A friend of mine was looking to purchase an RL . . . and I was helping him shop for it . . .

I thought that it was probably a very nice car . . . the exterior styling was modest, tasteful, and hinted at a very luxurious vehicle . . . not only that, it seems to have become the Ghetto Cruiser of choice lately . . . for the discerning Ghetto Superstar . . . lol . . .

Anyway . . . I hated it.

I mean, it's a really nice car and all, but the one thing that killed it for me was looking at the instrument cluster. My mother owned one of the first Accords . . . she bought it brand new in1981 . . . and it had a few very distinctive features that made Honda quite succesful . . . after all it's the little things that count, right?

For the life of me, I can't believe that Acuras sold today . . . almost 20 years later still have a very similar guage cluster to the Accords sold after 82 . . . and still have the same exact sound as the door chime . . . For the price that these things fetch, I expect that there would be a bit more exclusivity than that . . .

My money will never be spent on an Acura . . .

Another satisfied customer. Would you prefer a Neon?:D

Absolutely not . . . would you prefer an RL?:huh:

You have DEFINATELY added to the discussion with this one:

Another satisfied customer. Would you prefer a Neon?

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Originally posted by i_rebel
You have DEFINATELY added to the discussion with this one:



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I was being CYNIKL! And yes it did add, you responded before this post.

Lighten up dawgz! You're gettin' worked up over nothing. I would take an RL actually. Them things are mad comfortable. The suspension on that car is almost like the lincoln town cars. You don't feel a thing.

really there are bigger tragedys in life then that same door ajar chime and gauge clusters...
people are dying and afganistan..i bet they would like a RL damnit

That's so cold . . .
Thread's so old . . .
RL's in Afghanistan?
Who'd be so bold?

Help is on the way. Finally for the first time it's going to be Right Wheel Drive none of that FWD and V6. Call in the V8 to help out.

the reason the RL is so expensive is because even the seats have computers built in it has several different balancing systems in the seat alone to make it an extremely smooth ride.. thats just one thing and as for the gauge cluster and the door chime.. if it works don't fix it

oh and the ranting about people in afghanistan.. rediculous

I was wondering if the next-generation RL will ever have rear-wheel drive?

I know it will be OK if they didn't actually add an 8-cylinder engine at introduction, but it should be offered sometime after introduction.

I was hoping that it will be a little smaller too, like the Lexus GS, the BMW 5 series, Mercedes Benz E-class.

If they do shift to rear wheel drive, I just think that it just compete with the A6 Quattro, 5-Series, 2005 Cadillac STS [to be RWD], probably M45, Jaguar S-Type, Lexus GS and Mercedes Benz E-Class better.

Originally posted by pcpoon
I was wondering if the next-generation RL will ever have rear-wheel drive?

I know it will be OK if they didn't actually add an 8-cylinder engine at introduction, but it should be offered sometime after introduction.

I was hoping that it will be a little smaller too, like the Lexus GS, the BMW 5 series, Mercedes Benz E-class.

If they do shift to rear wheel drive, I just think that it just compete with the A6 Quattro, 5-Series, 2005 Cadillac STS [to be RWD], probably M45, Jaguar S-Type, Lexus GS and Mercedes Benz E-Class better.

I can see the RL adopting a RWD design, but I still can't picture Honda going up to a V8 yet...

Well unless Honda motors actually produces a mass produced RWD car for the Acura division for sale in North America, they don't really have much of a future at all.

For example, their next RL should be RWD and that their future TSX (probably to go against the Lexus IS sedans, based on the European sold Honda Accords) should also be RWD or AWD as well as have a 6-cylinder engine not a 4-cylinder as they have planned.

Besides, the basic design for the RL is really running into its 8th year now (debuted around January, 1996 as a delayed 1996) and it's really behind the scheduled redesign (a redesign was due for 2001 on the RL as well as coversion to RWD).

Note: NSX is not a mass produced car.

Very Classy car, almost bought one but it was too heavy and I wanted a sedan with some balls

I don't mind the engine right now; b/c of the competition (i.e the Lexus LS430, Inifiniti Q45, etc.), how much of the available power do you actually use? I'm guessing a couple hundred most.

IMO, the flaw of the RL is in it's FF layout.

Well that's the problem with the RL, since it is a FWD product for the price, it isn't really have much of a competition since most of the products within the RL price range are RWD or AWD.

Plus, Honda's upscale division (Acura) really doesn't have much of a future until they stop ignoring at the RL and really start having it offered as a RWD product to compete well with the Next generation 2004 Lexus GS, Audi A6 Quattro, the Next generation 2004 BMW 5-series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the VW Passat W8, Infiniti M45 (might be a completely new product for 2005) and the 2005 Cadillac STS.

With the new TL coming this fall as well as the all new TSX, I don't even think that Honda will ever have time for the RL just yet.

Originally posted by pcpoon
With the new TL coming this fall as well as the all new TSX, I don't even think that Honda will ever have time for the RL just yet.

That's true...does it say when Honda plans to re-model the RL?

Now I know the car I have here is a 3.5RL in the States huh?
As you see in the Legend forum, I recently purchased a 1997 3.5RL as a 2nd hand Japanese Import. It's Japanese Domestic model name is Legend Euro, it seems to be a low rent model. without traction control. leather. cruise control, and a heap of other stuff which surprised me, but it is this nice classy silver colour. It drives beatifully quietly, but I guess it does wallow a lil'. It's quite a bit bigger than I expected the wife to want to drive, but she loves it. It just don't look that big, but compared to say the Mitsy Diamante, its a couple of cm longer and nowhere as common. Anyways, I just wanted to know if anyone else had one and what if any problems they've had with them. Looking good so far, because it came with a 12 month warranty. BTW can some tell me how to reset the trip meter on the dash? It has a trip A and a trip B, nothing happens when I hit the reset bottom when I bring 'em up after scrolling thru the "outside temp" bit.

"ceedoubleyou"

Just push and hold the button until it resets.

The RL is a mature(i.e. old man ) driver's car.If you need blue day glow white gauges and animated displays along with a sonic assault of crazy sounds that will get old quick try a Mazda

Hello, I have a 1990 Legend, and front wheel drive drives me insane. Had an '86 BMW 5-Series before, and RWD is so far superior. I sat in a 2004 RL at an auto show a couple months ago and loved it--larger inside and out, with an expansive, casual design to the interior. The car is even more lovingly crafted than mine, and (had I the money) I would buy one, especially with the styling taken by new BMW's these days. There is one thorn in the beautiful RL's side, however: front wheel drive. The next generation had better not lose the classic elegance and casual grace, but I hope it has at least RWD, if not an optional V-8.

What I hear is that the 2005 RL will acquire AWD, but unlikely a V8.

Too bad--does anyone understand why Acura has refused for so long to directly take on the Lexus LS 400/LS 430? What Infiniti did with the G35 is great--RWD standard, with AWD optional.

In my opinion the Acura Legend/RL have had the looks and style to compete with the best in the segment, but come up short on the goods. An NSX-inspired V-6 with VTEC would be great as a base or high-performance engine, but the 545i, A6 4.2, GS 430, LS 430, Q45, E500 and S-Class have and continue to one-up the RL with nice V-8's. At least the TL's become really competitive, the the elegant, swanlike RL has kind of been out in the cold since its inception.

Check out the RL's new body right hurr!

http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&content_code=04498386