VeEzy

my cousin is in the market for a used car and she wants either a honda or acura. i kno the TL's and CL's tip tronic transmissions are bad but are the tranmissions on the 1st generations reliable? what about on accords and legends? i heard that all automatic honda tranmissions from 98-03 are bad.... is this true?

thanks in advance

csmeance

true for the 98-03 transmissions. I would go with either a 04+TL, 03+ accord if she needs lots of room. If not that much room, a 04+ TSX should be fine.

Ken1997TL

The automatics on 1st generation TL's and RL's are very reliable.

INSPIRE 32V

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or u can get the 03 Cl 6 Speed

LuvMyTSX

I think the 4 cyl are more reliable, correct? What about an 04 TSX or 4 cyl Accord?

VeEzy

its not for my. my cousin wants an auto...

tsx is out of her price range

shes shooting for an 03 accord right now

BustedJack

get a 04 6MT, if it's too much money for her then just get a 03 6MT accord coupe.

VeEzy

no MT

aackshun

seriously teach her teh MT...... but I think i'm not wrong when i say the 4cyl auto trannies do last much longer than the v6 ones.

fsttyms1

Plus manuals get better gas mileage

VeEzy

she sucks at driving and MT would make her driving worse. AT for her...

gatrhumpy

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I have an ;04 Accord V6, and I have never had a problem with the transmission. Go with the Accord.

leedogg

I agree with you here. Girls who are bad drivers do not need additional distractions (like an MT) which could make them worse.