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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 11:26 PM
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Acura TL gets its top chopped



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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 11:35 PM
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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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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 12:03 AM
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That ugly stick turned into an ugly branch

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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.
Honda just won't let them go. No differentiation.
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 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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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 04:48 AM
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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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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 05:42 AM
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This is the aftermarket outfit doing this and not Acura. Right?
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 06:23 AM
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This actually makes the Murano convertible look nice.
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 07:08 AM
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WTF!
Awful!
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 09:17 AM
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this thing is so ugly i can barely look at it to comment....
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 09:42 AM
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Great Caesar's Ghost!! That's mugly!!!
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 10:31 AM
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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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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 01:18 PM
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lol, love how the B pillar was left in place...
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 03:14 PM
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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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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 05:20 PM
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Liked the 7 series vert conversion MUCH more.
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 05:45 PM
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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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