shepsan

I received a letter from the dealership that in a few days the one year anniversary of my 2005 RL will occur. It also stated that I should bring the car in to receive its six months application of AutoMate. AutoMate is a paint sealant that protects the painted surfaces of the car from sun, rain and now. The dealership provided this feature as a no-cost to me sales inducement when they sold the RL to me last January.

As of this date, I have only put 5400 miles on the RL. The display shows that my oil is down to 30%. Since the car will be one year old next week, I am having the dealer change the oil, filter, etc. during the same appointment for the reapplication of the AutoMate.

My driving this past year has been a mix of city and freeways. The RL has averaged 20mpg during this time. The highest average I attained was 27mpg driving one time non-stop intra-state and filling up only when three gallons gas remained in the tank.

The worst mileage I got was one time when I only drove city streets between fillups. At that time, I got 16.7mpg.

The really good news is that in my first year of ownership, I did not experience ANY kind of problem with the RL; no failures, no rattles, nothing to give me any cause to feel that the RL was not the best car buy I ever made.

vp911

That is great news. Glad to hear you have had no problems.

hondamore

Happy anniversary shepsan. Your experience with your RL mirrors my own. I average 20.5 mpg around town and just over 26 mpg on the highway ( I could probably get a lot better highway mileage but the speed limit in these parts is 70 mph and so I average about 75 - 80 mph - not the prime speed for maximizing gas mileage). I have also experienced a trouble-free 6000 miles in my first year other than a small tear in a wiper blade which I will have replaced at my oil change next week.

shepsan

Today January 4 th I had my first oil, filter, etc. service done at Bell Acura. I arrived at the dealership at 7AM and was out at 8AM. The service cost was $32.00.

In addition to the maintenance, they applied a new coat of AutoMate at their cost.

The service people are excellent and made my time there a good experience.

While I was there, I checked out the 2006 RL with the tech package and got some ball park pricing. They would give me approx $42k in trade in for my 2005 RL and want $53k for the 2006 RL with tech package.

Happy new year to all.

vp911

This is your one year anniversary, arn't you supposed to have your oil changed by the MID OR 6 months whichever is first?

shepsan

I purchased my RL on January 28, 2005.

Six months later in June, I the oil reading was still at 60%. I checked with the dealership and was told not to change until reading was 20%.

Today (at 5412 miles) the oil reading is just at 30%. When I received the notice to make an appointment for my second free AutoMate application , I decided to have the oil, filter, etc. done at the same time. Today was the day!

vp911

Oh ok. Glad you are enjoying the car!