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Sorry, but the Town Hall *expressly* forbids selling or buying things here - I don't know how to be any clearer.
Pat
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Good luck! And don't forget to check out the Used Power Shopper link in my post immediately following yours.
Pat
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Thanks,
fivo
Thanks
I am trying to find a car for my father. While I was impressed that Forbes picked the Legend as one of the 20 best Japanese cars of all time, I noticed that two of the four personal reviews elsewhere on this site mentioned that the Legend may have handling problems on ice and snow (this is a little surprising for a front wheel drive car). Since my dad lives in Chicago, I'd like to hear comments on this, including suggestions for the best tires. Thanks in advance.
the reason i mention the legend's weight is because i think a lighter, front drive car is immensely easier to control in snow and ice. we used to have an 86 civic and that little car NEVER was stranded in snow. we were able to push it out of snowbanks with hardly any problems. comparably, the legend requires a littl emore care and discretion to drive in bad conditions - but not bad at all. in fact, quite good.
I'm looking into a '90 Legend LS coupe w/97K miles on it for $3900. The owner has had the timing belt, water pump, CV joints, and radiator replaced and has records documenting all of this.
On the minus side, the windshield is cracked (he is willing to be negotiable on the price due to this), and the seats and paint job could both be in considerably better shape.
At any rate, the gist of this is: what is your opinion on this?
Thanks in advance for any help.
--Matt
http://www.acura-legend.com/
Hope you see this quick!
Jeff
Feel free to address your concerns about that or any Town Hall policy with our Interim Community Manager, Sylvia at sylvia@edmunds.com, though.
Pat
Sedans Host
Last week I took a 400 mile roundtrip and noticed intermitent steering wheel vibrations at various highway speeds. It would come and go between 50 and 70 MPH and it was not consistent at what speeds the steering wheel would vibrate and which speeds would be smooth.
I just had the tires balanced and rotated in April, which was less than 3,000 miles ago.
5 years ago I had to replace the master cylinder because the brakes were engaging on their own. The problem started with minor occasional vibrations and within a few weeks the brakes were actually smoking after a short trip to the Acura service dept. That is when they believed I had a problem and tried the master cylinder, which solved the problem.
Does my current problem sound like the beginning of a master cylinder problem again? Any other thoughts? I see that master cylinder problems are common in the Legend. For those of you that have had to replace yours, what were the symptoms.
Thanks for your help. I'll be crossing the 90,000 mile threshold this weekend with another out of town trip.
Also, this is now primarily my oldest daughter's car. She is starting college in a few weeks and will be 200 miles away. Does everyone agree that this car should be able to give her 4 years of reliable service (as long as I make sure that it is maintained!)?
1. what is the price at acura dealer?
2. I am thinking to buy the radiator online. The cost is ~$120. a local garage quote me $110 for labor to do the job? is it a good deal?
3. How many types of radiators out there for my car? Someone mentioned something like single-core and double core types, which type should mine be?
Thanks a million!
P/S I live in central Jersey.
Does anyone know where I can buy one?
Thanks in advance for your help.
David
PS- 102K, still runs like a dream,
Was curious what you mechanic said. I too have a smoke problem. Checked the compression by my mechanic and it was good. He said the valve seals and ring seals are probably shot, recommended a $5K rebuild - ouch! Tried "smoke fix" addetive and "engine restore" along with Valvoline MaxLife. Seen some improvement. Please let me know what you discover. Thanks, jluallin@aol.com
First time poster, but a grateful reader of recent months.
I live in Switzerland and am about to buy my first Legend. I've got two cars under consideration, one a 1995, the other 1996. I'd be grateful for some advice or comments from this group about my best purchase. Here's the details....sorry to say I can't give a trim designation for either vehicle at the moment because they are both sight unseen and known here as Honda, as opposed to Acura Legends:
1995 (Sept) Honda Legend 3.2i
54,000 miles
5 speed
No CD, original timing belt and water pump
$9,000
1996 (Aug) Honda Legend 3.5i
71,000 miles
Automatic
CD, new timing belt and water pump
$10,700
Both cars are the sedan models (wife and 2 kids, you know), and according to the sellers are in mint shape with no electronic problems etc.
Obviously there's a difference in displacement with the two engines, although the horsepower is identical. Not sure if the larger engine in the 96 model translated into some gain in torque, or other advantage....kind of why I'm posting here is to get input on those kinds of things.
So, what's the story with the '95 versus '96 models? The exterior lines of the car seemed to have changed quite a bit during these two years,and obviously the engine size changed as well. Did the new engine in the '96 model experience some teething problems and is it a year to be avoided? Which of these two cars would you guys here opt for and why?
Thanks for any help I can get on this,
Dave Meddings
I think there are some difference, based on what I saw on the road. Later model got more brighter points..
If you know some, please let me know... Thanks.
rick_liang@hotmail.com