Adrian Garcia

I have been on the hunt for an Acura TL for a while now and yesterday I saw a posting in a website which was selling a 2004 Acura TL for 2250. The driver seat's leader cover was torn and the back seat's cover was also torn. The car has 177k miles and I test drove it and felt smooth. He changed the battery, compressor, and all shocks before posting the ad and had a receipt for it. The paint needed help but overall it looked fine. I wanted to know if this was a good deal considering all the cosmetic problems and miles that it has. Thanks for the replies! Pictures can be obtained if asked.

justnspace

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@ $2250.00 it's going to have problems.

you're going to have to ask yourself if its worth the headaches to repair and maintain the car.
if yes, then purchase.
if no. find a better car

justnspace

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fuck it, at that price, offer $1500-2000.

BreezyTL

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Has the trans been replaced? That would be the biggest issue if it is an auto car. Going to have the normal wear and tear for the age/miles.

Adrian Garcia

I have pictures if you would like to see? I know for a fact I am committing to this TL my 2007 Impala LS project is done and I am giving it to my younger brother for his birthday now searching for a TL but don't know much about it since I never have owned one

Bimmitup

Was there any rust or bad body damage? At 177k, you'll probably want to do the 105k service (timing belt, pump) which could run you 1k (unless has done it recently).

I bought mine at 177k and it's been fine. I've only done the 105k service, an oil change, transmission fluid change and a new battery (that fucker died at a party).

It does seem to be too good of a deal.

edit

the tranny is a big issue on the 04-06 models so you may want to factor that cost in.

Adrian Garcia

Adrian Garcia

Those are the pictures that he has, he also told me that he does not know if the transmission was changed since the car was passed down by his deceased father

justnspace

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a new houston member, Jennivanessa picked up her TL for $2500 and she had to throw extra money at it because it did have a few problems.
be aware, that at $2500, it's going to have some issues

BreezyTL

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Fender, Bumper, Paint - gonna run about $500 minimum to get fixed.

WDPanda

It seems to have a new coil pack. Not sure why they went aftermarket when OEM is so readily available.
Scan the car for codes such as misfires.

truonghthe

The only thing I worry about cheap car in Houston is hidden flooded, after two flood earlier this year I m skeptic about buying any cheap car.

Ossman14

Ask the guy if he is willing to get it inspected if you're really worried about it. May have to pay it out of your own pocket, unless you can talk him into it or split with him. I did that after I bought mine, and the money I spent on an inspection they allowed me to use towards any repairs done. So I got my timing belt replaced