My 300,000 Mile Acura Legend...
01-05-08, 10:02 PM
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Is he a 2nd or 3rd owner? The legend's cooling system is very sensitive to maintenance. My current and previous legends have 150k miles on them and neither one of them needed a HG job. In fact, both of them never lost coolant.
Unfortunately, most owners do not take care of their cars that well. They think an oil change is all the car needs in its lifetime. They neglect the cooling, transmission, and brake system.
Unfortunately, most owners do not take care of their cars that well. They think an oil change is all the car needs in its lifetime. They neglect the cooling, transmission, and brake system.
Frankly, Im surprised that you've never needed an HG replacement. From what I read over at A-L.com is that they are quite common.
01-05-08, 10:14 PM
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Actually, a lot of us have been on A-L.com from the beginning in fact even before the Legend forum community moved to that site. While the HG is definitely a concern and something to watch out for, it is not common in that it happens to all of them. Like GSteg mentioned, if you keep the cooling system maintained a HG problem is not a major concern. All 3 of my Legend Coupes went well past 120K and NONE needed a HG repair. Anyway, some will have trouble others will not. I knew a lot of local Legend owners and none of them needed a HG repair yet. Doesn't mean it wont happen, but I say if it last up to around 200K that is good enough.
01-06-08, 11:27 AM
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Wow very nice man. You post this over on Acurazine?
I do believe that the acura legend was the 'founding father' of Japanese luxury cars, proving that they could break the luxury barrier and paving the way for lexus and infinity.
I do believe that the acura legend was the 'founding father' of Japanese luxury cars, proving that they could break the luxury barrier and paving the way for lexus and infinity.
01-06-08, 11:52 PM
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Very Impressive!
I had a 91 Legend 4 door back in the day and it had a bad electrical problem from the beginning. The local Acura service dept could not fix it even after taking it to them over 10 times in 3 months.
I was so fed up I dumped the car and got a LS400.
Best move I could have made.
I assume you have not had that problem.
300K mile is commendable on any car. Hope it lasts another 300K.
I had a 91 Legend 4 door back in the day and it had a bad electrical problem from the beginning. The local Acura service dept could not fix it even after taking it to them over 10 times in 3 months.
I was so fed up I dumped the car and got a LS400.
Best move I could have made.
I assume you have not had that problem.
300K mile is commendable on any car. Hope it lasts another 300K.
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