Acura TL Review

http://Acura-TL.autoboardz.com/RL-Review-Consumers-Report-ftopict132082.html (New RL Review from Consumers Report)
Consumer Reports reviewed the new RL and did not rate it very high at all. It ranked 9th of 13 cars. The TL was rated 2nd behind the new Infiniti M class. They marked it down for several things, confusing controls, too many buttons, no larger than a TL and $15,000 more in cost, large turning ci..
« Not to mention it's a lot uglier than the TL!!!! Maybe people would buy it strictly for some sort of status reason... ??? I know I'd never buy one. - Mike (with a TL and an RSX, but no RL ) »
« "Russell Lombardo": | Consumer Reports reviewed the new RL and did not rate it very high at all. | It ranked 9th of 13 cars. The TL was rated 2nd behind the new Infiniti M | class. | | They marked .. »
« At least the RL is cheaper and more reliable than Land Rover and Jags. They are still around. "Figaro": all. M braking »
« I traded my 04 TL for an 05 RL in February and love it. I really like the TL except for the torque steer. I don't understand the comments about the shifting, handling and braking distances. The .. »

http://Acura-TL.autoboardz.com/1999-TL-ftopict245397.html (1999 3.2 TL)
I am considering purchasing a dealer certified 1999 3.2 TL with 36,000 miles on it. Not knowing too much about the Acura line of vehicles I would appreciate any info (good and bad) pertaining to this year TL. Brian
« OlsenSax: Wow, that is some low mileage on that year! Definitely pick that up if the price is right. »
« OlsenSax: We love our '99 TL. Ours does not have Navi and we have around 51K miles on it. So far we've experienced no issues. There was one recall that we had fixed, and make sure the tranny doesn't.. »
« Thanks for the info. The tranny recall is somewhat of a concern however it appears that the 99's were not affected that much if at all. »
« OlsenSax: That's right, pre 2000 were 4 spd. trannies, problems started in 2000 with the 5 spd. OD tranny. »