[Rude-Boy!]

wp/tb cost around $1200 and everthing on the legends cost quite a bit more than you are prolly used to paying.i love them and have owned many for more than 15 years but they are high maintaince cars.

that tb/wp price is if you go to places where labor is $80+/hr......i'm getting mine done (w/genuine Honda tb/wp) with parts/labor/tax for $585...just don't go to goodyear, gas stations, or the stealership.......now about the high maint. part, I can't agree more

 

[Rude-Boy!]

I called a well known/respected Honda/Acura shop and they quoted me $550.

Okay, lets see. The interior and exterior of this car were literally perfect. That is all I can say. I had a friend of mine come along who has been selling cars for three years and he completly agreed.

It idles perfect, has plenty of power, it doesn't look like it's 12 years old.

But (always a but), the transmission felt a little rough going from 1st to 2nd while cornering. Like making a turn from a stop. It downshifted and upshifted quickly and efficiently. Just felt a hiccup when starting and turning.

Any simple solution?

Does anyone have a CarFax and wouldn't mind running it?

bingo, I would get the tb/wp asap AS WELL AS (depending on need)
1) valve seals
2) piston rings
3) head gaskets
all this in an effort to avoid the smoke that all G2 billow after traffic light idles once they've gone more than 150-160k miles....
when you tell them you want them to do tb/wp job they'll know that you're paying serious bucks so they will listen to you about your concerns about the three items

 

[Rude-Boy!]

Chimuyo1, your not serious are you? Piston rings? Your talk about stripping the block! thousands of dollars for those repairs or as you say preventative maintenance.
These cars seem as troublesome as DSMs and I don't want to join, or should I say...have my mother join a camp like that as that is who this car would be for.

true...you're right on that...and my intention in bringing these up was not to cast a shadow on the car to the effect that it was unreliable...like smth hckr said it is one of the most reliable engines of its time - as well as any other...but checking about the other two would still be a good idea...
PS - by the way i'm not making these up...there is a thread for this particular topic and the dominating diagnosis were pcv valves, valve seals, and a few others that i can't think of right now...but anyway like the other dude said haggle for a good price and have a blast