My old '00 TL just passed 200,000 miles this past weekend, I (formerly Chuckstl on the boards) sold it to my brother who lives nearby. What I really want everyone to know is that it still runs perfectly in every way and uses NO oil between changes, a great testimony to the Honda 3.2 and Mobil 1. The first 100K miles was Mobil 1 and the second 100K on Amsoil for no particular reason. I think the car still looks good too, and the interior as well. I bought a CL-S last may.

 

Bastard beat me by 1k :silvermad :angryfire :thief:

Congrats though

























Im going Home NOW!

 

HAHAHAHAHA Way to go Kris, you're almost there.. Two cars worth of pure abuse and still going strong....

 

good to see tl's running 200k+, I am over 120k now and car runs very strong, interior and exterior in very good shape too.

 

Congrats. I want to keep mine until 250k until it looks like a rusting clunker. Just curious how many trannies both of you went through at 200k?

 

Thanks. Im tryong to time mine with my 20k posts

4 for me

 

I am still on my original at 120k+. no signs of failure(knock on wood).

 

One at 164,000.

 

Congrats. I'm probably about 7 years away from that mark at this rate.

 

Wow. Impressive. I just bought a 00 tl with 72k on it, Im scared to keep it, figured I would sell it late this year (or trade it in) so that I can stay away from the tranny problem and not devalue the car with another 20k miles.

After seeing someone's tranny last that long, I wonder if I should even consider selling/trading it.


Thoughts?
Tai

 

Switch the tranny fluid to synthetic and install a tranny cooler, that will help. Also I do not hold the car in third with the auto-stick, pretty much I use D4 around town and D5 on the highway. Amsoil makes a synthetic tranny fluid that can be used in Honda products. Do not downshift to third at highway speeds to get a quick burst of power.

 

Trying to figure out what the big deal here is. I put 304,000 Thousand (yes Thousand miles) on my 91 Accord EX with no engine problems. Don't think much of 200,000 on a TL=heck it's just getting broken in! Oh, due to a road hazard I hit knocking off the Transmission bell housing I had to replace the Tranny at 257,000 miles. It was still working fine at that point. Shows that honda can make one that will last. Many Jamin starts with that Accord too, but yea the engine wasn't 225 HP>something like 110.HP.

 

you've got 164k on an 03 cl-s auto? that is a hell of a lot of miles man! When you say don't down shift into 3rd at highway speeds what about stepping on it in D5(D4 for my 99) the tranny will downshift for you. in my car it downshifts to 2nd or 3rd depending on speed I am going and how hard step on it. I feel in my car if I gate shift down to 3rd or 2nd it shifts smoother, but that is in a 99. When I am going say 40mph and in 4th on the highway(getting on) and then step on it, it shifts fast and hard. there is no slipping but it's a solid hard shift.

 

No I said my '00TL lost it's first tranny at 164K, I never mentioned how many miles were on my CL-S.
You can downshift anyway you want to, I stand by my belief that in the 5AT any hard use of third gear isn't good as it is a well known fact the third gear clutch packs do not hold up. Hence the common terms "autotragic" transmission and " glass tranny"

 

No big deal? Luke do you know of any others? Most people sell their cars way before then. Does 200K indicate to you anything about the quality of maintenance? Or how about zero accidents, meaning that seriously damaged cars (as in totalled) don't rack up too many more miles. OK yes you do have more miles, on a car built nine years earlier.

 

Congrats on 200K!

I just passed the 100K mark two months ago. Hoping to reach that magic 200K mark.

 

my dad's 87 legend got 270K on it n still runnin strong!

 

Ignore him. There always has to be a jerk who rains on someone elses parade. Congrats on reaching 200k.

 

Just about to hit 192000 Miles here
one tranny at 105K one tranny at 155K, still have tranny warranty till 255K

 

congrats on the 200k mark. my tl is at 34 k but my civic is sitting at 191 k almost there.

 

Why do you think that you have tranny warranty till 250K? I thought that if your tranny was changed by Acura after reaching 100K, you will have 12 months warranty at best.

 

Did you pay for your tranny at 155k?

 

No i did not pay for the tranny at 105K, nor did I pay a red cent for it at 155K, also I have in writing that the newest tranny is good for 7 years or 100K Miles. Thank you acura of brookfield, wi.
I guess that is the service you get when you spend that much money at one place over the years

 

The mileage it self isnt a huge deal as far as believing its capable, Its a big deal because on this board hes the first to hit 200k, and ill be there probably within a week.

Good luck getting them to cover it

 

Wow a bunch of sour pusses in this place.
I had no problem at 105k nor at 155K
They even threw in a free rental both times.
If the trans went out tommorrow I do not think I would have a problem getting a new one covered.

 

I have to agree with eatatculvers, acura of brookfield (WI) is very good at living up to their word I also bought my car there, they have been nothing but great when I have had issues. It wouldn't suprise me one bit that they would cover it.

 

I think he is confusing it with the regular 7 year/100K miles covered by Acura when the tranny issue first came about. I really doubt your Acura dealer is going to cover a tranny for another 100K miles.

I should know cause when my tranny went, I was told the "refurbished" tranny is for 12 months or 12K miles, whichever comes first.

 

Having done the over 300,000 mile thing twice, I know more about preventive maintenance and upkeep than most people could ever imagine! There wasn't much to do before 200,000. hint=(father was an airplane mechanic) The issue here is that Honda makes a great engine that with proper maintenance will run and run without any internal problems or failure.

 

The newst tranny is good for 7 years/100K miles in writing by Acura ????
To good to be true ! Do you own Acura Brookfield.Wi ?

 

No one ever said that 200k was hard to reach. We are simply partying because hes the first on the forum to reach that mark.

Wow, i find that hard to believe. Acura of Brookfield treated me like shit when i was looking. (well atleast the sales dept did) so i went to Zimbrick

 

Eatatculvers:

Didn't you post a couple of weeks ago saying you just got your Laguna Green 2000 TL and paid like $5000 for it with 189k? I know I replied in that post. So how do you know what was going on with the car at 105k or 155k?

 

Good Job to all the O.G's!

 

yup

 

125k and still going strong on my original tranny :knockonwood:

Does the synthetic fluid/tranny cooler really make that big of a difference? What are my chances of still being honored for a replacement if it were to go within the next 10k or so?

 

No and probably not, depends on how nice the dealer is

 

Good Job Kris on finding those old eatatculvers posts - now how did he get that from 155,000 to 189,000 on the current and third transmission is >100,000?

 

Here we go...shit is about to hit the fan.

Better come clean now.

 

You are correct, in which I bought it from my father in law who has owned it since 3 miles, who has bought 4 cars there in the past 12 years, so i guess if you want to get technical he has the extended warranty on the transmission.

 

Man what the fuck are you smoking

 

What ever it is he better be sharing