1995 Acura Legend

Sedan

3.2L 3206CC V6 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

JH4KA7677SC004792

Clear

Gasoline

1995 Acura Legend LS SedanI have owned this beautiful vehicle for about a year now and I didn't think that I'd ever be interested in selling it. I purchased the car for my 16 year old daughter since we are a Honda/Acura family. We have always had great luck with our Honda's in the past and when I found this Acura Legend in such excellent condition, I jumped at the chance to buy it. The car was immaculate on the interior and exterior, but did have a few mechanical issues. There was an oil leak, the CV boots were torn and the brake rotors needed to be replaced. I wanted this car to last 200,000 more miles, so when I went through it mechanically...I went overboard on making repairs. As I said, I wanted to make the car last until my daughter graduated college (at least 8 years and 160,000 to 200,000 more miles), so I started with the oil leak, then started doing preventative maintenance items to make sure it would last as long as possible. I read through all of the information I could find on-line and found that the head gasket failures were really common. To prevent that from ever being an issue, I decided to change the head gaskets and also upgrade the lower intake manifold chamber to the new version Honda engineers fixed in the 1996 and later versions of the engine. Needless to say, I went through everything and ended up doing over $7,000 worth of maintenance on the car.Here is the list of the maintenance work done to the car in the past year: 1. Rear Main Seal replaced 2. Transmission Seals replaced (3 on extension shaft, 1 behind torque converter) 3. Transmission Rear Mount replaced 4. All Motor Mounts replaced 5. Transmission Fluid and Transmission Filter changed 6. Left CV Axle Shaft replaced 7. Right CV Axle Shaft replaced 8. Differential Fluid Change 9. Engine Oil flush with BG Products EPR 10. Engine Oil Change with BG Products MOA 11. Coolant flushed and changed 12. Hoses to/from Heater Core replaced 13. Hoses to/from Radiator replaced 14. Timing Belt replaced 15. Water Pump replaced 16. Timing Belt Tensioner replaced 17. Camshaft Seals (Front) replaced 18. Camshaft Plugs (Rear) replaced 19. Cylinder Head Gaskets replaced 20. Valve Stem Seals replaced 21. Clean EGR Tube and Intake Manifold Interior 22. Intake Manifold Bottom Chamber Changed to Revised Design P/N 17120-P5G-010 23. Fuel Injector Seals replaced 24. Fuel Injectors pressure cleaned 25. Front Crankshaft Seal replaced 26. Oil Pump Cover O-Rings replaced 27. Brake Fluid replaced 28. Air Filter replaced I have been debating about what to do with the car for a while now. The problem is that my daughter is 16 and isn't the greatest driver yet. I rode around with her in the car this past weekend and we almost wrecked it, which made me start thinking about trying to fix the body or replace it with another one in the same condition. It will be very difficult, if not impossible, to find one in this condition again...so it made me wonder if we would be better off just selling it and getting her a regular Civic or Accord. This Legend is a classic, beautiful car. I would hate to see it get mangled up in a wreck. It had just under 79,000 miles on it a few days ago and has never been wrecked. I say that it "had" just under 79,000 miles on it because my daughter is on a trip out of state with it now and it will end up with probably 500 more miles on by the time she returns. The first three owners were all in the same family (the guy I bought it from got it from his aunt who had purchased it from his grandmother). As far as I can tell, the car was kept in the garage and never spent much time in the harsh Texas sun (where the car spent most of its life). I have cleaned the interior, but haven't done anything to the exterior other than taking it to the car wash and spraying it off. The paint looks amazing, and the interior is actually better than my 2011 Acura MDX. I had a list of items I planned to do next if I decided to keep the car, so here is are the things that need attention:1. The front brake rotors need to be resurfaced or replaced. There is a vibration on braking that could be fixed with new rotors. The pads are fine.2. Differential input seal has a slow leak (drips differential fluid sometimes and sometimes not). I would change the input seal as well as the 2 output seals. 3. Need to figure out why the driver's sun visor is droopy. Hangs a little low and needs to be repaired to snap up tight to the headliner.4. Need to replace the retractable antenna mast (my daughter's first attempt at going through an automatic car wash).5. Need to get some touch-up paint for the chip on the front passenger's side near the wheel well. This is the only place rust has started on the vehicle as far as I can tell.6. Need to spray some paint on the door guard bumper on the drivers door. For some reason that guard is slightly scuffed up and can be noticed when everything else looks perfect.7. Need to replace the door check on the driver's side (it squeaks when you open the door some times). This is the part that prevents you from opening the door too far and is mounted on the inside of the jamb in-between the hinges.That's all I can think of as far as items that make it not perfect...other than that, it is an awesome car for being 20 years old. This headlight lens' are clear as if brand new...this thing is simply