Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

• 

  Great Car! - 1998 Acura CL
  By Rita - September 5 - 2:33 pm

  I purchased this car after owning a crappy VW Passat 2 years ago. This car has been great no problems in general. The gas mileage can be rough if you want to get moving fast, but otherwise, not bad for a V6. (I typically get about 25 mpg in city traffic.) I would definitely recommend this car to anyone looking to buy a car thats a lot of fun to drive.

• 

  For My Money-Unbeatable - 2001 Acura CL
  By Paul - September 2 - 2:01 am

  Acura may not have won over the hardcore luxury sports car owners, but this car is amazing for the price. Youre given a standard 3.2 liter with 225 horsepower and I get about 24 mpg average. On the highway it can reach 30 mpg. The car is already loaded (no options): 6 disc CD changer, heated seats, dual power seats, TCS, 4 wheel ABS disc brakes, auto-manual 5 speed trans., auto climate control, power sunroof. All this for under $33k. The 225 horsepower engine delivers a brilliant tone and is pretty quick. The styling is a large improvement from the older model as well. The interior is so easy to navigate too. The seats are comfortable and leather clad.

• 

  Disappointed - 1999 Acura CL
  By Wil-Mem - August 11 - 2:24 pm

  My wife loves the car but Im very disappointed with trans. After driving an 86 Caravan and a 98 Buick LeSabre for over 300k miles each with never a trans service, I was certain this Acura would do the same. Wrong. Now it slipping on up-shift & down-shift. Brake pads & rotors do not hold up well. Had to replace left window roll- up device. Poor mileage for a 3.0L. Drivers seat memory has failed even after the seat motor & other items were replaced by Acura. Steering wheel radio controls correctly operate intermittently. Radio was replaced but did not help the problem. White paint is poor on metal parts but worse on bumpers.

• 

  great mpg - 1999 Acura CL
  By 1972wilson - July 19 - 11:32 am

  Parked the full size truck that gets 13 mpg getting 27-32 mpg with the cl. Solid to drive as well as fun. Couldnt be happier with the purchase

• 

  Sweet ride!!! - 1998 Acura CL
  By kevin - July 10 - 3:28 pm

  Ive only had it for a week, and its super fun to drive! Bought it with 97,500 miles on it for $5800, worth every penny so far!

• 

  No (Major) Complaints - 2001 Acura CL
  By cat - July 7 - 4:45 pm

  Great car all around. Had problems with initial transmission, but Acura happily replaced it. (It helps that I had bought the extended warranty.) Everyone I know loves my car (and most of them are jealous of me for driving it...oh well, thats their problem!).

• 

  Im Still Driving It - 2001 Acura CL
  By id03557 - July 3 - 2:49 pm

  After 103,000 miles it seems like it will go another 100,000 no problem. It gets 30 mpg hwy and has only one problem the tranny which Acura replaced under warranty at 63,000. It is quick, handles well and I have only put one set of tires on it at 65,000. My biggest complaint is that it picks up a lot of road noise... RRRRRRR. Otherwise it handles well, is faster than 98% of cars out there, and just keeps on keeping on. Heck it still has the original battery. I wish I could buy another one, but Acura, in its wisdom (?) doesnt offer a sporty coupe anymore.

• 

  Bulletproof 99 CL 3.0 - 1999 Acura CL
  By azavocat - June 25 - 5:50 pm

  Bought this car new and its been bulletproof ever since. Nothing but routine maintenance. The ride, handling and craftsmanship are excellent. Similar to my NSX, when that VTEC opens up it delivers a surprising amount of power.

• 

  An enjoyable drive. - 2003 Acura CL
  By EdsonDJ - June 17 - 2:24 am

  Purchased brand new on May 2003, with 45 miles on it. It has been babied. Till this day, I enjoy everytime I drive it. It can handle most corners with its stiff suspension, and can get up to freeway speeds with ease. I liked the interior and thought it was the best in class during its time. I also liked the revised exterior styling for 2003, making it look more aggressive. However, there are some drawbacks. My transmission failed at 32K miles, which is a common problem with the automatic. I also started to hear squeaks and rattles after 2 years of owning the car. And the stock rotors warp too quickly causing steering wheel vibration. Still love the car though.

• 

  This is Simply a Wonderful Automobile - 1999 Acura CL
  By Ken Kreps - June 6 - 1:09 pm

  Bought new, it has gone from being our first car to our second car and has proven to be an outstanding buy. Its comfortable to drive, looks great, has many great features, gets wonderful mileage (29-30 on the highway on regular). True, for its age it is is a low mileage car (just a few hundred over 60,000). No maintenance other than routine. In nine years we have replaced the tires, battery, alternator, brakes, and recently, the timing belt and water pump. All of these are routine for a nine year old automobile. We will drive this car easily another 3 or 4 years, as there is no way we could purchase nearly as fine a car for its current fair market value. This was a great buy for us.