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& Acuras with fuel injection refusing to crank if
left sitting in the hot sun for a few hours. The
problem is caused by a faulty F1 main relay. The
relay is located inside the car under the dash.
It turns on the fuel pump and sometimes when it gets very hot inside the car it will malfunction.
I am selling it, but wonder what price to ask. I see prices from $14K to $17,500. It is in perfect running condition, still under BtoB warranty, and has 82000 miles.
the only thing keeping it from being "mint" is scratches on the bumpers from parking lots (man I hate that), and some stone chips from highway driving.
Any advise on pricing the car would be appreciated.
Why am I selling? Because one day I was in for an oil change and took a test ride in a 2000, and well, now I have two cars
Reliability it has been a good but at 146K it has been not troublefree like my Toyotas in the past and present. Every year in last 5 plus years has been spent in $800/yr is some form of repair or another above the usual maintenance.
reintroduce the "Legend" name badge for 2002? From
what I've heard, The current outdated sluggish 3.5
RL is supposed to be replaced by a sleek european
styled V8 Legend. An 8 cyl. Honda engine? That
rocks! The only bad thing that I've heard is the
price tag may top $70,000 fully loaded. That's a
bit steep for all of those Legend owners who
haven't given up their 2nd generation Legends
because there's still nothing out there like them.
At least Acura's flagship can finally compete with
the new LS430 and the Europeans. Now all they
need is a Legend coupe!
1. After what amount of mileage do legends usually start giving you problems?
2. WOuld you advise me to just let go of my dream legend and buy an affordable car or do you have faith in the beauty of legends.
3. Is anyone trying to sell their legend?
If not, there are a number of after-market audio units of the identical physical dimensions and which contain the tuner, cassette, and CD player (single-disc or changer).
http://go.to/LEGENDtuner
and here for Legend talk:
http://forums.legend.org/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi
Anyway, I bought this one owner car with 110,000 miles on it - the man had every receipt from day one, including gasoline receipts! Everything was done correctly on this, as the car has never been in an accident. So, I'm up in Sarasota, Florida (where the previous owners reside) and the guy tells me a little story about the car before he gives me the keys. Now, I've read that the GS only was offered in three colors: Black, Green, and White. He also mentioned this, but on the title, original bill of sale, etc., the color reads Silver. Now, the car definitly isn't silver, except when it rains - then you can see some silver highlights in it. Well, this fella tells me how he got this car - he claims when the GS model came out in 94, a new ad campaign to promote it featured this car - he saw the car in a magazine ad, went to his Acura dealership (in Michigan) and ordered one. When asked the color, he said the same one in the magazine ad, which was also featured in some of the brosures at the dealership. The dealer told him they don't offer that color, which Acura calls Silver. After waiting several weeks, the dealership secured (on special order) the car used in the ads, and this guy paid over $41,000 for it, plus special shipping from Japan. He claims it's the only Silver GS - I've looked all over, and I have seen the color on earlier models, but never a GS. If anyone knows anything about this, please let me know. Also, I've been trying to find out how many Legends were produced in 94 and 95 - total and just GS.
The car now has 112,000 miles on it, and resides in Florida - I've had to make a few modifications to it - the best thing I have found, is to buy a bra for the car - which covers the bumper and hood, and it covers up all the stone chips from the car sitting low up front. Well, time to go, but if anyone has any interesting information about the above, please share it!
Also, my e-mail address is: BPLIII@worldnet.att.net
Thanks,
Michael
Tom
My car seems to have lost a little of its original power. No compression problems. Any suggestions. Also the AC seems very underpowered. Would changing the freon help?
Thanks. This is a great forum!
Tom
Does anyone know how I can find out what this car would have cost NEW in 1991?
I paid $30,699 + TTF. I also bought an extended warranty (7 yrs/100K miles) at a reasonable $597.
It proved to be a great car. I sold it three years later to my client. Even with 52K miles, he was able to get the rest of the extended warranty (4 yrs/47K+ miles) for a $50 transfer fee. All service records were provided by the dealer and this validated the transfer.
I haven't had any trouble with the car except for the CD changer, which I went through 2 of them and finally got an after market brand.
The car is great and I understand all you legend lovers out there how great this car really is. It runs well, looks good and it's a classic. I thought of selling it for an Audi Q4 but just couldn't do it. I just recently had my rims (16 inch 4 spoke) refinished for about $100 each and it was well worth it. They sanded it down, refinished the entire rim and put new clear coat on it, better than new!
Anyway, I thought I write since it was my first time at edmund.com. Hope to hear from you Legend Lovers. By the way, those anyone know how much a 93 LS Coupe would be really worth? I heard $18K+, is that true?
-- Bad mileage: about 17 mpg city. (I wouldn't have purchased mine if I'd been able to find something affordable with better mileage when I needed to replace my car). We pollute so much in so many ways -- it's crucial that we try to minimize wherever we can.
