My mom owned a 1988 Accura and then a 2002 Accura and they are nice but pos's both needed lots of leaks repaired.
My 06 Acura TL is pretty much brand new now
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And what maintenance and parts would that one need?
My dad had an '05 TL for a few years, they're great cars. Sure, the early transmissions were fragile but not overly so.
Currently, I have a customer who owns an '04 base model with the 6-speed and Brembo brakes. Grey over grey with maybe 80k miles on it. I've asked him many times if he'd consider selling and I always get the same response: never!
Currently, I have a customer who owns an '04 base model with the 6-speed and Brembo brakes. Grey over grey with maybe 80k miles on it. I've asked him many times if he'd consider selling and I always get the same response: never!
I still have 2 Vibe GTs, both with 6sp manual. Super fun to drive. The 2ZZ-GE engines probably won't make it to 280K but both are still going strong at ~125K miles. Recently replaced clutch and timing cover gasket on both. Orange car needed a new intake camshaft, silver car needed 3rd gear synchro. All work done in my garage.
That gen (up to MY08) was one of the best looking cars Acura made IMO
It really lived up to the Precision Crafted Performance motto
An '08 Type S with the basket wheels + the 6 speed LSD is worth a few
now
It really lived up to the Precision Crafted Performance motto
An '08 Type S with the basket wheels + the 6 speed LSD is worth a few
now
I almost bought one years ago. Haggled with seller, ended up walking away. Kicking myself to this day.An '08 Type S with the basket wheels + the 6 speed LSD is worth a few
Your TL will give you years of enjoyment. My 08 TL is my daily driver until my new Rav4 Hybrid gets built and shipped to my destination. I second adding Lubegard Red to that automatic transmission. I have been doing 20k spills and fills since purchased in 2012 with 67k on the vehicle. Now at 138k and still runs like a charm. Car can boogie if need be with 259 horsepower and front wheel drive. Enjoy......
Sadly, most of the good ones are gone. There's a few still out there, but they hit the price point where kids could get them and modify them...and then wreck them. That and there seems to be a greater concentration in the NY/NJ area, so lots of salt cars on top of that. I see a couple in the TL FB groups every week that get plowed into something and destroyed.
I hold no delusion that mine will one day be worth a pile of money. I just like the car and want to keep it for a good long while and keep it nice.
Only way I would have replaced all that stuff is if I did it myself. To pay a shop to do it is not worth it and I would have not bought and invested that much in repairs for a 17 year old, poorly maintained vehicle. I highly doubt you would ever fetch would you have totally invested into it.
I don't think he invested in financial gains down the road. This looks more like an investment into personal joy, fun, and happiness factor. And that type of investment I support 100%.
You should try making time to do something that makes you happy. Numbers don't always tell the full story.
Thank you, Dr. Phil.
Honda/Acuras are nimble handling, fun to drive, have exciting dashboard/speedometers to look at, and when you're sitting in one, it just feels right.
I really like the 1990's Honda/Acuras Legends and NSX's. Also, I like the 2006/2007 Acura RL's with their all wheel drive system.
My son asked me if money was no object and I could have any car in the world regardless of price, what car would I choose.
My answer to him was a red 1991 Acura NSX. Acura still makes the parts for these 1990's era NSX's, which is really nice of Acura to do.
I watched a youtube vidoe of a guy who bought a used Acura NSX about 17 years ago and used it as a daily driver. The car now has over 400,000 miles on it, and the body looks brand new. When you buy an NSX, you get Honda reliability.
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I approve this thread lol.
I, too, primarily drive an older vehicle most would not have given the time of day.. came into my life literally a month or two after March 2020 time when things were.. different . It was available and I got it.
I've since spent multiple times more the purchase price (I believe mine cost $700. Yes, less than $1K in 2020) and, again,... I am primarily at odds and sometimes in disagreement with a few people over my choice of "what I'm doing with the vehicles".. I like how this thread details how their older vehicles drive as/like new, and save on other costs.
I'm not saying I'll be driving what I have for the rest of my life. I'm just saying im not actively looking for something new. And I turned down a 2006 Altima over the weekend. Was seriously thinking about a change.
I'll leave it there but. This may be my new favorite thread. My post would rival the first one. Again, I'm not met with "That's great!" Or "Way to go!" over the vehicular history and how I have a "mostly everything you can think of has been replaced" vehicle.. however, again, I appreciate this thread and want to make better choices. The car is a part of the picture that would otherwise be incomplete without it.
Your car looks good, @Finklejag . Based on what I know.. my car will be seen by some here towards the end of May.
The other one has a few more grocery-getter dings and salt flung across a road chips than I would like, as does my primary vehicle, but overall it looks good, as well. Toro! Here is a recent pic. Comfy ride. Smooth and pretty powerful. New cars don't always ride good....
I, too, primarily drive an older vehicle most would not have given the time of day.. came into my life literally a month or two after March 2020 time when things were.. different . It was available and I got it.
I've since spent multiple times more the purchase price (I believe mine cost $700. Yes, less than $1K in 2020) and, again,... I am primarily at odds and sometimes in disagreement with a few people over my choice of "what I'm doing with the vehicles".. I like how this thread details how their older vehicles drive as/like new, and save on other costs.
I'm not saying I'll be driving what I have for the rest of my life. I'm just saying im not actively looking for something new. And I turned down a 2006 Altima over the weekend. Was seriously thinking about a change.
I'll leave it there but. This may be my new favorite thread. My post would rival the first one. Again, I'm not met with "That's great!" Or "Way to go!" over the vehicular history and how I have a "mostly everything you can think of has been replaced" vehicle.. however, again, I appreciate this thread and want to make better choices. The car is a part of the picture that would otherwise be incomplete without it.
Your car looks good, @Finklejag . Based on what I know.. my car will be seen by some here towards the end of May.
The other one has a few more grocery-getter dings and salt flung across a road chips than I would like, as does my primary vehicle, but overall it looks good, as well. Toro! Here is a recent pic. Comfy ride. Smooth and pretty powerful. New cars don't always ride good....
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