Just bought a 2001 Acura 3.2cl type s

[coinz]

I went and impulse bought this it's my first car at 20 I'll get some pictures up when I go to pick it up Friday.

Just wanted to find out if I got it for a good price paid $9500 Canadian with taxes, license plate everything all in

Anyone with the car or know someone with it.. any problems?

I prolly shoulda checked all this before but it was MINT just been detailed only one owner before no accidents everything looked brand new..driving in it was awesome

It's at 125k km

well what do you all think?

thanks for the info

 

[RKS]

automatic transmission

 

[Viperoni]

The price is reasonable but the trannys suck. Hopefully it's already been changed.
Nice rides though, enjoy!

 

[mztykal]

Yah like the previous posters said, those cars were known for transmission failure.

 

[coinz]

I'm praying right now that it was done I will find out tomorrow if not I'll try and get out of the deal

 

[kevman]

nice cars, my dad has one, but definitely need to make sure about the trans,

 

[angry hampster]

Lots of fun to drive. Was really close to getting one last month. I walked away when I saw the typical Honda rust.

 

[Doggiedog]

Like everyone said. Watch the transmission. The 3rd gear in that transmission is made of glass. My MDX had to have it's transmission fixed.

 

[coinz]

say it wasn't changed and I'm fucked what's the cost of fixing the trasmission?

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: coinz
say it wasn't changed and I'm fucked what's the cost of fixing the trasmission?

that's why you don't buy car on impulse... seller was just looking for somebody like you

i hope you at least have driven the car and noticed that tranny works ok... for now.

even if transmission was changed once, it might not be enough.

experiences

 

[PhoKingGuy]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: coinz
say it wasn't changed and I'm fucked what's the cost of fixing the trasmission?

that's why you don't buy car on impulse... seller was just looking for somebody like you

i hope you at least have driven the car and noticed that tranny works ok... for now.

even if transmission was changed once, it might not be enough.

experiences

My friend's Odyssey needed it changed twice. If you got it replaced before 2005, chances are itll need it again.

 

[StageLeft]

I went and impulse bought

Then no, you probably didn't make the right decision. Price seems ok but not particularly great. Miles are lowish, though.

say it wasn't changed and I'm fucked what's the cost of fixing the trasmission?

To get it replaced if it does die you're looking at a few thousand bucks with labor, give or take.

One guy in that link above said $4k. Maybe that is common but I feel that if you brought it to a transmission shop and not dealer you could do it for less. I may be wrong, though. It is an Acura, not a dime-a-dozen Chevy Malibu or something for which there must be comparatively gobs more transmissions available.

You should always assume when you buy used that you may need some thousands in repairs. This is why it's worth buying either a throw-away used car or one that is new enough to have warranty left or make sure you have cash reserves.

 

[DVad3r]

Where did you buy this car? If you are a local TO chances are you bought a ruin from some middle-eastern stealer.

 

[reallyscrued]

Originally posted by: DVad3r
Where did you buy this car? If you are a local TO chances are you bought a ruin from some middle-eastern stealer.

Whoa. Didn't think I'd ever hear that one.

Car salesmen of all colors cheat people.

 

[coinz]

ok so I checked the transmission was changed by the previous owner also bought it at a mazda dealership it was a trade in for a 2010 mazda 6 i think it was

 

[angry hampster]

When was it changed?

 

[PhoKingGuy]

Originally posted by: coinz
ok so I checked the transmission was changed by the previous owner also bought it at a mazda dealership it was a trade in for a 2010 mazda 6 i think it was

If it was changed before 2005 chances are it will fail again. You need to double check on that before.

 

[Mojoed]

Originally posted by: PhoKingGuy

Originally posted by: coinz
ok so I checked the transmission was changed by the previous owner also bought it at a mazda dealership it was a trade in for a 2010 mazda 6 i think it was

If it was changed before 2005 chances are it will fail again. You need to double check on that before.

Do the transmissions fail ever ~4 years, or was there some change to the transmission in 2005 which fixed the issue(s)?

 

[NutBucket]

Design change (I believe there was some extra lubrication passages or something added later to fix the 3rd gear issue)

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Mojoed

Originally posted by: PhoKingGuy

Originally posted by: coinz
ok so I checked the transmission was changed by the previous owner also bought it at a mazda dealership it was a trade in for a 2010 mazda 6 i think it was

If it was changed before 2005 chances are it will fail again. You need to double check on that before.

Do the transmissions fail ever ~4 years, or was there some change to the transmission in 2005 which fixed the issue(s)?

They added some oil jets or something to assist with cooling. But even that was a band-aid. My Accord had the oil jet recall performed and still toasted its transmission. After that I learned not to trust Honda's service intervals on them.

My advice to people with these trannys is to change the transmission fluid with Honda ATF every 2-3 engine oil changes. That's all it takes for it to start getting discolored from being slowly toasted. The RECOMMENDED service interval on my Accord for the fluid was 120,000 miles. The ACTUAL interval it appears to need is roughly 10X that frequent! On the plus side, changing the ATF is only slightly more complicated than changing oil and it's not a huge hardship to do it yourself.

 

[Overgloc]

read here http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/index.php

 

[matas]

my 2001 TL failed at 120k. Trans was shot even tho it was serviced by acura. I've read that automatic trans needs to be replaced like twice in the vehicle's lifetime.