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Old 08-02-2021, 12:13 PM   #251
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Can you sum it up.
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Old 08-02-2021, 12:53 PM   #252
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Can you sum it up.
Fat, soft, slow, but a pretty good street car in isolation.
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Old 08-02-2021, 04:32 PM   #253
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My aunt, the closest thing I ever had to a real mother, last November. She was my only remaining family member. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about her, and how S this whole thing was. Had the vaccine been available a few months earlier…..

Hearts and prayers to anyone affected. I’ve dumped a few close friends during this who are wrapped around politics. From the rip they were incessantly saying it’s just a big scam. When my aunt died, it didn’t stop them from the continued conspiracy crap, political theater, I had enough and said GTFO. Warned them to stop doing it, they didn’t, so hang up, block caller, delete contact. I was on what should have been the vacation of my entire life. First time in my life to have 2 straight weeks of paid time off. The first day I get word she is on the vent. I tried to tell these a holes, hey man, you don’t know what you are talking about. Things get real when you barely make it the two hour drive to the funeral home, on time. Then you are told you are speaking first, at the funeral. They kept insisting it was no big deal and all political. Man I had enough. Vaya Con Dios.
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Old 10-23-2021, 04:01 PM   #254
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An interesting take on the Type-S from Autoblog:

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Say hello to our not-so-long-term TLX Type S, which is subbing in for the A-Spec while the latter undergoes a little exploratory surgery to diagnose what appears to be an escalating electrical issue.

Yes, our handsome blue steed is currently lame. What first manifested as odd transmission behavior and the occasional infotainment reboot escalated to the vehicular equivalent of a grand mal seizure on a rainy Michigan day, resulting in a flat-bed ride to the dealership and fast-tracking our plans to get the TLX in for a diagnosis.


So, for the foreseeable future, I'm enjoying an extra two cylinders and nearly 100 more horsepower. All upsides, right? To a degree. While the extra power is certainly welcome, it comes at a cost - 200 pounds, give or take. That extra weight erodes some of the qualities I appreciate most about our long-term A-Spec.

Acura really nailed the front-end feel of the TLX with the A-Spec, and while the Type S still feels pretty good, the added mass over the nose is inescapable. And while the 20" Type S wheels look fantastic, they make the already firmer suspension feel almost unnecessarily crashy. The 19s on the A-Spec are the sweet spot (picking up on my thesis?) but even I must admit the Type S wheels look significantly better.

On paper, this 3.5-liter V6 matches up reasonably well with the rest of the premium turbo-sixes on the market, but in the real world, it's a bit uninspiring, and not just in the too-competent-for-its-own-good way BMW's mainstream I6s tend to be. There's plenty of power and torque, but I've yet to experience one of those "ah-ha!" moments where the whole package suddenly makes sense.

In fact, I spend more time pining for the lighter, nimbler A-Spec than I do yearning for the open space I'd need to let the V6 run free. [...]
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