Why I Still Love My Plain Old 200000-Mile Commuter Car - Jalopnik
race cars, Lasers, airplanes– but I still love coming home to my 2005 Acura TL. Yes, I drive a rolling manifestation of middle-management. In some ways, my TL is exactly the kind of car we love to make fun of. It’s an economy-oriented near-luxury Accord-based peoplemover with a few factory performance bits that help you pretend “Sure, I could afford a German sport sedan. All my superiors had BMWs, I bought the “best” used BMW I could afford, promptly realized I couldn’t afford it, and went scurrying back to the safety of a Japanese brand that got good rankings on Consumer Reports. I’ve moved around a lot while owning this car, so I’ve never really had a “go-to” mechanic. But even OEM parts are cheap (protip: get ‘em through a Honda dealer instead of an Acura one, same part numbers, different sticker) and while I prefer to do basic maintenance myself I wouldn’t panic if I had to bring it to “whoever” in a tight spot. Sometimes it’s good to be bland, and I’m sure there are other cars that, like my TL, offer just enough joy to keep you from killing yourself while providing economical transportation. We can’t all handle daily driving a Baja Bug, but we can certainly make the most of what we’ve got. Source: jalopnik.com
