Are the older Acuras better built than the newer ones.Wich ones are made/assembled in the US and wich ones in Japan?

I don't know, but those older Legends seem to be pretty solid cars....and the integra.

Yup, they are.

I love the 2 door Legend.

I believe all the Acura's come from overseas except for our TL. I previously owned a 91 Integra back in the day and my Integra was well built. Same can be said for the Legends around that era.

i think our TL was made in japan but the tranny was done here in the US and everything assembled in the ohio plant and/or canada.

i think things have changed since now all trannies are built in japan and the rest here in the US.

older acuras like the legend and RL were underpowered and overwt except for the legend coupe Type II w/ 6spd. of course w/ todays safety standards acuras are better but for over all build quality, the have remained the same but just a steady progression of being better.

[does this makes sense?]

The Tl is made here in america. Along with the tranny

The TL's final assembly point is Marysville, OH. The J32A1/J32A2 both came from the Anna, OH engine plant, I believe (not 100% sure).

However, the transmission is from Japan - Not the US. It says so on the window sticker. Here's what it says:

"Country of Origin:
Engine: U.S.A.
Transmission: Japan"

my buddy toured the honda foundry in america and their tranny facality. Either way it doesnt matter its still a design problem that wasnt cought in the testing

Oh yeah, definitely a design problem. Honda has a transmission plant both in Ohio and in Alabama, I think. But some come from Japan. Either way, it sucks.

Werd.....those cars still look hot with nice rims on them.....

I had 210,000 on my 88 Legend and never had ANYTHING go wrong with it...until my wife started driving it...I saw it recently and although it is all rusted out on the driver qtr panel, now has over 300,000 on it...

Never should have sold it

i miss my 91 legend

Legend is a very solid car its saved my life about 3 weeks ago. srry to hijack thread but i was going to work at 8 in the morning some arsehole in a pickup came speeding up and tried to squeeze between the car in front of him and me and almost hit my car so i stomped to avoid the accident and at this time my rearend got loose well to make a long story short the car flipped over and landed on the roof and the roof did not collapse. thank you god so now i have a 2003 TL. i think ill be in the Acura fam for a while

Damn!!Did you get hurt,did the other guy stop?

i swear someone was by myside that day i crawled out of the car to se like 7 people around the car asking me if i was alright i had to go to the hospitla anyways because im considered a truama victim cause the car flipped over. and no teh arsehole didnt stop he knew he caused an accident so he sped off best part is that an off duty officer and his son followed him and got his plate number and everything

The following Acuras were/are made in Japan

Legends, RLs, Vigors, 1st gen TLs, Integras, NSX, TSX


Made in the US:

2nd and 3rd gen TL, CL's, MDX (might be built in Canada, not sure)


As for the build quality of the TL generations, feel free to ask. I still own my '97, I had a 2003 and now have a 2005

MDX is produced in Canada.

I'm interested on your take on 2G TL build quality? Despite trying to stay positive, mine is pretty disappointing.

a lot of the honda&acuras made 1996 & after were made in the U.S., check your VIN# if it starts with a J it's made in japan if it starts with a 1 its made in the U.S. they built it to break down so they can fix it and jack us for more money its a known fact, more profit for labor and parts.

My buddy got into an accident in his 93 Legend were he flipped 6 times and he survived.

Well I had a late 2003 TL, so I'm sure my experience was more positive than the average owner of a 2nd gen. I had no squeeks or rattles and the transmission never caused any problems. I DID have alignment issues, the car seemed really "darty" and subject to crosswinds and thats a problem in Oregon, I wanted stability and a car that could track well. This unfortunately did not show up during the test drive or even the first few months I had the car. I tried alignments and getting new tires but none of it seemed to work.

I was mostly disappointed with the interior, the 3rd gen TL really called to me in that department, I got an excellent deal on my trade-in value and jumped ship to an '05 TL.