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11Past9 · 11-01-2009, 08:50 PM

I like the look of these cars, for performance daily driving it seems like an overall nice car. However it seems that reliability doesn't seem to hold true with these guys... I've heard plenty of transmission failure problems, sometimes it happening a bunch of times to the same car no matter what, and it crapping out even with a grandmother driving it.

What are the known issues of these cars? What year and trim should I look for and what ones should I stay away from? The budget is low at $6,000 MAX before negitiations but they seem to be very cheap, is it because they have expensive issues awaiting?

I drive my cars hard, but not in a high school kid kind of way. I take care of them as well, but these don't mean enough to me to buy one if I'm going to be repairing expensive crap. It's just a temporary DD that has some nice stuff going for it.

Let me know.

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1grex · 11-02-2009, 10:22 AM

I wouldn't hesitate to buy any older Acura in your price range. The older RLs, TLs, & Integras with 4 speed automatic transmissions or any manual model are super reliable. Put simply, avoid all models with 5 speed automatic trans

DrZFiNeSt · 11-04-2009, 09:20 PM

If I were to get a TL I would get a 99 with the 4-speed Automatic.

YeuEmMaiMai · 11-08-2009, 10:53 PM

If it has a J series V6 and an auto, stay away from it unless it is mid 05 or newer.. Even the 4spd autos are crap.....

11-02-2009, 10:22 AM	#2
1grex Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ROLL TIDE, USA Posts: 353	Re: Should I buy one or should I stay away? I wouldn't hesitate to buy any older Acura in your price range. The older RLs, TLs, & Integras with 4 speed automatic transmissions or any manual model are super reliable. Put simply, avoid all models with 5 speed automatic trans

11-04-2009, 09:20 PM	#3
DrZFiNeSt Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where Honda Enthusiasts think it's cool to Rock Rota's and rear Diffusers,CT Posts: 835	Re: Should I buy one or should I stay away? If I were to get a TL I would get a 99 with the 4-speed Automatic. __________________ 00 NGP TL-Sold 04 SSM EP3

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YeuEmMaiMai i got a chuckle for christmas! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bouncing off of the city bus in Saigon Posts: 10,625	Re: Should I buy one or should I stay away? If it has a J series V6 and an auto, stay away from it unless it is mid 05 or newer.. Even the 4spd autos are crap..... __________________ HT common sense krew member #2...The plane WILL FLY club member #3...Jesus is Salvation...Whatever you can think of that is utterly nasty, I can find something that is way worse....and that is true on the Internet

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