Mckenzie

Hey everyone....I am from the acura-legend.com forums and I have been lurking around for the last few days here. I have done some searching but I have a few other questions if you dont mind.

I am in the process of selling my 1993 6 speed coupe and I am seriously considering a CL-S.

As a student, I am wanting something with a warranty.

So I am looking at the 2001 CL-Type S and the 2002 RSX Type S.

The car I am looking at has 60 000km on it (about 35-40k miles).

Driven by an older man, always dealer serviced, supposed to be in really nice shape.

BUT! I am so freaked about this tranny thing. Even if it is replaceable under warranty, is it safe?

Is there anyway I can check during the test drive to see if the tranny is going to have issues. The guys said he has had no issues....


How is the lawsuit/recall process going?

Is is attributed to people driving their cars harder? I have a lead foot sometimes....but shit....for a car like this, you should be able to drive it hard!

If the car over-revs, will acura cover damage to the engine itself?

Should I buy the extended warranty?

Also....what other common problems are there on this car?

So far I have seen bad tires and cheap paint....but I would really like some advice as I am going to test drive it this week.

What other cars would you consider in the $24000 cdn price range? ($15-18k US)

Thanks so much if you can set me straight! I am losing sleep over this car and I dont even own it yet!

Chopsie

Tranny has 7yr/100k warranty. If it craps out and something else is damaged due to the tranny failure, they SHOULD cover it. As far as over reving, I think the rev limiter (7200 RPM) would help prevent engine damage.
I love my CLS,
Other annoyances:
Brake rotors
Rattles
sunroof squeak
tires...thats all I can think of at the moment. good luck on your purchase you'll love the car.

Mckenzie

Thanks....reading through the tranny failure forum is really discouraging....

What are the specs on the stock Bose stereo?

BEETROOT

the warranty will cover the tranny, so I wouldn't worry about it unless you plan to keep the car past 100k miles


the bose system is pretty shitty. I have heard (and it makes sense) that putting in a subwoofer with the stock setup makes a huge difference, since the bose won't have to handle any bass they sound a lot better...plus obviously the bass from the sub.


I got an 01 cls not too long ago, my only real complaint is that I wish I got something with a 6 speed...

other than that its a kick ass car

Mckenzie

hmmm....that is what is killing me about giving up my 6 speed...but I cannot afford the 03. I also have a wicked Alpine stereo in the legend that will knock the socks off of any Bose stereo....Bose sounds so dry compared to the Type R Speaker line...

I guess as long as it has a CD player, I am happy.

123456SPEED

Try to go for the 6 speed, you'll regret it. I had a 5 speed automatic 95 Legend coupe and always really wanted the 6 speed Legend, (too rare). I only kept the Legend 3 years and then got the 03 CLS 6 speed. They only made 2500 6 speed CLS's. Good luck.

Mckenzie

I wish......you almost had me thinking about it last night...defenitaly not a student car...:P