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as the day I bought it new.The interior is still like new.Parking lot dings flaw an otherwise
perfect vehicle.The paint is very thick and tough
so I can remove scratches with rubbing compound
without worrying about damaging it.It loves to
cruise at 80mph all day.Things you take for granted such as maintenance reminder,brake light warning,reliability,etc gets you spoiled.It should go 200k before I give it to my kids.
fastdriver
One dealer in Pacific Northwest is posting $27K for a new 2001 CL-S w/Nav. and $26K w/o Nav.
I will check it out this weekend and I will pay special attention to the wind noise from the CL moonroof.
BEST car I have ever owned! First Acura/Honda product ever! No squeaks, no rattles, no pulsating brakes, no transmission problems whatsoever.
That Zaino shine is terrific!
fastdriver
Dave
You won't find a more active site than http://www.acura-cl.com ANYTHING and EVERYTHING can be found there. This site at Edmunds is basically dead!
fastdriver
The 2 times I've been to the dealer so far for oil changes, they were $9.99. This is not the dealer I bought the car from. I bought it in RI, but live in CT. They WERE going to vacuum the car and wash it and check the air pressure, but I told them NOT to touch it! I use Zaino polish and wasn't looking for any minimum wage kid to touch my car.
I just received a flyer from this same dealer and noticed that the oil change is now $19.99. Still cheaper than the Jiffy-Lube that I used to use 2 cars ago.
GAS! NO. No one has EVER filled my tank. Then again, I noticed that you live in Texas. I'm sure that Premium 93 octane gas is not $1.45 like it is here!
fastdriver
PS Update- I have almost 10,900 miles on my CL. Think I'm driving it too much! ;-))
If they use a brushless wash, it won't scratch. If you otherwise bring it to a commercial wash, there's no reason not to have them run it through their brushless wash.
Of course, if you never machine wash it, I can understand not wanting them to, either. Although, I don't understand never machine washing it. It's just a car, not a family member. ;-)
My dealer hand wash the cars, but they would do that for free when you bring your car in for scheduled maintenance.
Overprotective? I don't think so. You have me confused with someone else. First of all, NOTHING has to be done to my car when it goes to the dealer for an oil change. The car is always clean and vacuumed and the tire pressure is where it should be. I don't need someone putting in 35 pounds of air and checking them when they are hot on top of it.
I'm not saying that they would damage the car on purpose, but since they're not making the monthly payments, I don't think they take the same care that I do.
I don't know of any dealer around here that has a brushless car wash in their facility. The dealers in CT are not those mega sprawling dealers like they have in CA. A brushless wash would be fine, it's what they would use to wipe the car off with that bothers me.
Some people are satisfied with going to a car wash once a week. For them that's fine. For me, it's not. To each his own. I do go to the wand-type car wash or the high pressure one at a CITGO gas station in the winter, but I have not been to a brush/chamois strip car wash since 1990!
I guess some of us just care more about what we drive and how it looks. That's what makes the world go round!
BTW- $30.00 for an OIL CHANGE?? You are getting robbed! I thought things in CT were expensive, but you have us beat! I don't even think the Mercedes/BMW dealer here charges $30.00 for an oil change!
fastdriver
fastdriver - well.... that's about what most places would charge for oil change around here. Must be due to the fact that they have to properly dispose of the used oil... I can do it myself cheaper, but I am just too darn lazy!
You wash your car more than once a week? Wow. I generally only wash mine once a week. I wipe them down daily with a duster. However, rainy season just started, so the dusting is on hold.
I specifically chose silver, because it doesn't show the dust and grime, and is less susceptible to swirling. I like them to look good, as well. I just don't mind if other people vacuum or check tire pressure. I do it myself, too, so I'm not too worried.
There really was a CL owner that said he doesn't let his wife drive it, or his kids sit in it. I swear! :-)
I wash my car whenever I think it needs it. I have no set schedule. Of course, with the Zaino polish on it, it always looks good even when it is dirty! In the winter, I might wash it more than once a week if there is road salt all over it. If winter goes the way it has been here, there won't be any snow! Going to be in the high 60's all week! Very unusual for CT in December. I like it. I hate the cold!
That CL owner you're referring to does sound a bit odd. Like you said, it's just a car. ;-))
fastdriver
Second, when I roll my window up to the top most position, or down from the very top, the whole interior door panel moves. That happens on both the driver's side and the passenger side. If anyone has any experience with these small problems, please let me know. I'm sure they don't sound important, but when you spend that much money on a car you want it to be perfect. Thanks in advance, and sorry for the long post.
I've never noticed the door panel moving when the windows is going up and down. But then I don't open the window much. I try it tomorrow.
I also get a slight groan, which is from the disc brakes. That's something fairly common with disc brakes on an automatic transmission car. It usually happens when moving very slowly, like backing out of a parking space, with lightly releasing the brakes.
fastdriver
I listened to my CL-S this morning as I was backing out of the garage. Radio off, both windows open. Thought I heard a slight "whirring" noise as I was shifting from R to D and back again. I thought that was the noise until I realized that it was the passenger mirror moving up and down. LOL... Didn't hear anything else. Does it just make this noise first thing in the morning and then is fine the rest of the day?
I never heard any noise from my ABS.
fastdriver