in excellent condition. See the photos below: On Oct-20-15 at 20:34:08 PDT, seller added the following information: A few more items I forgot to mention. The tires were installed at 74,000 miles. The 4 drive belts and fuel filter were also changed within the last 5,000 miles. The A/C blows perfect cold air, the heater blows perfect hot air. The rear defrost works, as does everything else. I actually can't think of anything that doesn't work. There is visible wear on the Bose speaker grill and bottom weather strip on the driver's side door from getting in and out of the car. Someone had asked me about why I changed the head gaskets if they weren't failed...which is a good question, and one that my wife was asking the whole way through the "restoration" project. I wanted to make the engine like new, so I spent the money to make it like new. Actually, the head gaskets were fine and the engine had no signs that they were about the fail. After taking it to the local Acura dealer and talking to the shop foreman (who had been working there for over 20 years), he recommended changing them as a preventative measure. He said that they typically do fail around the 100,000 mile mark and that it would be prudent to take care of it while we had the transmission out and were working on the rear main seal. Made sense at the time because my mindset was to make sure the car lasted a long time for my daughter...but after pouring so much money into the car and seeing her almost wreck it the other day...definitely made me wish I hadn't put so much into it. I went through the engine and changed everything that could possible fail: valve seals, O-rings, gaskets, everything. Some of the O-rings were brittle and could be snapped in half...so I know it was only a matter of time before leaks other than the rear main would have developed. I would be keeping the car and just get her something different until she was older, but we are already at capacity in our driveway with 4 drivers...best option is to sell it and replace it with something more expendable. I'm wanting to see someone get it who will take good care of it and make it last another 20 years! Thanks for looking and good luck with the bidding!On Oct-23-15 at 10:24:21 PDT, seller added the following information: I had a question about the spark plugs and if they were changed. Somehow I forgot to list them on the big list above...but yes, they were changed. I went with the recommended NGK Iridium IX plugs (which last longer than the original NGK's).Thanks for the interest and keep the questions coming, I'll try to answer them as quickly as possible. On Oct-24-15 at 15:04:40 PDT, seller added the following information: I have been asked to provide some undercarriage photos, so I took some a few minutes ago. I also took a 5 minute walk-around video that might help (even though the sound quality on the iPhone 5 is pretty sad).When I was under the car today, I noticed something I else I forgot to mention while listing the items which need attention. The dust boots on the outer tie-rod ends have come loose (on the outsides) and the boots will need to be replaced. They are not torn like the CV boots, so I hadn't gotten around to changing them and completely forgot about them. There is also a photo showing the front brake pad thickness and master cylinder/booster area under the hood. The brake fluid level is full (since I did flush the fluid and replace it with new). There is no fluid around indicating a leak, but there is some missing paint underneath the master cylinder (but that might have been from overfilling, etc. in the past). The anti-lock brake reservoir has not been touched and should also be flushed sometime in the future as well. I had just finished cleaning the wheels and tires before I took the photos and video, so that's where all the water came from. Probably should have let it dry out before taking the photos...sorry. It also left some residue on the rotors that I tried to wipe off before taking the photo of the pads.The leak from the input seal to the differential produces a small drop at the hole in the bracing plate where I indicated with the red arrow. The black drips on the oil pan are from the cam sensor and are common on all 3.2L engines. Cam sensor still works fine and doesn't need to be changed. I tried to clean up as much as I could from the original CV Boot leak issue. As you know, when those break, they make a major mess. There is still some of the slime on some of the harder to reach places, but for the most part...it's cleaned up pretty good.I will not have an issue with taking it to a shop of your choice here in the Tulsa, OK area for an inspection. If there is something in the report that you don't like, the $500 deposit will be returned to you. If everything is to your satisfaction, then I will expect the balance of the amount due in the form of a cashier's check or money order before you can take delivery of the car. Just remember, this is a 20 year old car and is not perfect. It is way nicer than most used cars that are just 5 years old...but not perfect. If you want perfect, then you should check out the new 2016 Acura RLX, which start at $54,450 :-) I tried to be as though as I could with the description and photos.Let me know if you have any additional questions. On Oct-24-15 at 15:26:15 PDT, seller added the following information: Here is a walk-around video I took earlier today on my iPhone 5. https://vimeo.com/143487924