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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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1995 tl?

I found a 95 TL on ebay that has ~247,000 miles on it. Tag says it was produced in 12/94. Looks like it was one of the earlier built TLs, the 129th one to be built from the vin#. So are the 95 TLs rare? Here's the link to the listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEAP...item35a42c44b9
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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Oh and I forgot to mention, if you didn't already know member "Colt45" got his ride up for sale on ebay as well. Here it is if you wanna check it out...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...item439ac19120
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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I believe that the '95s are rare.

They came with cloth seats too!
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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only 2.5s were available in 95.
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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Heh, Auction says its a 6 cylinder, its obviously a 2.5 TL, the VIN backs it up that it is a '95.

First I've ever seen.
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by TLin401
I believe that the '95s are rare.

They came with cloth seats too!
Well this one must be very rare because the pics shows that it has leather seats.
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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I think the 95 had a base and a premium.

Base- cloth

Premium- Leather

Am I right?
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 08:10 AM
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^ Yeah, you are right. I forgot all about the base and premium since the majority of all TLs I see have leather.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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my 96 2.5Tl has cloth...built date was sometime in 1995. Back then there was a base and premium package, premium had different wheels and leather/sunroof. I also had a 96 2.5TL premium before and it came with the diff wheels and leather/sunroof.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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thats funny... I noticed it has a different trunk floor design compared to my TL.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Yeah, the 'base' and 'premium' existed on the 1st gen TL's untl 1998, thats when the 2.5 and 3.2 included everything. The ONLY option was TCS on the 3.2 TL.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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My guess would be that the production number of the '95 2.5TLs were very low, thus making it rare. Just curious, if the 1st gen TLs started in 1995, then why does the 1st gen forum says 1996-1998?
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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colt45's car only got up to 3k... damn shame.. surely he'll put the auction back up..
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by main70072
My guess would be that the production number of the '95 2.5TLs were very low, thus making it rare. Just curious, if the 1st gen TLs started in 1995, then why does the 1st gen forum says 1996-1998?
Because I've never seen a '95 TL until this thread.

They were extremely rare..

Some background info:

When the TL first came out, the US and Japan were bickering over tariffs on cars, so for several months certain models were suddenly shut out of the country. This includes the TL.
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/1995/j...e-not-service/

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I think it's interesting that the TL is being introduced as a 96 model. The one I drove had a production date of January 1995. However, 1996 is a significant year; it's the year that all cars sold in the U.S. must comply with ODB II diagnostics, a requirement that adds many expensive technological enhancements to the vehicle control system. Press material I received for the TL implies that both the 2.5 and 3.2 engines comply with OBD II, yet the car I drove does not meet OBD II diagnostic requirements, and the EPA sticker under the hood says it complies with "regulations applicable to 1995 model year new motor vehicles."

Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/1995/j...#ixzz0UV4FjMKK
So.. this 1995 TL is an OBD-I car and could use ANY Vigor engine part, including the ECU. Meaning that making it a 5 speed manual is very easy. Plug and play.
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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Why would they make a 95 TL when they still made the legend? Late model?
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny_b
Why would they make a 95 TL when they still made the legend? Late model?
The 1995 TLs were all 5 cylinder, the Vigor was cancelled the year before.

The 3.2 didn't come out until 1996.
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny_b
Why would they make a 95 TL when they still made the legend? Late model?
From what I've read, the 2.5TL took the place of the Vigor.
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/1995/j...e-not-service/

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So.. this 1995 TL is an OBD-I car and could use ANY Vigor engine part, including the ECU. Meaning that making it a 5 speed manual is very easy. Plug and play.
Yeah I was a bit surprised when I saw the production date of that vechicle to be 12/94, making it a '95 model too.

This is good info for those with the '95 model who plans to do the 5 speed conversion.
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