Well after not even a year of ownership, I've reached the last straw with my current car. After my last 99 CL was totaled, my dad made a quick purchase of a 99 nissan altima Special Edition 5spd to replace it and from day 1 the damn thing sucked ass. When he was driving it home, the clutch was slipping badly. Got it home and changed the clutch and the car wouldn't start. Then we got that fixed and got the car detailed and whattya know, the tranny needs to be replaced. I endured more bullshit with the car, such as flickering check engine light that wouldnt throw back a code, radio stopped working, drivers side door panel started coming off on its own, my fog light bulbs blew twice...until yesterday i had the final straw. On my way back from my G/F's house in NJ, im on the cross bronx expressway (for you NY people) and i hear a loud POP! Then my steering immediately became stiff so im like shit my power steering is done. So i pull over to check the car out and look under the hood and everything seems like its ok to just drive home and take care of later. I was wrong. I pull out and make a left turn to try to get back on the highway and all of a sudden, BAM! smoke starts coming from my engine bay so i pull over again. open up the hood and the whole top of the radiator has cracked all teh way across the top spewing coolant all over the engine bay. I then waited for a tow truck for 3 hours cuz Triple A sucks ass, and missed Hot Import Nights because of this bullshit. I babied that car and it still had issues. I used to beat my CL to the ground and it would get right back up and ask for more. Even my dad's 93 accord that i personally beat on as my first car as a teenager which has been through neutral drops, about 3 accidents, and 160K miles and still runs like a champ is a better car than the POS Nissan that i had. I CANT WAIT to get back to a honda or acura again!

So if anyone sees any 1st gen CL 5spd's for sale or another manual (cant stand automatic) acura/honda in good condition in the NY/NJ/PA/CONN area, LET ME KNOW!

(sorry for the long post, needed to rant a bit)

 

I'm pumped for you bro, let's get the cl back!