I have EVER been told I was right! <marking desktop calendar>...

OK, If I am local, I will buy the 1st round. Who else is in?

[enigma]

Originally Posted by The General

What's your point?

[pianoman41]

I bought my '02 TL-S in May 2001 and I just bought my '05 MDX in July 2005. So I guess my answer would be yes.

[budman231]

I am happy to see that the 80/20 rule applies here. If 8 out of 10 owners would buy Acura again that says something about the brand. I agree that no car/brand is perfect. One person's dream is on another persons "Don't Buy" list. So far I'm very happy with my 05 TL. I think most cars made these days will be good to you if you take care of it with proper Maintenance asthetically and mechanically. My cars always look thousands of miles newer than they are. Usually the body style changes tip people off to how old my car is, not the appearance inside or out.
So far I think Acura is a great brand. It's not perfect but overall it's a joy to drive. The dealer I go to is awesome so that makes the whole experience even better. Happy Driving...

[nastinupe1]

Originally Posted by budman231

I am happy to see that the 80/20 rule applies here. If 8 out of 10 owners would buy Acura again that says something about the brand. I agree that no car/brand is perfect. One person's dream is on another persons "Don't Buy" list. So far I'm very happy with my 05 TL. I think most cars made these days will be good to you if you take care of it with proper Maintenance asthetically and mechanically. My cars always look thousands of miles newer than they are. Usually the body style changes tip people off to how old my car is, not the appearance inside or out.
So far I think Acura is a great brand. It's not perfect but overall it's a joy to drive. The dealer I go to is awesome so that makes the whole experience even better. Happy Driving...

#1. This forum is biased because we are Acura/ TL lovers so the numbers are inflated. If you account for the lump of the REAL population, this number would be below 50%... way below 50%

#2. What people say and what people do are two totally different things.

Here's proof:

Lexus Retains Most Owners

The latest Customer Retention study from J.D. Power and Associates finds that Lexus is the brand that keeps most customers when the time comes to purchase a new vehicle. The three-year-old study found that Lexus increased its repeat-customer rate; 63 percent of its buyers choose another Lexus, against an industry average of 49.6 percent. Lexus is followed in the rankings by Toyota (62.6%), Honda (59.9%), Chevrolet (57.3%) and Hyundai (56.3%), respectively. At the bottom of the list is Suzuki, which holds on to only 28.6 percent of its customers, although the numbers improved by 38 percent this year, Power notes. The more than 177,000 consumers polled for the new survey pointed out that things gone wrong with the previous vehicle were the biggest deterrent to buying a second vehicle from the same brand, correlating to strong finishes in Power's related Dependability Study.

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...175.A9733.html




Toyota
60.6%

Lexus
59.5%

Chevrolet
58.9%

Hyundai
57.6%

Honda
55.2%

Ford
54.5%

Cadillac
52.8%

Mercedes-Benz
51.6%

BMW
51.4%

Kia
50.9%

INDUSTRY AVERAGE
48.4%

Jaguar
48.3%

Subaru
48.0%

Audi
46.0%

Saturn
45.0%

Dodge
44.5%

Buick
44.4%

GMC
44.1%

Lincoln
44.0%

Nissan
42.3%

Porsche
41.8%

Land Rover
41.3%

Acura
39.8%

Chrysler
39.5%

Volvo
39.3%

Jeep
38.3%

Mercury
34.4%

Volkswagen
33.7%

Pontiac
33.5%

Mitsubishi
31.8%

Infiniti
31.4%

Suzuki
31.4%

Saab
30.5%

Mazda
23.1%

Isuzu
7.0%

Oldsmobile
4.9%

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...173.A7824.html

[The General]

Wow, I hope Acura uses this info wisely!

[nastinupe1]

Yea... Acura is below Huandi, Kia, Chevy, Ford, Dodge, and suprisingly Land Rover and Jaguar.

The only LUXURY car brands that rate below Acura are Infiniti and Saab. That is amazing considering that Acura is a Honda product.

Acura really needs to spruce up their image. The RL needs to be a better car and their customer service really needs to improve. Acura also needs a "dream car". A car that everyone loves that is not so hardcore like the NSX was. Lexus has the SC, which every woman adores and Infiniti has the GS Coupe. Caddy has the Escalade, BMW has the 6 Convertible, Mercedes has the SL and CLS, Audi doesn't have one.

I think that the next RL needs to be larger than life. A car bigger than an LS and S and 7. A read head turner. Something so technologically advanced that people will love it once they enter it. VW tried to do this with the Phateon and failed miserabily because it was the little brother to Audi which already had a car called the A8, but this is difference because its' Acura and not Honda. Acura could pull this off because Honda is a car company that has a lot of people who make 6 figure salaries purchase thier vehichles. Honda customers usually buy WAY below their means because they just don't feel like spending more. But what if Honda convinced them that they should? What if Honda introduced a car with a V6 Hybrid engine that got 40 MPG and had 350 hp? What if Honda introduced new technology in this car like a Navi system that used 3d imaging from sattlite photos to guide you instead of colored lines? What if Honda made a car with a built in MP3 player and a computer that you could talk to and recognized you by your voice and weight? What if this computer knew your personal settings? What if this computer could drive for you while you slept? What if the car had night vision built into the windows? What if the car had break resistant glass? What if this car had all of these great things!!! Acura needs to think ahead and make a car so advanced that it would go against Rolls Royce and Bently but cost 1/3 the price. A car so wonderful that it would be considered the best car ever made, the most technologically advanced car ever made, the car of the future, the polomarch of all cars to come. Light years ahead of anything out there. Safety measures like foam instead of airbags, roll over bars that pop out of the car to stop the car from being smashed, chemicals that mix into the gas tank in a bad accident to neutralize and change the chemical composition of the gas so that it won't explode, I could go on forever.

