4cruizn

Shared this on Autopia but an AZ member said I should post it here as well, so here goes...

I have owned this car since early 2003, and I bought it with 95,000 miles on it.

It's a 1994 Acura Legend LS coupe 6-speed. Still on the original engine, transmission, clutch, axles, exhaust, suspension (I have every receipt for every dollar spent on maintenance throughout the car's lifetime).

Recently had the roof, mirrors, hood, front fenders, and front bumper painted (fading and rock pitting consistent with age and mileage). All other paint is original.

This was the most involved detail I've ever done. Completely scrubbed and detailed undercarriage. Spent nearly an entire day on the engine, and a couple hours on the interior. I am currently using Meguiars Carnauba wax (step 3) along with a Mother's clay bar kit. Tires shined with Meguiar's Hot Shine and interior treated with Poorboys Natural Look.

The local Acura dealership is using the car as part of a high-mileage Service Department campaign, so it went into the showroom last night.

Current mileage...



And the unveiling...









































Scrubbed & painted wheel wells and undercarriage.



Repainted brake calipers.



300,000 miles worth of dealership service receipts



VIDS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDFAj-ckz1k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I56zQ6qLaA

Looking forward to the next 100,000 miles.

stogie1020

Awesome!

revitupwriteitoff

best thing I've seen in a while...nice car, very clean, & quite the accomplishment. +1

trailz516

I cant believe how clean it is. Interior is spotless!

exceldetail

Tyson, glad to see you made it!!!
That was me by the way (a.k.a. patrick)

Crazy Bimmer

Sorry, i beat you to your greatness

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...6&page=1&pp=25

CGTSX2004

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Wow...that's pretty impressive.

4cruizn

LOL! Cool... Thanks

I can't find the delete function here -- can I get rid of this thread somehow?

But thanks everyone for the positive feedback! I appreciate it.

Mokos23

I responded on your other thread, but how many miles do you put on your Legend a year?

4cruizn

You can kind of track my mileage by looking at the dates on my maintenance record. The most miles in a year was something over 60,000 in 2006.

Mokos23

60,000 miles in a year, unreal man!

only bad thing is the cost to replace the timing belt and other things over $1200

conan777

Car looks great! You did an awesome job with the detail. What gets me is the $16,000 that was put into the car. Thats a little over $1,000 a yr for maintenance!

lusid

Cost of car - 9,500.00
Maint ~ 5,000.00 from purchase to now?

Cost of car 14,500?

Real rough estimate because I didnt want to total things out

exceldetail

Hehehe, dam.......... I actually PM'd Tyson at 8:20 in the morning to have him cut/paste his thread over here.....

Sclass88

I am blown away at how great that car looks.

I don't remember where the thread is now but I remember about a year ago or so, there was an '88 Legend Coupe that had I believe somewhere below 1,000 miles on it. It was owned by a rich doctor from the Hamptons and he never drove it. The back seats had never been sat in. It was truly amazing and it was being sold for something like $15K at an Acura dealership. Really cool.

Well done!

4cruizn

Actually, the sum of the items listed from the oil change at 97,000 to the current entry (an alignment at 302,700) comes out to just over $10,000. But yeah, it's not that the car has been problematic, just that preventive/scheduled maintenance -- especially performed at the dealership -- isn't cheap.

Thanks all you guys! Makes it worthwhile when my hard work goes appreciated.

Mokos23

i'm glad Acura dealers still have parts for all of the older Legends and Integras. anyone still own a Vigor?

steve9207

Wow, that's amazing! Great looking car man

Just curious, and you don't have to say if you don't want to...but did the dealership give you anything for using your car in their showroom? (or for spending so much money on maintenance through the dealership)? Looks like it really paid off though!

