yonip

I will be getting my 99 TL this coming sunday. I partially paid for it and I already have the Title but he has still the car. I will pay all of it sunday when I get the car. Right now I have a 99 RL and I am enjoying everything about the car.

* What do I expect with this car (99 TL)?
* What is the big difference between my 99 RL and the 99 TL?
* What do I have to look for and check first as soon as I get my TL?
* Do you guys recommend that I change the trasmission fluid as soon as possible?
* Also I registered at acuralink and showed that the switch lock recall wasn't fixed yet, should I schedule an appointment for this recall rightaway or it's ok to drive as it is?
* The TL have a navigation and the guy selling me said it is hard drive based not DVD. What does he mean?

Every help and suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

By the way I am new here. I use to frequent forums with "high traffic" on RL but it seems this forum is great on TL's.

alleyesonmeee

Expect an awesome car Check the oil, coolant, and transmission fluid as soon as possible. The tranny fluid may not need to be changed.

Welcome to the forum!

samkws

expect a dead tranny ~

just kidding

alleyesonmeee

It's a 99. Don't scare the guy.

samkws

RL is a much better car than a TL

RL is made in Japan and quality is well known with real wood and leather

TL only has fake wood and leather seating surface

TL has more power with the VTEC engine, RL has more low end torque (max torque at 2800rpm)

both are quiet enough and handling should be very similar

yonip

thanks

samkws

you will still prefer the RL if you like the comfort

but you will love the TL's power and sportiness that gives with 85% comfort of the RL

Shift_it

TL is a weee bit smaller then the RL.

RL looks like a car that my grand-pa would drive

VTEC11

I would think TL would handle better than the RL since its slightly smaller, and a more sportier ride.

etxxz

1) NAV Non DVD: means no dvd, less quality picture on gps screen. ALL 99's are like this, they work just as good though
2) Check all fluids, AIR and GAS filters. Quaker State, Jiffy Lube, Tire kingdom etc all do this for free.

3)Things to check:
Out/In condition, leather (if dry condition, if dirty clean AND condition), scratches (body and rims), suspension/interior squaks, ANY kind of sounds in the Engine, transmission shifting smoothness, DRIVE AND REVERSE gears when the car's cold.
I dont know what else...people help the list grow

samkws

RL's handling would still better than a ES300

paulmooney

Info for disk navi here as well as upgrade to DVD

http://www.angelfire.com/ga4/99_acura_tl_navi/

Paul

MADCAT

99TL's are ROCK SOLID. Yeah check the fluids.

Tunaboy

RL's are a lot heavier than TL's. Don't need to worry about the tranny on a 99 since it's the 4 speed and has no recall on it. My car is pushing 106k and still looks and drives like it just came off the lot.

Why does everybody have cats in their avatars all of a sudden (madcat= original).

subtledreamer

i think the others pretty covered what you should know/check of the car. enjoy your new ride!

55M2G7L

RLs are slow compared to TLs, my mom has an 03 RL on the motor, nice car tho very comfy, congrats on your TL, your going to love it

yonip

thanks to everybody.

MADCAT

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