1998 Acura CL Reviews - Page 2 of 2

Not much beyond regular items.

Changed tires @ 87000.

Front brakes needed to be changed at 90000. Back brakes were still good.

Could use a little more power.

Feel and look is superb.

I always opt for manual cars and the shift on this car is amazingly smooth.

The seats are leather and you just cannot tell the age from looking at it.

Averaging about 29 miles / gallon.

AC / Heater is super.

Transmission is slipping. Started at 75k miles and refused to accelerate past 62 mph while I was passing someone. Does this periodically and it's a little unnerving. Shifting is getting bad between 1st and 2nd. Appears 2nd gear is the problem.

Took the vehicle to Acura months ago and went on a test drive with a mechanic. Of course, the car drove perfect. So I'm waiting for the tranny to really act up before taking it in.

The CL is very well made (minus the transmission issue). Exterior build quality is top notch (paint, body panel alignment, etc.)

Interior is very nice and everything is standard (moon roof, auto temp control, radio controls on steering wheel, etc.) The leather seats are mostly vinyl though, only the middle section is actually leather. It's held up well considering the car is 7 years old.

Seats are very supportive. Very easy to adjust as it's power.

I saw a white CL years ago and really liked the style back then. I purchased a white one (maybe the same?) and really like the looks of it. Plus I might only see 1 a day unlike accords.

One reason I bought it at a local Acura dealer was that they changed all fluids, redid the brakes, etc. My mechanic said it was in perfect mechanical condition. Plus I had all maintenance records from the previous owners as both of them had it serviced at the dealer.

I have had no problems with this car as of now.

Very nice car. Has great handling and excellent acceleration. Although the transmission is an automatic I would choose this car over most others in its class.

My biggest problem with this car have been coins getting stuck in the passenger seating track. It happened to me three times, and it is a pain in the butt! Not only does the seat slide back when you hit the brakes, the dam thing threw people forward as well! I guess it only happened to the passenger side because the drive seat was power. $80.00 at Acura every time it happened, not a huge problem, but a pain to pay 80 to get a nickel out of the tracking.

This car has great handling, but not a lot of room in the back. Other than that it's a sharp looking car with its brother "honda" engine!

Only had to replace brakes, tires, rims and battery. Keep oil changed regularly.

Good car! Has all the options and has power. I only had to add fogs.