Cheapass used car faceoff.

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin) 04/20/2017 at 13:08 • Filed to: None

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Which would you choose?

3.5 liters of RL sweetness?

Or the cloud-like Avalon?

Sweet Trav > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:10

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Avalon. it hurts me to say that...

awmaster10 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:11

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Neither. Gs300 (or gs400) of the same era. But of those two Ive heard great things about the early RLs whereas the avalon is super boring

Roadster Man > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:12

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Toyota over Honda.

Even though it’s an Avalon...

Chariotoflove > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:12

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RL

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:17

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RL

interstate366, now In The Industry > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:17

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RL. Unless it has transmission issues like every other automatic Honda from that time period.

WilliamsSW > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:20

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Never an Avalon. Too boring. I like the RL - are they really dirt cheap? ?

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:20

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The RL, but neither is really my style.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:21

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A buddy of mine post-college had one of those Avalons. 300k miles, two deer, and god knows how many D.C. potholes and the thing still drove like brand new.

Mercedes Streeter > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:21

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I’d take the RL...it just oozes restrained class.

Textured Soy Protein > interstate366, now In The Industry 04/20/2017 at 13:22

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The RL has a longitudinal engine layout like the 2nd gen Legend it replaced, and also the Vigor and 1st gen TL.

As far as I know the shoddy Honda V6 transmissions are all from transverse layout cars.

Textured Soy Protein > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:22

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RL all day long, not even close.

RallyWrench > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:23

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I’d break out of my Toyota fan bubble and bag an RL, that 3.5 is a sweet mill.

Steve in Manhattan > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:23

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RL is AWD, I believe, so that.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Textured Soy Protein 04/20/2017 at 13:32

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Very true. It wasn’t just V6s, either. The 5th gen Prelude had auto failures as well, especially the first two years, and I haven’t read many positive things about the autos on 1st and 2nd gen CR-Vs.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:33

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Sorry - after I woke up from this snoozefest I had to do a double-take to verify you didn’t have two pictures of the same car.

Well, umm, I guess I’d take the Acura or whatever...

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:44

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Neither!

shop-teacher > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 13:51

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I’ll have the Japanese Buick.

Corkscrew'd > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 14:10

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t first-gen RL only come with a 4-speed Automatic? It would be a lot of fun to wind up that 3.5L V6 if it had a Manual.

Corkscrew'd > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 04/20/2017 at 14:13

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I second that!

I knew a teacher that ran over a tree in hers. She. Ran. Over. A tree!

Coincidentally, this also happened in MD.

Bytemite > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 14:41

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Alright alright, we all know LS400 is always the answer.

But of these two, I’d go with RL. Didn’t they have some trick longitudinal mounted drivetrain that allowed the transmission to be mounted behind the front axle?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 15:03

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The RL based on looks alone.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > mkbruin, Atlas VP 04/20/2017 at 15:30

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Does it matter? I honestly can’t tell the difference looking at them.