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Hello everyone. My name is Bryan and I bought my RTL about 3 weeks ago. Here is the story of how I became a RL owner.
I saw a commerical for it when I returned from Iraq. My wife and I have been wanting to get a safer vehicle since we now have a 2 yr old. I want her to get the Volvo XC90 but can't afford it right now. I, like most men, have always wanted a truck. Before my RL, all but one of my cars have been rice burners. MR2, two civics, BMW, and one Subaru SVX. Now that the riding low and fast is out of my system, it was time to become a man and drive a truck. I told my wife I was going to get it, with or without her help. She was furious, like most women would be. I went to the closest dealer and test drove a RTS. I knew then I had to have one. They couldn't make it work so I left. The only dealer in So Cal that had any RTs was too far away. So I thought if I can't own new, try used. So I searched and found a Black RTL w/ S/R about 45 mins away. I took the wife and as we walked up to it she yells, "That's it?!!!! That's not a truck!" and she starts laughing. We test drive it and I knew I had to jump on it. It had 6,000 miles on it and they were asking 29K for it. A STEAL in my book. One major thing though; it had a scratch on the left rear quarter panel, and the tailgate swing feature was broken. I knew I could take it to a dealer and get the tailgate fixed, but I was going to have to live with the scratch. I thought, "It's a truck, it's not supposed to be pretty." So after the test drive we left. I called the dealer the next day and told him about the scratch. He called me back and said they lowered it to 27K! I was pissing my pants. I told my wife I would be picking it up and I did. I got the tailgate fixed the next day and it drives like a dream!!!! I have sinced put rear mud flaps and the other grill on to make it look more like a truck. Below is a pic of it on the car lot then 3 pics in front of my house with the new grill and mud flaps. Another thing I like is the previous owner removed the rear emblems. I've been thinking about getting an adhesive Honda emblem and applying it to the tailgate below the handle. I think the one on the front of the RL is too big so I was considering the one on the back of the Honda Pilot. What are your thoughts on this?
I saw a commerical for it when I returned from Iraq. My wife and I have been wanting to get a safer vehicle since we now have a 2 yr old. I want her to get the Volvo XC90 but can't afford it right now. I, like most men, have always wanted a truck. Before my RL, all but one of my cars have been rice burners. MR2, two civics, BMW, and one Subaru SVX. Now that the riding low and fast is out of my system, it was time to become a man and drive a truck. I told my wife I was going to get it, with or without her help. She was furious, like most women would be. I went to the closest dealer and test drove a RTS. I knew then I had to have one. They couldn't make it work so I left. The only dealer in So Cal that had any RTs was too far away. So I thought if I can't own new, try used. So I searched and found a Black RTL w/ S/R about 45 mins away. I took the wife and as we walked up to it she yells, "That's it?!!!! That's not a truck!" and she starts laughing. We test drive it and I knew I had to jump on it. It had 6,000 miles on it and they were asking 29K for it. A STEAL in my book. One major thing though; it had a scratch on the left rear quarter panel, and the tailgate swing feature was broken. I knew I could take it to a dealer and get the tailgate fixed, but I was going to have to live with the scratch. I thought, "It's a truck, it's not supposed to be pretty." So after the test drive we left. I called the dealer the next day and told him about the scratch. He called me back and said they lowered it to 27K! I was pissing my pants. I told my wife I would be picking it up and I did. I got the tailgate fixed the next day and it drives like a dream!!!! I have sinced put rear mud flaps and the other grill on to make it look more like a truck. Below is a pic of it on the car lot then 3 pics in front of my house with the new grill and mud flaps. Another thing I like is the previous owner removed the rear emblems. I've been thinking about getting an adhesive Honda emblem and applying it to the tailgate below the handle. I think the one on the front of the RL is too big so I was considering the one on the back of the Honda Pilot. What are your thoughts on this?
