Ownership Cost for 1998 Acura RL (3.5 Special Edition)
Estimated: $36098 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1108
$532
$465
$421
$377
$2903
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$2763
$2188
$1021
$675
$2291
$8938
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$346
$346
$346
$346
$346
$512
Total Ownership Costs
$8417
$7225
$6278
$6119
$8059
$36098
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3474.057568
Displacement CI: 212
Displacement L: 3.474057568
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 210
Engine KW: 156.5970
Engine Model: C35A1
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: ACURA
Manufacturer: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Manufacturer Id: 987
Model: RL
Model Year: 1998
Plant City: Sayama
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Saitama
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 4
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: 3.5
Trim2: Moonroof &Traction Control with Florida Navigation
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TOYO TIRE SIZE P21560R16, NAME SPECTRUM; WHEN TRAVELING 75 MPH, CHUNKS OF TREAD FLEW OFF THE TIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS DOWN TO THE WIRE CORDS. *SCC
1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED AT 16552 MILES DUE TO WEAR. FRONT BRAKE PADS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED AT 26,219 MILES DUE TO WEAR. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THESE ARE JUST "SOFTER PADS" AND IT IS NORMAL FOR THE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT THIS QUICKLY. I DON'T BUY IT. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT-YET. *AK