Faults:

Owned it for 3 months and put 9k miles on it, so I'll be back updating as long as I keep the car.

- Passenger side window motor blew "recall", free at the dealership

General Comments:

It's better built than a Honda, feels like it and looks like it.

One of the best suspensions Honda made, very stable and performs like a BMW. Beware that it's very stiff and uncomfortable in the city.

Has the same 2.3 engine as the Accord, but it's better tuned for performance. A V6 is a great performer on those cars, but it only comes with 4 speed automatic that's not sporty and fails every 25000 miles!

Gear shifts are smoother than the Accord, even though they share the same manual transmission.

Decent space in the back and the trunk; the same year Accord is bigger though.

Same MPG figures as the Accord: 21/29 official, and 25/35 is what I get.

Faults:

Since it has gotten cold outside, the transmission is going bad. It doesn't want to shift out of first, and when it finally does, it neutrals for about 3 seconds, then jerks into second. Then jerks into third. Fourth gear is soft, and as it is supposed to be.

Most of the button lights in the interior have burnt out, but they are going to be replaced soon with LEDs.

General Comments:

Overall, I am very happy with the car. The unfortunate part is that I will have to have my transmission rebuilt soon. Many people have this problem from what I have read up on www.acura-cl.com, which is a forum for these cars and many other Acura's.

But other than the transmission, it handles well, and I was not too worried about the car always taking me places. It never left me stranded, and gets decent gas mileage.

Faults:

The service light does go on and off - started at 99,000 miles.

General Comments:

Rides great - looks beautiful.

I love the radio/CD controls on the steering wheel.

Accelerates quickly.

Faults:

The check engine light started to come on at about 85000 miles. The car runs fine and the light will go off at times, but then came back on - so who knows.

The heating and cooling system is stuck on air conditioning at the moment and doesn't change to heat even if you crank it up to 90 degrees (it is all digital).

Even though the tires are in perfect alignment they continue to wear horribly on the inside rear tires... the tire dealership says this is due to it being a high performance car and so it is manufactured with the toe in a slight bit more, causing the tires to wear out quickly. I am currently on my 3rd set of tires in 2 years of owning the vehicle.

General Comments:

I love how the car drives and how luxurious the inside is. I also LOVE the heated seats!

It has great pick up.