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The RL is built in Japan by a team of hand-picked members who are required to have no fewer than five years putting cars together in general assembly before they are even considered for RL assembly. In comparison the RL, the TL looked like a 1975 Pontiac built on Friday at 5:00. The RL's gaps are tight, nothing rattles, the leather still looks brand-new, the doors close with a bank-vault sound, there's almost no road or wind noise, the headliner hasn't fallen down once, and the materials are top-notch. That and it gets 29 mpg on the highway. .
Interesting comments on the Acura RL. I had a '96 RL and got 251,000 miles out of it before the engine gave out. Lots of RL fans in the forums on acura-legend.com and acuraworld.com
In general I have had great luck with anything from Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. Not so good luck with the American and European cars...
I started with a used 1982 Toyota Supra-Celica, moved onto a used 1988 Toyota Corolla GT-S coupe and then onto a used 1992 Toyota Camry. The first two were great cars for their age and era.
My first new car was a 1998 Honda Accord EX-L, and 194K miles later, it is going strong with minor quibbles. My current (primary) car is a 2006 Acura TL/NAVI with over 42K miles, and it is a fantastic car. Also had 1999 Prelude and 2000 Civic briefly, and almost leased a 2000 NSX.
So, I guess, I'm a "Honda Boy". And it isn't just their cars that I like, I like Honda's philosophies as a company.
I've had a 1980 Honda Accord, 1982 Honda Accord LX, 1985 Honda Accord LX Sedan, 1986 Honda Prelude and 1991 Acura Integra LS Sedan. The '82 hatchback was the best car I ever owned, so much fun to drive and got close to 40MPG. It was a slow little turd but the revvy motor, quick gearing and tight shifter tricked you into thinking you were Mario Andretti. Very forgiving in the corners, you could push that car to it's limits all day and it never asked for anything more than a quart of oil or two. When I finally retired it (rusted through the subframe) it had done well over 300k miles and could have gone way more if cancer wasn't getting the best of it.
I've been trying to find another for years, unfortunately the Northeast climate was not very kind to those cars. I haven't seen one on the road in about five years. IMO, Honda lost it somewhere along the way. They still build great cars, but the early models really had a uniqueness to them....a distinct feel.
Anyone have one of these sitting in their driveway that they want to get rid of??
My wife has owned hondas and toyotas for years with no problems. I also known alot of people that have owned accords and no transmiision problem with most owning them for at least ten years. It seems the americans have been as good as the japanese ones from what I have seen. No transmission problems.
Honda is a good car but you need to shop around as there are other good cars around too. I for one a little biased on Nissan cars but won't hesitate to buy a Toyota or Honda if theres a better deal.
hondas and acuras are wicked nice and reliable car but there are number 1 in cars that get stolen a year..to many thefts best thing to do is get a(n) alarm when purchasing a honda/acura...
I sell Hondas. Primary reason, I was in a job change scenario five years ago and as an owner of 6 Hondas previously, decided I believed in the product enough that I could sell it. I'm not one of those naturally born "sell ice to the eskimos" kind of sales personalities, I have to be a purchaser myself before I have any enthusiasm or ability to sell a product. Took three different Accords to the 200k level and were all still mechanically strong at the time I moved to the next vehicle.
Don't know the previous poster's reason to claim Honda's have bad transmissions. Sure don't see people coming into my dealership complaining about bad transmissions. Only problem I know where the 99/2000 Odysseys, Honda's first large platform V6 vehicle. The four speed tranny in those were not good, warranties replaced them at dealerships. The five speed tranny that replaced it from 2001 on are perfectly reliable. Consumer Reports backs this up.
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