Acura CL Type S Review

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Acura CL Type S
4.4 stars
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the other cheek's Review of Acura CL Type S

31st May 2005

Overall Rating

1.5 stars
  • Value for money
    2 stars
  • Length of ownership
    3 years
  • Practicality
    3.5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2003
  • Performance
    3.5 stars
  • Reliability
    0 stars
Good Points

Power is great and the car is as tight after 60k as the day I bought it.


Bad Points

Continuing problem with automatic transmission.


General Comments

My 2003 CL Type S is on its 3rd automatic transmission and it is giving me problems. The dealership where I bought the car says their service department makes a living on just the new transmissions they install on the 2002-2003 Acuras. Figures indicated this relatively small dealership changes 30-40 automatic transmissions per month. Even worse, the fixes to the transmissions, as supported by the factory, tells the dealership to increase the slip between gears to avoid the harshness of snappy gear changes and to lower the performance of the motor thereby not putting additional strain on the transmission. For someone who paid extra for the Type S, intentionally cutting back performance is truly a slap in the face!

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