[Tampa RL]

wow...impressive.

I'd settle for less rattles and a glovebox door aligned properly.

[spyder5786]

Originally Posted by nastinupe1

Yea... Acura is below Huandi, Kia, Chevy, Ford, Dodge, and suprisingly Land Rover and Jaguar.

The only LUXURY car brands that rate below Acura are Infiniti and Saab. That is amazing considering that Acura is a Honda product.

Acura really needs to spruce up their image. The RL needs to be a better car and their customer service really needs to improve. Acura also needs a "dream car". A car that everyone loves that is not so hardcore like the NSX was. Lexus has the SC, which every woman adores and Infiniti has the GS Coupe. Caddy has the Escalade, BMW has the 6 Convertible, Mercedes has the SL and CLS, Audi doesn't have one.

I think that the next RL needs to be larger than life. A car bigger than an LS and S and 7. A read head turner. Something so technologically advanced that people will love it once they enter it. VW tried to do this with the Phateon and failed miserabily because it was the little brother to Audi which already had a car called the A8, but this is difference because its' Acura and not Honda. Acura could pull this off because Honda is a car company that has a lot of people who make 6 figure salaries purchase thier vehichles. Honda customers usually buy WAY below their means because they just don't feel like spending more. But what if Honda convinced them that they should? What if Honda introduced a car with a V6 Hybrid engine that got 40 MPG and had 350 hp? What if Honda introduced new technology in this car like a Navi system that used 3d imaging from sattlite photos to guide you instead of colored lines? What if Honda made a car with a built in MP3 player and a computer that you could talk to and recognized you by your voice and weight? What if this computer knew your personal settings? What if this computer could drive for you while you slept? What if the car had night vision built into the windows? What if the car had break resistant glass? What if this car had all of these great things!!! Acura needs to think ahead and make a car so advanced that it would go against Rolls Royce and Bently but cost 1/3 the price. A car so wonderful that it would be considered the best car ever made, the most technologically advanced car ever made, the car of the future, the polomarch of all cars to come. Light years ahead of anything out there. Safety measures like foam instead of airbags, roll over bars that pop out of the car to stop the car from being smashed, chemicals that mix into the gas tank in a bad accident to neutralize and change the chemical composition of the gas so that it won't explode, I could go on forever.

It's called a halo car first of all.

And Acura will have one in '08, supposedly. The v10 NSX successor.

[TLS 66]

MVR 155 where do you get your service done at, i live in Arlington hts and not happy with my dealer.

[nastinupe1]

Originally Posted by spyder5786

It's called a halo car first of all.

And Acura will have one in '08, supposedly. The v10 NSX successor.

I know that its called a "halo" car, and I know about the successor to the NSX, but like I said above, Acura's "halo" car does not need to be so hard core like the NSX is. The NSX is for an EXTREMELY small nitch of consumers. I would like Acura's Halo car to be a car that everyone would like to see in their garage, but just can't afford it.

A perfect example of this is RR. If RR ever came out with a $60,000 car EVERYONE and their mama would want one because of the reputation and name. Everyone really wants a phateom (however you spell it), but if they made a baby phateom with a RR tag (instead of a Chrysler badge) people would eat it up. It's because of RR making a Halo car that people would react like this. Just like the H3. It is selling really well because people who can't afford an H2 can just get a look alike with the same name plate.

[MVR 155]

Originally Posted by TLS 66

MVR 155 where do you get your service done at, i live in Arlington hts and not happy with my dealer.

Arlington Acura in Palatine, I usually talk to Devon and my car is worked on by a tech named Matt, nothing but outstanding service, no questions asked.

[TLS 66]

Thanks ,i got my car from Mullers woodfield a 2002 TLS , and at the 24 month check they told me the battery was bad, Ya right 12000 miles never ran the battery down. Well it's over 4 years old same battery still going strong, i don't trust those people. Palatine thats Bob Rorrman right?

[MVR 155]

Originally Posted by TLS 66

Thanks ,i got my car from Mullers woodfield a 2002 TLS , and at the 24 month check they told me the battery was bad, Ya right 12000 miles never ran the battery down. Well it's over 4 years old same battery still going strong, i don't trust those people. Palatine thats Bob Rorrman right?

I went to Woodfield before I bought my 03 TL-S, I wanted to drive a 6 speed and an auto back to back for comparison, the sales people there seemed too busy sitting on thier asses doing nothing instead of helping me.