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Old 07-06-13, 11:26 PM
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Acura TL gets its top chopped



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Seems like Acura keeps going down and down.

What happened to the good old days of the TL, TSX, and NSX.





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That ugly stick turned into an ugly branch

Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
Seems like Acura keeps going down and down.

What happened to the good old days of the TL, TSX, and NSX.
Honda just won't let them go. No differentiation.
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Old 07-07-13, 12:36 AM
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That's by far the ugliest thing I have seen in a while. What is Acura thinking

Car manufacturers should REALLY read and study car forums more and actually understand what customers/enthusiasts want and what they would spend money for.

This car is a joke...
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HAHAHA!

Honda/Acura never disappoint in providing lots of humor!

Hilarious how the stripes emphasize the UGLY front end, and make the car look even more like a boat than it already does !
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This is the aftermarket outfit doing this and not Acura. Right?
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This actually makes the Murano convertible look nice.
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WTF!
Awful!
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this thing is so ugly i can barely look at it to comment....
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Great Caesar's Ghost!! That's mugly!!!
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Ewww what was they thinking. Then again i dont think they was thinking on this one. That looks horrible.
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lol, love how the B pillar was left in place...
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Originally Posted by LexBob2
This is the aftermarket outfit doing this and not Acura. Right?
Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
HAHAHA!

Honda/Acura never disappoint in providing lots of humor!

Hilarious how the stripes emphasize the UGLY front end, and make the car look even more like a boat than it already does !
Originally Posted by 2BENVD
That's by far the ugliest thing I have seen in a while. What is Acura thinking

Car manufacturers should REALLY read and study car forums more and actually understand what customers/enthusiasts want and what they would spend money for.

This car is a joke...
This was an aftermarket company that did this. Not saying it looks good by any means, as this was already an ugly car made even worse.
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Liked the 7 series vert conversion MUCH more.
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As if a convertible 4-door TL wasn't bad enough. They added gold striping from a Hertz Mustang rental car
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