sswany

I'm away at school and my family bought it for me, I haven't even seen it yet and they are being mean and won't send me pictures... It's dark green, bose stereo, factory alarm, spoiler. I'm so stoked about this car. I'll post pictures on Friday when I get home from school after finals ( ) and have a chance to take pictures of it.

I hope to be full of questions for this board.

DJSynicalDan

I think you're going to like it. Like many people, I've had to do some belt-tightening and really watch the budget. I had a Dodge Stratus R/T sedan that I was lucky enough to find someone to take over the lease. The timing was perfect, as my friend was ready to sell his '97 CL 2.2. For the money, I couldn't beat it.

I was expecting to find a rather genteel and fairly bland car, however after 10 days with it, I'm having a lot of fun. It's comfortable, quick (very stock) and is saving me a ton of money between insurance and gas.

I have big plans for this car, but like many of the people that are on this board, I am going to prioritize them, so it will be a continual work in progress.

Hope you enjoy yours, and I look forward to seeing the pics.

moforose3.0

welcome to the board, do a search if you have any questions and if you cant find what youre looking for- just ask

Acura3.0CL

hey Newbie, what color interior!?! (search and i bet you can find picts exactly like it) (look at Dustbuster4's)

PS: do youself a favor and go out and spend $50 and get clear bumper signals....they look soooooo much better...lol )

sswany

Already looking for clears. Found the newbie FAQ and that helped with some links. The interior color is from what my mother tells me (I still haven't seen the damn thing, they say it is something to look forward to) it's like a "gray-beige" not tan. We'll see what that means

Acura3.0CL

humm grey beige....interesting...im enjoying me 97 3.0 black on black. :-)
I thought of one more thing. . .not to discourage you from you new pride and joy, but (well atleast my does it) Our cars Rattle a crap load...i mean if its not the sunroof then its the rear deck or the airvents, of the middle console, or glovebox or window when their 1/2 rolled down...i mean u get the point...just make sure to get some Woffers and pump that music up so ya can hear the rattles...hehe

sswany

Yay! More rattles. I drove an Explorer before this, I know the feeling. If it wasn't some high pitch squeal here, it was some scraping noise there. Also I have no problem taking the CL apart down to the ground and tightening/padding/etc. We'll see if that damn thing rattles when I'm done with it.

AtlCl

Whatever all used cars rattle. My friends 97 M3 rattles 10x more than my car.

Plus, adding stiff springs/shocks and tires with small sidewalls does not help much either.

That is why a good amp and sub combo is necessary

dustbuster4

Congrats!

It may look like this:

sswany

I could only hope

1StGenCL

congrats, im sure you'll love it. My car doesnt rattle much at all and it has 216,000 miles Oh D4 yor car looks amazingly shiney

sswany

Wow, it's nice to hear of cars with a lot of miles on them that still look good and run good. We bought mine with 113,000 on it. Scared me at first, but I got over it quickly when I realized that it was a japanese made vehicle .