Used 2002 Acura TL 3.2 Type-S Consumer Reviews
Great car but where is the Honda reliability
This is a great car with some quality control issues. Transmission is not the greatist thing, mine is starting to slip and car only has 22k on it. Other problems is it took the dealer four tries to figure out why my sunroof was rattling, finally they replaced the entire thing, no problems since. Engine is excellent. Comfort is great. Gas mileage could be better. I get around 19 in the city. I wish the car was rear wheel drive because there is occasionally too much torque steer. Otherwise great car.
Great Ride
So far, no problems with the car. I love the Type-S features. I have the Blue TL and I upgraded from an Accord. I like the power of the TL, and it's responsiveness. Only problems with 65k on it was normal maintenance and the recalls. Otherwise a fun car to drive.
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TL rating
The car has had excellent reliability. It's power is marvelous and the ride is comfortable. The interior could be buffed up a bit to make it match the car's performance capability.
Japanese Reliability & Fun
I purchased my car as a Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle from an Acura dealership and have no real complaints. The car is responsive, fast, and gets around 32 miles per gallon (not bad for 260 HP). It cruises down the interstate barely turning over 2000 RPMs at 75 MPH and red lines at 6900 RPMs. She has a lot of juice, especially off the line. The front seats, however, are not very comfortable and your rear gets sore on long rides. The buckets simply aren't deep enough and there isn't enough padding. As far as reliability, I live where it is -40 below in the winter, no plug-in, and no garage, and the car fires right up. Too bad they ruined TLs with the new 2004 design (yuk!).
Get the Honda Accord instead
This car is a overpriced honda accord. The suspension is not tuned which cause the car to become a bucket of rattles. I've visited my dealer 4 times and they have yet to fix everything. If you want a good buy...don't get this car...it's a k-mart special...a fake psudo lux car.