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Kurant · 05-28-2004, 08:34 PM

I owned an E46 M3 and if you want to compare a Honda/Acura to it, well, that's laughable. Obviously you've never driven one. Don't get me wrong, the Acura is one hell of a nice car, but in no way does it compare to ANY 5-series IMO. An A6, yeah, maybe. But the 05' A6 is awfully nice. You also forgot to mention, Audi/BMW and Mercedes are ALL available in AWD in that price-range and car class.

Bang for the buck? You HAVE to throw the new C-Class in the mix. Starting at 29,000, it's very comparable to the TL in terms of buck bangage. A $35,000 C-Class will be very close to what the TL is at that price. As far as reliability and quality, Mercedes has promised it's build quality issues are fixed, so the C-Class has to be a worthy opponent in that class of car.

Other then that, your right on. I love the TL, except front wheel drive. Car and Driver even said they could charge 50g's for that car, but they can't, because it's front wheel drive. I wish Acura would make an AWD version of the TL, I would jump on it in a second.

05-28-2004, 08:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	I owned an E46 M3 and if you want to compare a Honda/Acura to it, well, that's laughable. Obviously you've never driven one. Don't get me wrong, the Acura is one hell of a nice car, but in no way does it compare to ANY 5-series IMO. An A6, yeah, maybe. But the 05' A6 is awfully nice. You also forgot to mention, Audi/BMW and Mercedes are ALL available in AWD in that price-range and car class. Bang for the buck? You HAVE to throw the new C-Class in the mix. Starting at 29,000, it's very comparable to the TL in terms of buck bangage. A $35,000 C-Class will be very close to what the TL is at that price. As far as reliability and quality, Mercedes has promised it's build quality issues are fixed, so the C-Class has to be a worthy opponent in that class of car. Other then that, your right on. I love the TL, except front wheel drive. Car and Driver even said they could charge 50g's for that car, but they can't, because it's front wheel drive. I wish Acura would make an AWD version of the TL, I would jump on it in a second.