1997 Acura TL Series

Pros: Band new Looks
Cons: Dealer Mantinence

I Bought my 1997 2.5 Acura TL after my Acura Vigor which I had just bought was stolen and totaled. I bought my sandstone Acura Tl with 75,000 miles on it for 12,000 dollers, it was worth every penny, I'm in love with it, now in 2005 it has 80 thousand miles on it, it still rides like a brand new Lexus. The car has exellent steering and braking, The leather still looks and smells new - people look at the car and they think that it is new I could go on and on about this car, the ride is so smooth at 80 MPH (Fastest I ever go) man i will keep this car for a long time.

Pros: The body integrity, the ride is smooth, great in dry weather
Cons: Radio reception, I had to get a better antenna. gas mileage is below expectations

When shopping for a car, I found, in 2001, this 1997 model TL, with 99,000 miles. They wanted $11,000 and after reading reviews, I purchased the car. Now I have 145,000 miles and the car drives like new. Body integrity is great, leather seats nice, controls on dash OK, except for the cruise(at least for me). I can easily see this car lasting well past 200,000 if not 300,000 miles. The tires that came with the car did not handle well in snow. Recently I purchased traction TA and so far they have worked real well, we'll see after the first snow. I never have seen an engine look as clean as this especially after 145,000 miles. I think that has something to do with the great effort in designing this car.

Takes only ultra gas, don't make a mistake in buying cheap gas. Buy good traction tires for any snow covered roads. The door locks have just begun to act up a little. If the car is unlocked and parked and I go into the car twice, I wait about 20 seconds and the alarm goes off. I fixed that by locking the car all the time.