2000 Acura RL from North America - Comments

During my ownership, I've only had to replace a burnt out taillight bulb. Did it myself for $5.

Previous (original) owner just did routine maintenance according to Acura's scheduled service intervals.

SRS warning light came on at 100,000 km and a defective warning part was replaced. System has never been activated as car has never been in a collision.

Replaced an O2 sensor at 80,000 km under warranty.

Catalytic converter replaced at 72,000 km under warranty. It was thought to be causing a check engine light.

Entire radio replaced at 42,000 km under warranty due to one knob motor sticking when operated from steering wheel controls.

At its current mileage (almost 160,000 km - 100,000 miles) absolutely everything still works on the car and the car is the top of the line model with every possible option on it (including heated leather, power moon roof, front and side air bags, HID headlights, vehicle stability assist, etc.).

It rides quietly, very comfortably, and the front wheel drive with traction control is nice for winter time driving.

It has a very luxurious interior and an understated elegance. It looks and feels like a large, import luxury car, but, with much lower operating costs than competitors (Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Jaguar, Cadillac, Lincoln, Volvo and even Lexus and Infiniti). It is not quite as fast as its V8 powered competitors, nor quite as firm riding as its German built competitors, but, its price in the used car market is far below those competitors and in the value for dollar spent dept., this is one very hard to beat automobile.

I just wanted to correct an error in my original review of my 2000 RL. For "operating costs", it shows my ranking as 3/10, I believe, indicating that I feel the car is very expensive to maintain and operate. For some reason, I felt the lower number was indicating a lower operating cost and my correct response should actually have been an 7-8/10. In other words, I feel this vehicle has very, very reasonable to low operating costs, especially when compared to its competitors.

I would have to largely agree with this review. I recently purchased a 2002 model and it is fantastic in every sense of the word. The price is much more reasonable than its direct competitors, it has all of the features, and even its weaknesses like front wheel drive and maybe slightly less power than a comparable BMW or other brand are actually strengths as front wheel drive works great in winters and I favor slightly less power for gas mileage. Not to say that this is underpowered either. It cruises magnificently. I have only owned it for a week, but every single minute in the car is enjoyable. I make excuses just to drive. I love it.