-- You would do much better to spend $4000 on a car with 50,000 miles that's about 5 years old -- no matter how well a person has maintained a car, parts simply wear out over time and affect the integrity of the machine.
-- If you buy a car that you can't afford to maintain, you're throwing away the money you invested in it; and if you struggle to find the money to maintain it, then you're mortgaging your future -- incurring debt to pay for maintenance and repairs, harming your credit if the debt is unmanageable.
-- I sympathize with your yearning for this car -- most of us know what it is to want something intensely -- but: you're 25 years old, and you have plenty of time in life to purchase what you believe to be the car of your dreams. Also, and I offer this is a friendly way, and am not sure that it applies in this instance: when anything in life takes on disproportionate importance (a relationship with annother person, material objects, food, sports, gambling, partying), it's time to ask ourselves, "What is really important in life? What do I really want? What is missing in my life that I am overly focused on having something or someone?"
Best wishes, and hope you find a reliable car that makes you happy.
Call national headquarters for Acura.
Or call your local library -- reference librarians are amazing. If they can't find the info for you, they can tell you where or how to find it.
Also, the idea in paying for all this (mega bucks - had new front brakes too) is to keep the car running without getting stranded anywhere. Should the dealer have replaced the hoses too even though they are still pliable?
Tom
Siriusgrl, Hondas are known for weak low speed torque (post 49). See critiques of the S2000. However, they are strong at higher rpms. The engines love to get gas and start best at around 2500 to 2800 rpms. The beauty of the engine is the lack of weakness throughout the rpm range above 3000. Have you redlined in first and second gears yet? 65 miles per hour is what you can expect.
116,600 miles and loving every one.
May you continue to enjoy many happy miles with the manual trans. My first Legend (1986) was a five-speed stick, but I waited in vain for a 5-speed 1987 L coupe - "ordered" one in April '87, took an automatic in July, dealer never received any manuals in their allocation till February 1988 although they had "tons" of stick-shift sedans.
I also owned a 911L, which I enjoyed immensely in the callow days of my youth, before I finally "grew-up." What a great car, at least for my "image" back then!
Sharkwalk -- I haven't redlined in any gear! Afraid to ruin the engine, I guess. That's what old age will do to you! You did make me feel better about the acceleration. Like I said before, it's a great car on the highway. Now that I've had all this maintenance, I'm looking forward to many more miles. By the way, have you had any maintenance problems with yours?
I have put 102,500 miles on this car in the last 5 years and have not had any mechanical problems. Oil changes every 3,000 to 4,000 miles. I have not been easy on the car, see comments on redline. My only unsolved problem is a buzz on the left side of the stereo system. My ears are very sensitive to music. My dealer tried everything to solve the problem. They even got a test CD from Bose (right down the street from the dealership) in order to test frequency response on the system.
I have found that cruising with rpms above 3000 gives you more torque availability for quick acceleration. Gas use is not effected that much. Your problem with slow traffic is to accelerate in first for a couple of seconds and then slip it into neutral in order to coast. Just remember to put it in second gear if you are still moving at a reasonable clip.
I will admit that my lifestyle has changed. The red legend is becoming the third car in the family. I will be picking up a new RL with navigation tomorrow. My son's car seat does not fit into the back seat of the coupe very well.
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The benefit of 6th gear is slight fuel economy improvement. The cost is torque. At 75 mph, you must throw the car into 5th gear if you want to move fast. The power at 2200 rpms is pretty weak. I prefer to keep my rpms above 3000 with 2800 as my minimum. I may lose the ability to drive an additional 25 to 40 miles on a tankful of gas but it creates opportunities for feeling the strength of the engine and the sound of the engine.
BTW, When i accelerate, I am usually shifting at around 5500 rpms on a regular basis as I get through the low gears. It puts you right into the powerband of the engine at about 3500 rpms in the next gear.
A BMW fanatic who has worked and raced his own cars once told me that cars should be driven above 3000 rpm since they are more efficient. I cannot confirm that statement, but I know that the Legend is more fun to drive above 3000 rpms.
if you want fun in the legend, try doing 50 or 60 mph on the offramps of highways.
If you live in West Texas or something, though, man that 6th gear would be nice for setting cruise at 100 or so on a flat road.
Questions:
Since I cannot reproduce the problem (and I have driven it more than 50 miles, under the same conditions that she did) can these things self correct?
Should I have the filter and fluid changed?
Am I missing early symptoms of a transmission failure?
Anybody else ever have this happen?
Thanks.
Tom
Thanks
Tom
If I can negotiate the buyer to pick up the timing belt, what would this run? $400?
Lastly ... If purchased, I might put on some custom 16" or 17" wheels/tires. Are the old wheels something I could sell? Are there acura sites that I could visit to pawn these off?
Thanks.
Caleb