okay, I know this might not be the place to do it, but I wanna ask for some of you to spread some knowledge that I know ya got... I was wondering if with the RL there is a year Acura made good strides with it, and therefore it is worth the money to try and buy that year and above. (kind of like with STS's and lexus's getting much much better around 98-99) When did navi first go in, and has it been upgraded, is the first navi old tech now, did any other options get added at any point, etc?
I appreciate the patience/help of you guys

 

NAVI was an option from the beginning ('96) although it was a HDD then. I believe it went to a DVD based system the same year that the TL did ('00). Up until '02, it's always been a 210HP engine. '02s have 225hp.

Not much has changed through the years.

 

yep, you best bet is getting a 2000 RL. Very refined. IMO
My dad has a 99, and only complaint is the HD Navi...

 

RL was technically the legend replacement -- so imho strides weren't made... the legend is beautiful -- i'd take alower mileage used one over an rl anyday


but the RL's are nice too

 

I drove the 02 RL about 3 weeks ago and I wasn't impressed. I liked our car better. I wanted to put the RL seats in my car though.

 

If you want to get an RL, just wait for the redesign. The new one should be Acuras come back car.

 

The word on the street is that the next RL will be the baddest car out of japan, baddest luxury car. I wonder if they can make it better than the lexus LS430.

 

it really needs a v8

 

http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=35149 - I think thats what its getting

 

In 2000 they added HID's restyled the front and back some and the only option is NAV. They added some more lacquered up wood too oh and wheel covers changed.

2002 has a whopping 225 hp now!

If your in the witness protection program, it's a GREAT car cause no one will notice it.

 

your facts are wrong sir... in 1999 model they added the HIDs and had that little facelift in front and back. Also they had the navi in the years before it, but it was too expensive at the time for most people.

Wheel covers? They all had rims, not hubs.
The RL is a great car, just isnt worth 45k. I think its better than the TL, just needs a bigger engine.

 

It's funny how you vehemently defend the ES300 for only having 210hp stating that the ES300 buyer isn't interested in drag racing, but you call the RL a snoozer for having 225hp.

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I understand the the RL is a more expensive car, but not that much more when you stack it up against a fully loaded ES with NAV. As for me, I think the RL is a nice car for what it is, a luxo cruiser, I prefer a little more sport.

So why do you knock the RL with 225hp and defend the ES300 with 210hp? Can Lexus do no wrong?

 

yes he's right, lexus can do NO wrong