Hello everyone. Ive been lurking in the shadows here for quite a while and thought id finally post! First acura i've owned and I have to say i'm happy with the car. I'm actually thinking about selling it and buying a 2001+ cl.

I have a 97 cl 2.2 5spd . i've had it for a year and it runs tip top. great car overall. The person i bought it from works for a paint /auto body shop and got carried away a little with the paint job. its all paint, dark candy blue with blue flake in the clear coat. its OK. but hey, new paint is new so cant compain.

 

Those aren't stickers? An welcome!!

 

nope real paint

 

Damn haha still car has potential good luck with your build

 

You know you got it painted that way.

Welcome!

 

Welcome aboard, the paint job is definitely different, but I think with a drop, some rims and some lips, it could look really mean.

 

It looks like a theme for a mexican wrestlers mask. Especially w/the front hood. You should look the part and where the mask while you drive. I'm just kidding. The car looks like it's in good condition.

 

I would've complained

 

I'd have made him lower the price cuz the paint lol. But welcome

 

if you like it thats all that matters. welcome dude.

 

Welcome. The paint job is a big negative for most ofn us. Oh well.

 

The motor looks clean, not much build up. The paint is ehhh, but it is what it is, what can you do right?
Glad you're happy with your Acura, I just got my cl a little less than a year ago and I love her!

 

welcome! atleast he color matched the skirts...somthing on my to do list for the 97

 

Welcome! And congrats on the new ride There's much to learn on this site, start by reading the noob guide

 

funny u say that cause i bought it from a mexican. him and his father run a auto repair/paint shop and this was his "invention" . i bought it for dirt dirt cheap but ive ended up having to put over a grand into it to keep it maintenanced. get what you pay for indeed.

it had minor front end damage so they repaired that, i guess he thought it would look awesome with a fabulous new paint job! up close its pretty decent, the original silver paint was sanded and painted over with silver metallic flake and then the blue shit over that. im debating painting the hood just silver.. or carbon fiber

 

i was thinking the exact same thing. im debating dumping all my money into this; lowering, rims, body kit, or buying a 01+cl or 02+rsx and pimping that out.

 

Imo i would go with something newer if you have the choice.

 

Dude don't let these haters give you there .02.... If we all like the same car life would be boring....

I remember when I post my car on here everyone was like... OMG 19's on a CL... OMG you painted the bummer inserts to match the car... Haters come out the wood work just to be noticed...

Enjoy it and props...

And for the paint job comments follow the arrow...

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Welcome to Azine! I'm on my search for one also....

 

word...1995 called..they want theyre paint back. hahhah...

but welcome. honestly all joke aside. the dude who painted the car went through a lot of planning and process to do that...paintings not easy

 

I'd end up getting drunk, and spray it with rattle cans. just seems inevitable. or light it on fire. sorry it's not that bad, I'm just very impulsive and cant stand almost any kind of graphics, even if its paint.

now that, that's out of the way. Hello and welcome!

and for the record the 2nd gens do nothing for me...

 

OK guys, an opinion is one thing, saying you'd light it on fire is a bit much. Keep it nice please

 

I did say I'd be drunk, as in my drunkenness would cause me to go over the edge and light my own car on fire. That and in all seriousness I'm kidding, I could deal with it if it were black or dark grey.

I can't even say anything, because of the crappy area I live in, my body is ruined, been hit twice, keyed, and doored over 50 times. MY car looks like the surface of the moon, maybe an over-exaggeration, but I want to burn/paint it at times anymore. One of many reasons I have 10 days left in the "city"