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Used 2005 Acura RL Consumer Reviews

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Lux-ride

Merrit, 03/27/2005
2005 Acura RL 3.5 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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I picked up the car and at once felt comfortable and secure. On the highway home was at 80 MPH and didn't feel a thing. Handles like a dream and on curves the SHAWD is GREAT. Learning the voice commands takes a little time but worht it . Best car in the market segment for the money.

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3.88 out of 5 stars

Better on paper

PVTK, 12/02/2004
2005 Acura RL 3.5 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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Feels like a frontwheel drive vehicle; out of touch-cannot tell when the vehicle is at the limits. The weight distribution is biased toward the front, exacerbating the front wheel drive feeling. If you have only driven front wheel drive vehicles, you will love this car. If you have driven A BMW, or Infiniti GS you will be disappointed. (Wife's vehicle, she loves it. Drove a Camry before the RL).

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5 out of 5 stars

greatest car I have ever owned

hohoho, 12/02/2004
2005 Acura RL 3.5 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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I have back problemand this car is the most comfortable I have ever driven, I feel safe with the heaviness of the vehicle and it is fun to drive. It perform much better than my last car which was an IS 300 lexus which had a lot of power and no heft so that it was all over the road in any kind of bad weather...The RL perfoms great in snow and wet roads...I will always enjoy this car and the bells and whistles are fun and the navagation system is something that I would never live without again...the car drives like a dream.

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5 out of 5 stars

2005 acura rl

cjhash, 12/02/2004
2005 Acura RL 3.5 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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This one has it all- power, comfort, good mileage, and full of techie gadgets. Comes with michelin tires though the spare is Bridgestone (have to buy as much as possible from the home country!). Great warranty includes roadside assistance including airfare if needed. A better buy than the Lexus which is cost inflated by the name.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

RL after a month of driving

malibuflyer, 12/01/2004
2005 Acura RL 3.5 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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The car has proved to be what I expected. Responsive, comfortable and quite. The sound system is great. The technology is fine but will still take a while to learn. At the start, it is distracting to use but i expect once I use it for awhile it will become second nature. I am quite disappointed with the lack of co-ordination between Acura, the cell phone manfuctures and service providers. At the moment I won't buy the only bluetooth phone offered by Verizon because of software glitches. Bluetooth was an important part of why I wanted this car. Acura needs to take the lead in co-ordinating the implementation of bluetooth. Just too many players with different agendas.

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