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Old 02-16-2010, 01:38 PM
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lol

I just dont want you living in denial.
Old 02-16-2010, 03:39 PM
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I'm not in denial, I'm just broke...

I proposed the weekend before last
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And if you carry out your plan for the wedding, I'll be broke too j/k
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hey there i have a 2002 acura rl i with no navi/ i was wondering if the navigation will fit my car if i purchase the whole thing from another acura that has it?
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It will fit, you'll need the entire center console replaced.

Navi screen, radio and climate control. You'll need the navigation 'brain' as well that is in the trunk and GPS antenna. Finally, you'll need the wiring harnesses and install it all.

In my opinion, it would be much cheaper and easier to trade up and get a 2004 RL.
Old 08-08-2010, 03:27 PM
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yup.

You either have to tear your car apart and pull all the wiring out of a car with navi or build your own harness if you know how.


Not to mention getting all the components and rewiring some pins and getting different plugs.
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Yeah, I looked into it myself. Gutted half the interior and changed my mind.

Aftermarket stereo with bluetooth/iPod + 2008 disc on the navi will just have to do

The stock navi isnt bad, at least for what I use it for.
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yeah plus the cd changer plug is different, so you'd have to switch that a swell.

Ima catch up to you Ken on the ipod front just wait.
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hey guys yet again my rl is having problems i know i need engine mounts cuz the car shakes but the rpm dropping below 1rmp whhen starting and it goes up before 2 back down to zero on the rpm gauge does the engine mount affect the rmp or thats the tranny mount or injectors ? im so lost about this car let me know guys thanks
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Yes, get the tinted window. It would look really good.
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Nah, no tints. The RL went to the wife. I don't think she really needs them.
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tints save leather.
Old 10-15-2010, 10:03 PM
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We don't get hot weather like you guys do
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I wonder how much my RL would be worth today?

Nice RL you found there....
Old 10-22-2010, 10:08 AM
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I actually just looked up wholesale values and from what I see on Craigslist, I think I can still get $6500 for mine after driving it for a year...new tires and detailed numerous times, the car is in much better shape than it was when I bought it.

Not that I'd ever sell it :P
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Wow, I can't believe it's been a year with the RL already.

It's been a good 16K miles.
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Nice!

Three years for me and I just hit 63k miles
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I never realized you had such low miles!

I'm almost at 144K, but we don't drive it as much anymore as we used to so it should slow down.
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Yeah when I got the RL it was just under 20,000 miles.
Old 01-04-2011, 05:25 PM
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Wow those were low miles. I'm @ 76k and 10k since i bought it in june.
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Dallison, what's your commute to work?
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57 miles round trip
Old 01-07-2011, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by dallison
57 miles round trip
my commute to work is only 35 miles roundtrip...but i average about 20K miles a year though. when I got my RL almost 3 years ago, it had 80K on the odo; now it has 135K miles. 76K is awfully low miles.
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No commute
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Originally Posted by silver3.5
my commute to work is only 35 miles roundtrip...but i average about 20K miles a year though. when I got my RL almost 3 years ago, it had 80K on the odo; now it has 135K miles. 76K is awfully low miles.
nice commute, i am working on a promotion, so i may be putting more on it.

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Originally Posted by vas25tl
You got it right on the dot.

He was asking $7300. I was actually willing to pay a little more than KBB ($6800) due to the condition of the car - I've seen a lot of cars and it's extremely rare to find them this clean with such service history. I got him down to $6500 which is what we were both happy with.

Where in Milwaukee do you live?
vas25tl you are one lucky sob i bought mine for 9k in February 2009, i ended up paying 12k along with the finance charges
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Originally Posted by vas25tl
Nah, no tints. The RL went to the wife. I don't think she really needs them.
the same thing happen to me the rl went to the wife and now i on the process of looking for a 98 32 tl might even do the swap like go9ogo did to the 3.5 engine
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Originally Posted by bigmo85
vas25tl you are one lucky sob i bought mine for 9k in February 2009, i ended up paying 12k along with the finance charges
Nice thing is a year and a half later and 23k miles, it's still worth 6000-6500
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2 year anniversary with the RL in 2 days. 30K miles total put on the car, very glad I made the purchase two years ago. Only repairs to date:
-Tires, it needed them when I bought it
-Rear sway bar links
-Passenger front control arm
Just about to roll over to 157K miles. Acura sure knew what they were doing back then.
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Wow what a nice thread... Glad someone revived it! I wish I had more time on my hands with this rental.... Im currently looking for a second job who's pay check would go solely toward car payments..... I wish i could snatch up an 03-04 with low miles..... Hell id'e like to grab an 06 07.....

Tomm I'm going to finally look at.... http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/2777883196.html

It's only been listed once and the guy has been busy with his native holiday festivities since i spoke to him on Thursday night.. Im sure more people have contacted him since almost every other RL has sold in the area with a similar price.... But he's been unavailable... We setup to meet Monday afternoon when he gets out of work...
I'm hoping the brief details he told me line up with a carfax report. ( i don't have the vin yet) if it does and everything else lines up... I'm just going to grab it.
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