Nothing has failed with it at all when I bought it, the personal sides floodlight of the flip would not remain because of a worn paper clip, but it was fast fastened when I got the new part of GM. I also simply changed the Buick Reatta Oil Filter because it was old. This took ten minutes and a small muscle. The other clever the car is in the original condition and nothing has failed.

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The Reatta is a fantastic and rare car. Mine is the rarest and the most desirable thing of all of them. This is a convertible 1991 blue in the blue leather with the white summit. I bought it from my boss who kept in Florida his entire life as a car of condominium. It was rarely driven except by me and his wife and it sat in a heated garage rest of time. Buick Reatta Radiator is a real collection able and possibly one of the most agreeable. This has the mileage very under 38000 kilometers or less than 20000 miles for you Americans. Big car.

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The "To do list" was not included on the Buick Reatta Repair Manual that I would like clarified to my dealer. This was a 1989 Buick Reatta. What I liked on the car more was the distributor superb the Center of Electronic Control. This was a screen of mini computer in the middle of the career and quite that you wanted that you only touch the screen and it would happen.

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This is a diversion little car in good conditions.

I am going to put one on a work of painting its in order to adjust the color promptly.

The Buick Reatta Oxygen Sensor handles like a heavy car, but this moves really smooth.

I am going to keep this car in any possibly way.

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I have 89 Reatta and it would not leave it for one year newer. When the first handyman that I have a factory installed Buick Reatta Performance Chip and touch screen to my friends to the tact in me 89 car that they threw. Is this a big thing when the people see a Reatta for the first time and say that ' This is a Buick? '

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Crammed full of electronics, the TL is thankfully pretty easy to operate -- even for those who wouldn't know the difference between an iPod and an iPhone. As Acura and Honda slowly migrate to an iDrive-like electronics interface, the TL features like Acura Tl Mirror
the good-old touchscreen setup (bolstered by voice commands) for navigation-equipped models that's easy to figure out and operate. Enjoy it while you can.

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FROM THE LOGBOOK
"The TL is Accord Grande, taking the bread-and-butter Honda's platform to the next level in terms of performance, style, and luxury amenities."
--Ron Sessions

2004 Acura TL
Base price $35,195
Price as tested $35,195
Vehicle layout Front engine, FWD, 4-door, 5-pass
Engine 3.2L V-6, SOHC, 4 valves/cyl
Hp @ rpm 270 @ 6200
Torque @ rpm 238 @ 5000
Transmission 5-speed automatic
0-60 mph, sec 6.9
EPA mpg 20 city/28 highway
Total mileage 9592
Average test mpg 22.5
Maintenance cost $76.46 (oil change/tirerotation service)
Normal-wear cost $0

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FROM THE LOGBOOK
"The TL is Accord Grande, taking the bread-and-butter Honda's platform to the next level in terms of performance, style, and luxury amenities."
--Ron Sessions

2004 Acura TL
Base price $35,195
Price as tested $35,195
Vehicle layout Front engine, FWD, 4-door, 5-pass
Engine 3.2L V-6, SOHC, 4 valves/cyl
Hp @ rpm 270 @ 6200
Torque @ rpm 238 @ 5000
Transmission 5-speed automatic
0-60 mph, sec 6.9
EPA mpg 20 city/28 highway
Total mileage 9592
Average test mpg 22.5
Maintenance cost $76.46 (oil change/tirerotation service)
Normal-wear cost $0

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The 2004 TL makes use of a torquey SOHC, 24-valve 3.2-liter V-6 that churns out a solid 270 horsepower (up 10 from the previous Type-S). It serves up 238 pound-feet of torque and runs buttery smooth right up to 6200 rpm. Acura judged this "good enough" for now, so no engine mods are part of the A-SPEC package. This also helps the company avoid costly recertification. Thus, A-SPEC upgrades concentrate on suspension and bodywork enhancements.

Externally, the A-SPEC hardware consists of an aero kit that incorporates a front air dam, small chin spoiler, body side skirts, Acura Tl Ignition Switch and a choice of two different rear spoilers--a small trunklid spoiler or a larger (yet still tasteful) rear wing. The aero kit was wind-tunnel tested and produces more downforce while generating a slightly improved overall Cd.

A-SPEC badging flanks the body panels, and the TL's well-trimmed interior is left alone save for a recontoured, slightly thicker racing-style steering wheel.

The A-SPEC's performance enhancers involve more aggressive suspension tuning, as designed by Makoto Tamamura, the famed chassis engineer behind Acura's NSX sports car. Most visible are the 18x8.5-inch alloy wheels and grippy 235/40VR18 Yokohama AVS ES100 tires. They look great and provide a notable improvement in traction without being noisy. Unfortunately, there's no tire sidewall bulge to serve as a wheel-rim protector, so you're almost guaranteed gouges from curbside parking misjudgments. The rest of the underpinning mods include a track-tuned shock and coil-spring combo that lowers ride height by one inch. Special attention was paid to spring rate and shock valving to ensure sportier handling without the tradeoff of a harsh on-highway ride."

