6/15/20
6/15/20
I'm the original owner of a 1990 1st gen Acura Legend L, now with only 235000 miles and still going, still passes smog.
It's been very good overall and has just a couple self-inflicted dents. Other issues are one rear window inoperative, intermittent issues with moon roof and windshield wipers. Then, the original leather seat covers are inferior and even with proper care they've failed years ago. Idle control valve could use a cleaning.
It used to leak oil from the oil pan and valve covers, but finally remedied with the new gaskets and sealant at the valve cover gasket corners.
And, there is one tiny feature that's interesting. As the wipers retract under the hood the blades are lifted a bit off the surface. I may have change blades only 2 or 3 times in it's life.
It still can cruise smoothly at 80 with bursts higher to this day.
Others back then said I should have bought the LS400 and now I look back and still conclude the Legend was the right car. I think at $24K for the mid level "L" it was cheaper than the LS400 too.
It will be tough giving up on it as it still goes. When new I promised 250K miles. Wow, at only 2K/yr it'll be 10 years more!