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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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It's not mine, but i thought some of you here would appreciate a car, well coupe like this, specially for the miles and price. It really close to me to
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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The Acura Legend is what put Acura on the map for me. I loved this car. In my mind its cars like this that we will want to buy at classic auto auctions in another 20- 25 yrs
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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I think when the 2nd generation Legend came out I finally felt like the japanese finally arrived. They made a car that was more beautiful that the BMWs and Benzs of the day
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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thats a pretty high asking price.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
I think when the 2nd generation Legend came out I finally felt like the japanese finally arrived. They made a car that was more beautiful that the BMWs and Benzs of the day
+1... IMO, the Legend Coupe is one of the all-time classic "Touring" cars...
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 06:35 AM
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^^^^ agreed.
i would love to own this car. Is so hard to even find a Legend nowdays, especially the much sought after coupe; even tho it will need a Head Gasket soon. IIRC, this car had a frequent prob with blowing them. I still want one tho.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 07:02 AM
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That car's got pretty low miles considering how old it is.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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^^^^ agreed.
i would love to own this car. Is so hard to even find a Legend nowdays, especially the much sought after coupe; even tho it will need a Head Gasket soon. IIRC, this car had a frequent prob with blowing them. I still want one tho.
As long as the car didn't overheat in the past the HG should be more than good enough to last 200K. I've had 3 of these cars as well as a bunch of friends locally who have them and none had the so called Headgasket problem. All of the cars have 150K+ miles on them. It is still a concern though, but the C block engine has been the base engine in many different Honda/Acura cars and is a solid engine.

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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Headgasket problem was more likely if the cooling system wasn't maintained that well. Lots of people neglect replacing their coolant. Just like oil, they dont last forever so you do have to change it out.
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