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#20 of 71 Paint and Fuel Mileage on My 2001 Acura CL Are GREAT! by fastdriver

Oct 05, 2001 (1:03 pm)

I have a 2001 CL-S leased on 3/28/01 with 8,900 miles on it and I think it's the best car I ever owned! Just getting ready for a long weekend in Keene, NH. My gas mileage from DAY ONE has never been less than 20 MPG and never less than 300 miles per tank. Much of that is just around here and there driving, some highway, some with AC, some without. For long trips I bought a car bra to protect the front. Learned the HARD way with my previous "award winning 1999 Motor Trend Car of the Year"!! Had chips on the hood of that car the first week I had it! I should have known then that that was going to be 3 LONG years! Paint "ain't" what it used to be and with the aerodynamics of the cars today, chips are inevitable. Just like bird crap and paint. They don't mix.
 
Just wanted to let everyone know that not everyone is unhappy with their CL's! If this car was a piece of _ _ _ _, I'd be the FIRST to report it. I have NO car loyalty. Build it right and I'll praise it. Use cheap materials and I'll tell you how I feel.
 
fastdriver

#21 of 71 Folow-up to my original post by lmbrocato

Oct 13, 2001 (9:02 pm)

Today I solf the Acura 3.2Cl Sport for $8,500 less than what I paid for it 6 months ago.The " Honda Experience" was one that I could not live with. I thought I would love thhis car...otherwise I would not have paid $32,000 plus $3,000 in tax. I'm not wealthy, just a Registered Nurse. I had saved the money and had paid cash. Now I am taking my $23,500 from wholesaling the Acura and buying a BMW.

#22 of 71 My 2001 CL-S is flawless.... by bbrillh320

Oct 18, 2001 (9:51 pm)

Take a look...http://public.fotki.com/bbrillh320/wicked_cl/

#23 of 71 by bbrillh320

Oct 18, 2001 (10:00 pm)

Good Idea. Lets add another $17,000 to get the same car.
Oh I forgot. In the world of the superficial, the "Honda Experience" means you can't park your Honda in the "Doctor's Lot"

#24 of 71 imbroco by lugwrench

Oct 18, 2001 (10:27 pm)

Good luck on the BMW which has an average reliability at best. You should have considered a Lexus or an Infinity.

#25 of 71 bbrillh320- by fastdriver

Oct 19, 2001 (3:53 am)

bbrillh320-
 
I agree! 9,600+ miles and NO PROBLEMS!! Two dealer visits for oil/filter changes and a tire rotation/balance. No rattles, no squeaks, no brake shudder. Best car I have ever owned!
 
fastdriver

#26 of 71 by teo

Oct 19, 2001 (7:59 am)

6000 miles and no problems!!!
 
2001 Chevrolet Impala LS with the 3800 Series II V6 engine..
 
Just adding fuel to the fire...hehehe!!!

#27 of 71 Mileage Continued - Acura actually gets 15/24 mpg, NOT 19/29!!! by happykt

Oct 19, 2001 (10:26 am)

I'm the one who posted that the paint and fuel mileage on my 2001 Acura CL was lousey. Several of you guys have said you are getting over 20 mpg. but thats just a fantasy figure to me. I am nowhere close to that mpg and am only getting 15 mpg in the city and about 24 mpg on the freeway.
 
I've had 4 very long conversations with the Acura customer service people and the dealer I bought my car from in April 2001 about my mileage problems. When I told them I was getting 15 mpg in the city and 24 on the highway they said that was typical. I then mentioned the sticker on the car said 19/29 and they told me the mileage posted on the sticker was done by the EPA under ideal conditions and that this wasn't typical fuel mileage!!!! Needless to say, I was very p*ssed!!!
 
They then told me there was nothing they could do to help me out.
 
I am going to tell everyone I know that I was deceived and I will probably never buy another Acura again. As for the resale, the lady that lost $8,500 on the sale of her car was just more depressing news to me.
 
This car is getting the same fuel mileage as a gas guzzling SUV, and if I want to sell it, I'll lose my shirt to boot. Great, just great!
 
It would have been cheaper to buy an American SUV, because then I could have gotten the same fuel mileage but in a bigger and heavier vehicle without pretending that I was trying to do the right thing in buying a supposedly fuel efficient car, beause I AM NOT driving a fuel efficient car!!
 
I also wouldn't be paying for premium gas or the 'luxury car insurance' costs that come with owning an Acura CL. I am very unhappy with this car, especially in regards to the paint and the fuel mileage. I basically try to avoid driving my CL as much as possible because i feel I bought an overpriced gas guzzler. I should have bought a Volkswagen Jetta.
 
Unhappy in the Piedmont (SC)

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