C&D Top Luxury Sedan Shootout

[Raghavan]

Uh oh...
j/k. Whazzap yo.

[ifcar]

Well well, look what the cat dragged in. :P

Two things wrong with that: you referring to yourself in the third person, and you bringing him in.  :P

[thewizard16]

WHERE'S THE RL!!!

Sweet merciful God. (And by that I mean "Welcome Yo!")

[TBR]

WHERE'S THE RL!!!

Surely you're being sarcastic? The RL can't dream of competing with these cars.

[thewizard16]

Surely you're being sarcastic? The RL can't dream of competing with these cars.

Now you're just deliberately trying to pour gasoline on the fire.

[SVT_Power]

Yo's sig reminds me of the old C&D days

[thewizard16]

Yo's sig reminds me of the old C&D days

True. I see things like that and automatically associate them with him, but by now, it's instinct and I hadn't thought of it.

[mazda6er]

Now you're just deliberately trying to pour gasoline on the fire.

Yeah, seriously.

[TBR]

No not really. I am a Honda owner now, I can say stuff like that :P

[thewizard16]

No not really. I am a Honda owner now, I can say stuff like that :P

I think you just get a kick out of getting people worked up. (Especially those that are easily worked up. :P)

[TBR]

Not me...

But, really, he can't possibly be serious. The RL isn't a top level luxury competitor. Hell, it barely has enough room for mid-luxury.

[thewizard16]

Not me...

But, really, he can't possibly be serious. The RL isn't a top level luxury competitor. Hell, it barely has enough room for mid-luxury.

Haha. And yes, you're completely right, but you're not in a Yo state of mind. (And keep that last accusation quiet, that'll really fire him up. Of course, that's probably what you're wanting. )

[SVT_Power]

You two are just waiting for Yo to get online aren't you

[thewizard16]

You two are just waiting for Yo to get online aren't you

Yeah, I kindof was. After I gave up on arguing with him on C&D (that's been over 2 years ago that I really paid attention to it), I started enjoying his little speeches.

[Raza]

RL was so good they left it out.  C&D didn't want a blowout.

[Submariner]

RL was so good they left it out. C&D didn't want a blowout.

[Submariner]

Well well, look what the cat dragged in. :P

In case you didn't know, one of your powers as moderator is the ability to ban people. 

[cawimmer430]

WHERE'S THE RL!!!

[sandertheshark]

I don't think I've ever seen more than a couple new RLs on the road.  Maybe it's because they blend in with traffic so well.  But I don't think they're enjoying much sales success either.

[cawimmer430]

I don't think I've ever seen more than a couple new RLs on the road.  Maybe it's because they blend in with traffic so well.  But I don't think they're enjoying much sales success either.

Yo can explain it, right Yo? 

[sandertheshark]

Seriously, I see a couple dozen TLs and TSXs on the road every day.  I can't remeber the last time I saw an RL though.

[TBR]

The RL isn't doing too hot. At this point I am not sure that it is doing any better than the previous gen. It is just priced too high for the brand.

[thewizard16]

We have ORR dealerships here, that's an interesting coincidence for a choice of picture.

[cawimmer430]

We have ORR dealerships here, that's an interesting coincidence for a choice of picture.

I was going to imply with this picture, that if the Acura RL is not on the road, it's at the dealership because it apparently doesn't sell too well. :P

[TheIntrepid]

The RL's a very crappy seller. I don't blame the prospective buyers though... who'd buy an RL over a 530xi, M35x, GS300AWD, and the likes?

[ifcar]

I'd recommend it over the GS without a second thought. Lexus's latest cars have all turned out surprisingly poorly (though the LS460 may have just gotten a bad first review).

[TheIntrepid]

I'd recommend it over the GS without a second thought. Lexus's latest cars have all turned out surprisingly poorly (though the LS460 may have just gotten a bad first review).

Okay. The GS I'll give you. What about the M35x or the 530xi? Of course most people will bash the 530 because of its styling and iDrive, but it's really a fantastic car.

[TheIntrepid]

Even the Passat 3.6 4MOTION is a decent competitor in that class.. isn't it?

[thewizard16]

I'd recommend it over the GS without a second thought. Lexus's latest cars have all turned out surprisingly poorly (though the LS460 may have just gotten a bad first review).

It's odd for them. They've got nice engines, and nice interiors (though I'm not wild about some of their new design cues), but suffer from numbing handling and over-instrusive traction systems.

[red_shift]

I don't like the RL just as much as anyone here.
I had this question though: RL faired poorly when pitted against M35 RWD. How did it fair against the M35X? 530Xi?
I can't recall.