Overview & Reviews
Vigor replacement designed to do battle with new Infiniti I30 and the Lexus ES 300 in the near-luxury segment. Cleanly styled with room for four, the new TL comes with either a 2.5-liter, inline five-cylinder or a smooth 3.2-liter V6.
User Reviews:
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Performance, at a price! - 1996 Acura TL
By Comfortable, zippy - October 21 - 10:57 amFell in love with this car, a local trade-in, at Toyota dealership. Had 90K miles, but had been maintained by Acura as a leased car. Soon learned that parts were VERY expensive, as was service by Acura dealership. I love its style and features. Tight quality, firm shift, responsive handling. Handles extremely well - has saved my grace a couple of times with its quick response in heavy traffic.
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Must have gotten a dudd - 1996 Acura TL
By Dissapointed - June 24 - 4:38 pmWanted it as soon as I saw it. Bought a 8 yr old car with 69,000 miles on it, expecting to make it to 100,000 with grace (Honda engine!). In the first 6 months replaced battery, starter, had random misfire, replaced sparkplugs, heater failed, sound system failed. NOW I am replacing a blown head gasket and am worried about the antifreeze that was BURNING out my tail pipe. Minor cosmetics were fixed like cupholder cover. Not only did I pay too much at the dealership originally but I could have bought a new car for the amount of money I have put into this one. As soon as this car is out of the shop I am selling it to someone who can deal with fixing it every week.
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Great car - 1996 Acura TL
By John - May 14 - 11:02 pmMajor maintenance service completed at 95,000 miles . Runs perfectly. I would recommend highly . Have a 2001 Mercedes E-320 wish I had the same realiability.
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Great for the $ - 1996 Acura TL
By V-6 3.2TL P - September 6 - 2:00 amThis car is great! Fun to drive, good performance for size and type of car. There are some minor issues but nothing major. Cant beat the performance, comfort, and value.
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Best car Ive had so far - 1996 Acura TL
By tjael - August 25 - 2:00 amI bought this Acura in 1996 and it was a terrific car It has/had 157,000 miles on it. We had major maintenance work done at 100,000 miles, new belts, timing belt, etc. Other than that no major expenses. Just last week my teenage son totalled it, and at time of wreck the car was still running extremely well. Am now looking for another Acura to replace the TL.
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Excellent Car for the Price - 1996 Acura TL
By shadowfenrir - May 21 - 2:00 amI bought this for $13000 ($10000US) after selling my 90 4Runner for gas reasons. This car is good on gas for its size (about 10L/100km or 24mpg in city driving and 6.3L/100km or about 30mpg on the highway). It is very comfortable with its nice leather bucket seats (although the leather isnt as high class as in the newer cars, or even as in the older lexus cars, but its good). The engine is very responsive and refined even at high RPM, but the transmission tends to shift at weird times. I havent had any problems at 160000km(100000mi) other than c/v boots needing replacement. Great car!
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Acura 2.5TL Premium Sedan - 1996 Acura TL
By Joannie621 - April 24 - 2:00 amIf I could buy this car brand new, I would! I have driven and experienced just about any other car out there- and Im always happier and more comfortable in my Acura. The car is classy, sporty, and reliable. Mine has 125K miles and running amazingly. I have driven about 60 miles a day to college for the past 4 years and my car has never let me down. Now I can afford any other car but seriously dont want to give it up!
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Great Car - 1996 Acura TL
By CGKansas - March 9 - 2:00 amExtremely reliable and great ride. I bought it as a certified used car and Im planning to buy a new 2004 TL replacement.
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Getting The Looks - 1996 Acura TL
By SCB81 - February 20 - 2:00 amI bought this car with 71,000 miles. It now has 87,000. this car has been good to me so far. The only problem Ive had thus far is a ball joint is starting to fail and cause a loud squeeking noise from under the drivers side fender. I replaced the stock wheels with the 02 3.2 TL Type S wheels and the car looks almost brand new, despite the fact that its 8 years old. This car always turns heads. I love it!
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Solid after 154k - 1996 Acura TL
By upton pt - February 16 - 2:00 amI bought the car in 97 as a certified pre-owned. With 154k miles, the car has held up extremely well and still going strong.
