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i heard the OEM tires (turanza el 42) are terrible and very bad in snow can anybody confirm this? i live in new england and snow is a way of life here...just how bad are the tires? also what kind of gas do you put in? midgrade or premium?

I have a 2005 Acura TL and frankly, I love it! It is a very nice, comfortable car that has everything I need and/or could want. The only draw back to it that I have seen is the gas mileage. I have been averaging 23 mpg and after driving a 1990 Honda Prelude to 250,000 miles at 32 mpg I am suffering in the gas expenses department. I love the onboard navigation and the stereo system is nice too. Linking my phone to the hands-free link makes talking on the phone in the car an absolute pleasure. The car is very quiet and quite powerful though you can feel it's weight compared to my old Prelude.Check out the electric windows closely as I am experiencing difficulty with the auto up feature on both the driver and passenger sides. Seems they have this sensing feature to detect if anything is in the way of the window which reverses it's movement... It's a pain in the butt when you can't roll up the passenger's window after saying hi to somebody! I've had to reach over and help it.As far as the tires go... I put on Yokohama tires and have them on all my cars. They are reasonably priced and QUIET which is what I want in my TL.That's about it though... I am very happy with this car.

Yes, the consensus on the Turanzas el42s are they are pretty poor tires, especially in snow. Luckily, mine came with OEM Michelins which were a little better. Once it was time to get new tires, I did a lot of research on tirerack.com and bought Yokohama ADVAN S.4s http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....DVAN+S.4.There are a lot of good choices so I'd advise you check out tirerack.As far as the gas, I always put in premium which is recommended by Acura. You CAN put in mid grade or even regular but only in an emergency, according to the manual.

I love the TL.It is a fantastic car!The tires are ok, snows are fine, but i actually managed to break open a standard tl tire and had to buy a whole new tire! ALthough i'm sure that could happen on any car!It is a great ride! smooth, quiet and luxurious!The seats are fantastic, and the butt heaters are amazing. I use either mid-grade or premium, depending on my mood, and i think premium delivers a much cleaner engine and therefore a healthier car.I definetly recommend the TL to anyone and it beats so many others cars i have been in.The resale value goes down only like $1,500 a yearish, so it is a great value.Definetly look into it, although be sure you can get a good price.My dad actually bought a new 2008 in June for only $28,600 anything over that for this car is a bit too much.For snow-You need good mats! Acura actually puts out a line for this car.Be sure to get black for your normal ones (fabric,) and black snow ones. They protect the carpet wonderfully.All in all, a great car!Good Luck!