Welcome Lori to the fold

Just as it's bad luck to have a ship without a name, I've found it useful and creepy to name my cars. My first car, a black 2000 Acura EL, was Chloe. My second car, a 2005 grey Acura TSX, was Rachel. Most recently, during her maiden voyage to Vancouver, we christened the third car, a 2007 bronze Acura (spot the trend here?) TL. The name is Lori, short for Lorraine, as in Marty McFly's mother from Back to the Future. And I must say that the maiden voyage was very much a success! The ride was smooth and quiet, and I was able to pwn all the souped-up Civics that challenged us along the way as well as in Richmond.

Without further ado, here are the pictures that I promised so long ago.

The controversial Type-S rims aren't bad with this color.

This is before I had to put on the front license plate.
Stupid state of Washington. :)

Lori in Vancouver, the day after her maiden voyage.

A lot of pros on this car.

• Drives great.
• Very comfortable and quiet.
  
• GPS works quite well.
• Computer is faster than the one in the TSX.
• Interior controls are a lot more logical as well. Sunroof controls next to the sunroof? Who'd have thunk it?
• Much improved sound system.
  

Some quirks so far include:

• Rattling noises from the driver's side door that only the driver seems to notice.
• The steering was quite stiff when I first got the car but it's loosened up quite a bit, though I still remember the TSX being more agile. Not a big deal on the road, but the feel of the car can be quite different in an enclosed parking lot.
  
• Lack of folding rear seats mean that the car is less useful for making Ikea runs.
  
• The audio system is top-notch, but DVD audio discs (DVD-A) are few, expensive, and far between. That's not a fault of the car but a fact that I still lament.
  
• I have no clue why they still include a tape deck in this day and age. They might as well include the address for the Prussian consulate in Siam.
• The MP3 disc support doesn't support Chinese or Japanese in ID3 tags.

Yes, yes, I know. I'll quit my bitching.