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Used 1998 Acura CL Consumer Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Insomniac, 08/24/2002
1998 Acura CL 2.3 2dr Coupe
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Great car, great mileage, fun to drive. Some problems with a rattle in the dash, otherwise perfect.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Love it but...

Honda4life, 08/14/2002
1998 Acura CL 2.3 2dr Coupe
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I've had the car for almost 2 yrs now, and I do truely love it. Only a couple problems, I have this annoying rattle noise in the dashboard, in happens when I go over rough road and I cant for the life of me find it. I also have an annoying metallic chatter from under the front-end when the car rev's threw 1800rpm, sounds like it could be the heat shield, but I have checked it and it's tight. And lastly it has developed a exhaust leak in the S-pipe, rusted out from what I can see. The car is only 4 yrs old. I am very disappointed at this, seeing as my previous car, a '93 Acura Integra GS went over 8 yrs and 100k miles before needing exhaust work.

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4 out of 5 stars

I love this car

nrajoppe, 02/02/2013
1998 Acura CL 2.3 Premium 2dr Coupe
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

This is my first car, drove it on my permit since the day I got it and now driving it on my license for 2 months. This car is pretty fun to drive as my first car with a 5 speed manual. Reliability? This car wrote the book on it. Which is what every Honda/Acura has come to know and love. It has 267k miles and runs like new, no major repairs on it ever. Every one of my friends says it runs like new as well. It's pretty quick, I've beaten a few v6 mustangs, older maxima, and mitsubishi eclipse, so it's not slow. Overall an amazing car for the value and an amazing first car. It's very luxurious, not like driving in a super light hatchback Civic.

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5 out of 5 stars

Reliability and Quality

S Sexton, 02/28/2002
1998 Acura CL 3.0 Premium 2dr Coupe
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I love Honda products. This is my 5th Acura.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

My Sexy Black CL

Jeremiah, 01/25/2003
1998 Acura CL 2.3 Premium 2dr Coupe
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I got my CL in Nov. of 2002 from Minnesota and drove it back home to Seattle with my girlfriend. The car was great. Very comfortable over the two days, smooth and a total kick to drive through the twisty mountain roads near Mt. Rushmore. (Even though I got my first ticket ever after driving it only 2 hours...doh!) Overall, I've been very pleased with my new car. The fuel economy is great, the 5-speed is smooth and notchy, and since upgrading the tires to 225/45 Yokohamas it handles even better. I love my car! My only gripes are that the side panels sometimes buzz due to the bass in some of my music and one of the chrome tips of the exhaust pipes came loose.

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