Hello everyone, my name is Bruce . I am dying to purchase my 3.2cl in january ,, (saving right now) .. I did not really get to look throught this forum yet , but I really hope I will get to know everyone on here and make tons more cl friends, .. I currently own a 95 mazda protege , from protegeclub.com , as seen in the sig below, but am dying to step up to the acura... ok so starts the browsing
Bruce

 

Welcome...

Feel free to ask all the questions you want, but don't forget to for them first.

 

oh yeah you are right about that, as we tend to tell newbies in our forum to do the same ,..
so what have you done to your cl
B

 

Not much...

I'm not all that big into modding cars. I think the most worthwhile thing I've done is replaced the stock tires. That's one thing ALL members will compain about. It's a must do when you get the car.

Other than that, you can see what I've done in my sig.

It's a great car... You'll love every bit of it!

 

really , so the tires are a pain , something tells me there michellins, ??? am i right?? hmm...

I am aiming for a 2001 or 2002 cl-s , but I doubt I will get the 5 speed cause I think those were only 2003 and i can't afford it brand new , well actually I could but I don't really want to go that route...
do you have the 6 speed, or the auto with sport tranny , ..
B

 

The 6spd is new for 2003. So all 2001 and 2002 CLs are of the auto flavor.

I wouldn't mind a manual tranny, but I think my wife would. Hence I didn't wait for the 03 and got the 02.

 

wanna buy my CL ??? I'm in North Jersey....2001 CL type-S w/ navi....i have on it:
AEM Cold Air Intake w/ bypass valve
Comptech Exhausts
Comptech Sway Bars
Comptech Springs
Nuespeed chrome upper strut bar
*i also still have all the stock parts
I only have 8500 miles on it...i bought it in December 2001 new, but was garage kept untill June (that's when i got my license)
i drove it with my permit 2-3 times a week around town...
Silver with black leather... I'm lookin to get around 25-26 g's for it with all the performance parts....interested??? i'm in no rush to get rid of it, but am looking for a new car, i really want AWD...

 

What he said . . .

And if you have a heavy foot, you'll be changing the front tires after 12,000 mile anyway. :P

RUF

 

welcome

i agree, i would change out the tires first. most functional mod to date, in my opinion.

check my sig for mods.

-patrick

 

speedyronin, i see your on your second tranny, if that one goes too, does that mean your car is considered a lemon, and you are can get all your money back?

 

there is probably a law somewhere that says it's technically a lemon, but i don't think the lawsuits and such are worth the hassle. right now my car is still under warranty at 34k miles and i'm actually expecting it to go out again before the 50k warranty is up. i didn't have to pay anything last time, but i did have to wait until AFTER the tranny blew to get a simple "there's something wrong with your transmission." there's been a few recent threads on this board that says honda of america might extend the drivetrain warranty for free, but who knows. worst comes to worst, i'll be paying 2g's max for the full extended warranty, which is well worth it if my tranny goes out five more times.

-patrick

 

New to the board here too... tons of great info around these boards (and some good humor as well). We just picked up our CL S last week and love it. Hope you find something that suits ya.

Scrib, I got around that one the easy way:
I made her test drive the slushbox first.
I asked her to humor me and drive the 6 spd. Pulling hard out of the dealership, she already had a evil grin... SOLD

-- Nihil

 

Nihil,

Smart move. My wife does not drive manual, so it was a hard sell. I had to beg for 2-3 weeks before she said OK.

 

I ain't too proud to beg

-- Nihil