SOLD: 2003 Acura CL-S 6MT
For Sale2003 Acura CL
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Price
$2,200• OBO
- Location Houston, TX, 77002, USA
- Condition Used
- VIN 19UYA41693A007992
- Mileage 192,000
- Engine 6 cyl
- Drive Type 2WD
- Transmission Manual
- Vehicle Type Coupe
- Exterior Color Silver
Description:
I've owned this car since May of 2005 and as much as I hate to do it, it's time to let it go. The car has been meticulously maintained, in overall in good shape (see below for good and bad), and has been super reliable. I don't get the time to work on it like I used to and don't have space for it and that is part of the reason for letting it go. I bought it as car to use for weekend commutes/road trips and in the last couple of years, I've used it as more of a daily driver. The car is all original, has never been modified, never been wrecked (other than the rear bumper being replaced and front bumper being replaced due to dings...all original permaVIN stickers still on the body panels). The pics should give a good idea of the condition of the car.
Here are the positives about the car:
- Engine in great shape and still runs like it always has; top end rebuild at 140k due valve over-tightening during adjustment by dealer
- Clutch was just replaced at 180k - to give you an idea of how the car was treated, this was the first clutch replacement for the car (I bought it with 13k on it in 2005)
- Paint overall is in great shape other than a few minor blemishes and barely noticeable door dings...she is due for a claying and a good waxing, but overall good other then items mentioned below
- Interior is in great shape other than normal wear on steering wheel leather, shift knob leather and some cracking/wear on the front vinyl section of the drivers seat where the back of your calf would hit
- Everything on the car works...locks, windows, radio, CD player, A/C, sunroof, etc
- Tires are Hankook Ventus V12's - rears are 80% tread
- All original, adult owned, never modified
- front tires are due to be replaced...should have done when I did back tires, but knew I was going to get rid of car and discount puts the new ones in the back
- Front bumper has share of scratches and dings...if you want it perfect, it needs to be touched up/repainted
- Couple of small rock chips in windshield...been there forever, smaller than dime and never have spread/grown
- Rear bumper has some spider cracks where someone backed into it in my office garage (passenger rear corner)...can't notice from a distance and bumper panel itself is perfect
- Dipstick has a slight leak...supposedly the o-ring at the base of dipstick at block is a known issue on these and the Accords...has never been bad enough for me to worry/get to it. Cheap part
- SRS light is on...just came on 2 months ago...took seat out to clean out under seat (I dropped a couple of french fries and couldn't get them out...took seat out (had to disconnect airbag module) and light is on when went back...going to try and check/fix this when I have time to get under seat to check connector which is likely the cause
- Worst thing is the 3rd gear synchro quit working in the last 5k miles...you can still shift into third if you match revs or you can double clutch like an old school manual and she goes into 3rd just fine. Sometimes, I just go from 2nd to 4th and no problems with that. All other gears/shifting is fine.
I should have also mentioned in the previous post that I also replaced the CV joints/axles at 165k miles. They were starting to make the clicking sound when turning, so went ahead and swapped them out.
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It's a nice drive. Do it!
Couple quick notes about the trans:
Redline MTL is far better than the GM syncromesh.
https://www.redlineoil.com/mtl-75w80-gl-4-gear-oil
The clutch line damper probably needs to be replaced. It's there for NVH but it creates a delay in pressure changes
and a large enough delay can interfere with normal shifting. Maybe the syncros are warn, but if the damper is bad,
then it will make things substantially worse. It's a cheap part and not hard to replace: 46985-SW3-003.
Couple quick notes about the trans:
Redline MTL is far better than the GM syncromesh.
https://www.redlineoil.com/mtl-75w80-gl-4-gear-oil
The clutch line damper probably needs to be replaced. It's there for NVH but it creates a delay in pressure changes
and a large enough delay can interfere with normal shifting. Maybe the syncros are warn, but if the damper is bad,
then it will make things substantially worse. It's a cheap part and not hard to replace: 46985-SW3-003.
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However, if he wanted to prove the synchro theory wrong, he could spend half the online cost of a new clutch damper and bypass it altogether with a steel braided line HNC-011:
https://www.technafitstore.com/HONDA...-p/hnc-011.htm
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Still have the car...still needs a good home. I keep joking to myself it's the perfect "Wheeler Dealer" car since it's in good shape and just needs a little TLC to be perfect. It would make a good daily driver for someone willing to put just a little bit of effort into it. I just don't have the time these days or the garage space.
Still have the car...still needs a good home. I keep joking to myself it's the perfect "Wheeler Dealer" car since it's in good shape and just needs a little TLC to be perfect. It would make a good daily driver for someone willing to put just a little bit of effort into it. I just don't have the time these days or the garage space.