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"My biggest gripe is the torque steer. This would be the best midsize, midlux, midpriced sedan on the market...were it rear-drive."
-Matt Stone

"The TL is the first affordable car I've driven in years that has an interior that looks and feels exclusive. It's the kind of interior that makes an owner feel like, 'Wow! I can't believe I get to have this for my very own.'"
-John Matthius

"Combine the amazing DVD/audio system with the XM Satellite Radio, a six-disc CD changer, and eight speakers, and this TL has arguably the best stock sound system available in any OEM car on the road."
-Ron Sessions

"Does admirable double-duty as a competent stoplight racer and a long-highway cruiser."
-Mark Williams

"The TL is more of a commuting appliance than a driving machine. Too bad, because there's so much potential in a car with 270 horsepower, snug seats, tight structure, and a good price. It has many of the elements a G35 possesses, save one: passion."
-Chris Walton

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The TL's handling received plenty of praise. Though it can't carve canyons like some of its rear-drive competitors, the TL has a fun chassis for an eight-tenths scoot through local curvy roads. Some of our crew found the TL's steering well tuned with a sporty feel; others commented that it felt unnaturally light and overboosted. All agreed the TL's torque-sensing, Acura Tl Hood Lift,variable-assist system felt darty during quick turn-ins.

Perhaps the steering would've improved had Acura installed better rubber on the stylish 17-inch wheels. We were disappointed to learn that the automatic transmission is available only with mud and snow tires. Six-speed manual TLs offer stickier rubber, which our track tests have proven increases handling power and lowers braking distances significantly. Though our car's 235/45R17 Bridgestones are aggressive in size and profile, their all-season tread detracts from dry-weather grip. We also noted that this particular tire size makes the wheel rims susceptible to curb dragging. We left more than our share of silver wheel paint on Southern California curbs, the price you pay for snazzy shoes.

As the miles accumulated, some interior plastics began showing signs of premature aging. The kick panels and door thresholds took a serious day-to-day beating, making the interior look older than it was. Most conspicuous was the TL's patterned dash fabric. At about 10,000 miles the matte-black dash began to turn a milky-white color. Although this might've been caused by the sun (unusual for such low mileage), more likely a damaging cleaning/detailing product found its way onto the dash at a full-service carwash. Slowly but surely, the dash has continued to lose its original color."Acura Tl Hood Lift

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Every Acura comes packed with standard goodies that are usually pricey options on competitors' vehicles. This TL is no exception. The $35,195 sticker got us a five-speed automatic, electronic stability control, electronic brake-force distribution, navigation, voice recognition, Bluetooth phone capability, XM Satellite Radio, and an eight-speaker surround-sound system with DTS signal processing and DVD/Audio (first ever in a production vehicle) that'll impress even the snobbiest of your audiophile friends. In fact, positive comments about the audio system accounted for the majority of the logbook's entries. One editor wrote, "The audio system is so good, if it played DVD movies I'd watch them in here rather than on a bigger screen." Said another: "The DVD/Audio is so sharp and clear, I'd swear I can hear every word to 'Wooly Bully.'"

The 3.2-liter V-6 is another in a line of ultra-refined Honda engines that deliver high horsepower while also meeting strict ULEV emission standards. The TL's six received plenty of logbook praise for its refinement and eagerness to rev all the way to redline. The five-speed manumatic matched to the V-6 is quick and smooth, though several editors found the notchy shift gate difficult to maneuver.

While 270 horsepower from a six-cylinder and a whole lot new Acura Tl Hood seems reason enough to purchase a TL over less-potent competitors--BMW 330i and the Lexus IS 300--torque steer (the TL is a front-driver) remains an always-present problem whenever the engine is delivering max juice. Suggested one editor: "If Acura wants to sell a front-drive car with this much horsepower, the engineers should figure how to tune out the wheel wiggle."

Acura upped its interior game with this TL, adding finer materials and more stylish design than in previous versions. The leather seats feature pinhole perforations, and faux wood has been replaced by real metal trim on the center console (so real, unfortunately, that it became vulnerable to tiny dings and dents). At a glance, the center stack appears to have an overabundance of buttons, but spend time in the driver's seat and the ergonomics seem quite logical. The driver's seat is a nice place to be--especially at night, when the instrument panel lights up in vibrant blue, red, and white colors. Acura clearly paid considerable attention to interior aesthetics--the better to compete with the premium interiors of Lexus and the German brands--and the effort has paid off."

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We're also starting to notice that the "interior plastics--kick panels and door thresholds--are taking a beating and not aging well, making the car appear older than it is." Perhaps a good detailing will help. Another editor noted on a trip from Lake Tahoe to Carson City that he'd "experienced a bit of brake fade after coming down a 15-mile grade. I was barely on the brakes, but toward the bottom of the grade slight brake application caused noticeable steering column vibration. That was two days ago, and it hasn't happened since." We'll mention this condition during the next scheduled service.
Maybe a good Acura Tl Heater Core, might be of help...=)

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12-month update

* Mileage to date 17,047
* Average test mpg 21.9
* Problem areas
Brake fade (corrected at 15K service)
* Maintenance cost
$76.46 (7.5K service); $78.25 (15K service).
* Normal-wear cost $0
* Excellent Acura Tl Headlight Bulb

The NAV system saved us more than once. We've had to be at specific locations at certain times, and without the NAV, we would've lost too much time in traffic. The 15,000-mile service included an oil/filter replacement, tire rotation, and visual inspections. The dealer also inspected for pulsating brakes on long hills (diagnosed as warped front brake rotors). They resurfaced the rotors and installed new brake pads under warranty. Total cost: $78.25."

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