4cruizn

Actually it's getting tough to find stuff now! Mechanical parts are still readily available, but you can no longer get stuff like new OEM floor mats and lots of the trim pieces (interior and exterior) have been discontinued. Not to mention OEM fog lights and other accessories. If you want stuff like that for a Legend, you have to scrounge Ebay and stuff.
Nope, but I don't care. I have a second car to drive (1991 Prelude Si 4WS) and I offered the Legend to them. It's reward enough just to see the car get a little recognition.

iamhomin

Very impressive. If you were to sell that car, how much would you get from the dealership? Just curious.

dnd2984

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4 oil changes in one month. WOW

4cruizn

I have no idea, but not much. I've been told that Blue Book doesn't account for anything over about 150,000 miles, so that's irrelevant. I don't care what the book says anyway. The bottom line is that there is no way I could replace this car for what I would get out of it. You can find really nice Legends with low miles and a decent maintenance history for $6-9k.
LOL, yeah, that must have been the month I went to Alaska and back... The Honda dealership in Fairbanks loved the car.

SweetJazz

Still the best looking coupe Acura has ever made. Congratulations on the excellent detail.

triggerman

Sweet looking ride!!!!

ChrisQ1980

Amazing. Great work on keeping this car so nice, and for so many miles. Honda/Acura products are great when taken care of. Good luck with it and be sure to stick around with updates.

Mokos23

Now who has better quality and longevity in their cars Acura, Infiniti, or Lexus?

I haven't read anywhere of a Lexus or Infiniti lasting 300,000 miles on the web.

jlspeed29

i love it!
dudes, I would soo buy one of these!!!

def one of my fav all time acuras! legend coupe + manual!!!


FTW

revitupwriteitoff

there are a couple dozen over on clublexus.com (Lexus, of course). Don't know about infiniti.


however, I have to say that the Legend (in general) definitely looks better design-wise than most any other car of its age.

97BlackAckCL

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Wow, and toyota/lexus are the only ones that come close for reliability/longevity in my book

4cruizn

I've seen a handful as well. I browse Ebay frequently and just for kicks and giggles, I like to sort by mileage -- highest to lowest -- and it's rare to see any vehicles listed in excess of 300k miles (regardless of make or model). Let alone in any kind of decent shape...

I just had my emissions inspection done a few days ago and the highest odometer reading their system would allow the technician to put in on the printout was 255,000. Bogus! Then when I went to register my car, the lady at the DMV did a triple-take when she read through my paperwork and saw the mileage. LOL

badazzTL

Man that is one very clean and well maintained car. Excellent job! Hopefully the new owners take as good care of it as you did.

Edit: Sorry I thought you were selling as it was in the dealership but I just read that you are looking forward to the next 100,000 miles and you're not selling. Good luck!

revitupwriteitoff

agreed...of those that I've seen - on AZ, Club Lexus, in person, etc. - I've not seen many that look that good. It's obvious the car was cared for mechanically as well as cosmetically.

godizus

impressive. damned impressive.

bluefang08

Wow thats amazing, heard of a few accord making it past the million mark.

Macruz19

I saw this post on Autopia, and I already posted. LOOKS GOOD!

Mokos23

i've heard that too. i went and searched on google and there are a few honda forums that state they have 600K, 800K, 900K in their Hondas. i don't know not sure if i want to keep a car that long. i would probably get bored of driving the same car that long and also how much $$$$ it costs maintenance-wise to keep a car that long it's insane.

steve9207

I stole your idea for tracking the maintenance / repairs in Excel I added a few extra collumns, such as 'Category' and 'Link to Receipt'. I thought this might help later when doing a cost analysis on the car, in terms of how much I put into non-scheduled maintenance vs. scheduled, etc. I just got my TL in August, so I'll see how good I am at keeping up with scanning the maintenance receipts, haha.

Oh, and I saw you answered my one question regarding if the dealership gave you anything for letting them use your car, and I do agree - seeing your car on display at the local dealer like that is reward enough!

4cruizn

Awesome! Looks great. Feels great to be organized; a little bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder goes a long way . Now I'm going to have to follow your lead and start scanning everything... Hmm... lol

1FastVtec

I never thought a vehicle with those miles could be so clean! Absolutely amazing!

Willie3.5

Aye, good job on tha' car. My father has a 1994 black sedan and it looks no where near yours does. Great job man and continue doing a great job and get another 303,000 miles out of that car.