Post-Prius Depression (The Quest for a New Car)

[Jake]

Bummer man, I loved my Type-S but it was meticulously maintained. If the new owner has done the same it's probably still running strong.

My mom is still driving my brother's IS250 from that time period and it's a tank. It did have its motor replaced under some kind of recall or warranty related issue though, which surprised me. You may want to look into that if you are peeping those. If you are looking at more TLs, definitely look more toward the 3G than the 2G...they had less transmission issues typical of Honderps. You will still probably want to replace the pressure sensor switches as soon as you buy it as an insurance policy (because nobody except a handful of enthusiasts do it iirc and most of the transmission issues are related to those)

The 2G TL's had issues with the 3rd gear clutch pack and excessive slippage. Honda extended the warranty to 7 years or 100k miles (or something like that) so many of the 2G's have replacement trans' with the problem corrected. They seem to be pretty solid beyond that, so I told Rex if he could find a 2G with the trans done and maintenance up to date, why not do it. They are cheap as shit and are the nicest 2002-2003 Accord you could buy.

Disclaimer: my new man has a 2002 TL-S with 125k and unknown transmission status (seems okay?) hence why I've started learning about these white-bread luxocars.