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Sedans Acura RL 2009 Acura RL
138 messages, Last post on May 14, 2009 at 12:42 PM
You are in the Acura RL Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens
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My 2005 RL, with 32K miles on the odo, produced a grating noise from beneath the hood. The service manager listened briefly, and shook his head. He promptly called for his Foreman who came out with his 'stethoscope' with wand attached. He poked around and said: "This is a first - the only RL that ever required a new 'serpentine belt tensioner." That aside, this car has run smoothly and without complaint. My dealership is beyond compare: beautiful showroom, responsive service people, loaners always available and warm greetings upon arrival. Hi to NebraskaGuy! - and Pat. Regards, George |
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Replying to: nebraskaguy (Jun 21, 2008 1:49 pm)  and it looks like new! Figure its about broken in now with 42,000 miles. Am considering Michelin Pilot Sports to replace the OE'S in a couple months. (Are you and I the only ones left from the hot '05 forum days?) OMG!!!! This wasn't planned!!!! ACURAPHILE!!!!!  AMAZING!!!!!! JJACURA
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How did the name "Pellucid" pop up? This is Acuraphile - remember me?? Out of sight, out of mind, is it??? George
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Replying to: jjacura (Jun 23, 2008 7:11 pm) I'm definitely curious to see it, but possibly interested as well. I love my 05 - just put 8,200 miles on it for my Midwest trek, but I want to see what the 09 brings. I know big changes are coming for the 2010 or 2011, but I doubt I'll want to jump right on it like I did the 05. If I do like the 10 or 11 when it comes out, I'll probably wait a year or two. (Are you and I the only ones left from the hot '05 forum days?) If not the only ones, one of the few, definitely. Good to see you still posting. |
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Replying to: pellucid (Jun 23, 2008 7:11 pm) And it's good to see you again, whatever you call yourself! 
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Replying to: pat (Jun 24, 2008 10:32 am)
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Replying to: jjacura (Jun 24, 2008 5:58 pm)
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I just received the brochure on the 09 RL. Just glancing, I see a couple of changes in the specs from the current model: 1st is 2008, 2nd is 2009 Length - 193.6 -- 195.8 Turning diameter - 39.7 -- 36.1 (great) HP - 290  6200 rpm -- 300 6300 rpm Torque - 256 lbs-ft 5000 rp -- 271 5000 rp Displacement - 3.5 -- 3.7 Compression ratio - 11.0:1 -- 11.2:1 In addition, both driver and passenger have 10-way power seats (this corrects a common complaints on these boards) With the tech package, there are now ventilated seats (corrects another common complaint) I was disappointed to see there are no new colors, despite a report to the contrary on these boards. There are probably other differences, but the above are what I noted.
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