Hi all! I was recently in the market for a new vehicle after my 2004 TL was totaled. The first thing I did was test drive a couple of 2007 TL's. Since they were still 3Gs, I thought of them as straight-up replacements that were a few years newer and maybe had a couple extra features.
I test drove two, and for some reason, neither felt as nice behind the wheel as my 2004. I can't quite put my finger on it, it must have primarily been the interior that made me feel this way, but the fit and finish didn't seem as nice and materials seemed generally "cheaper" to me.
It could have been nothing, or it could have just been me. I would have dismissed it as one of those two, had it not been for my wife, who was with me on both test drives, stating the same thing to me without me ever mentioning my feelings to her. Women are generally way more observant about these things than men, so her opinion carried more weight with me than my own questionable impressions.
Does anyone really know whether there was some kind of change in quality of parts between the two model years? Has anyone else had a similar experience? It's no big deal, I'm just curious.
I test drove two, and for some reason, neither felt as nice behind the wheel as my 2004. I can't quite put my finger on it, it must have primarily been the interior that made me feel this way, but the fit and finish didn't seem as nice and materials seemed generally "cheaper" to me.
It could have been nothing, or it could have just been me. I would have dismissed it as one of those two, had it not been for my wife, who was with me on both test drives, stating the same thing to me without me ever mentioning my feelings to her. Women are generally way more observant about these things than men, so her opinion carried more weight with me than my own questionable impressions.
Does anyone really know whether there was some kind of change in quality of parts between the two model years? Has anyone else had a similar experience? It's no big deal, I'm just curious.