kbb808tl

Bought a o4 tl with 130xxx miles it's the 6spd manual hood roof an truck is painted black and the car is gray got it for $3000 with timing belt getting done at 120xxx miles just seeing if I payed to much thanks in advance

paperboy42190

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in what world do we live in that $3000 can even be considered "too much" for a 2004 TL?

For $3000, as long as it runs and takes you from point A to point B, I'd say thats good enough lol

Turbonut

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Very difficult to determine value without looking at the car, but on the surface $3000 seems to be a great deal, but if the car needs paint, body work, tires, brakes, clutch and/or other mechanical repairs, then there's the interior condition assessment, that low price turns into what I might say is overpriced.

TheBlueBomber

You got a manual TL for $3k?! I'd just be concerned about the mismatched body panels because it was probably in a wreck. If you can fix it for less than $5k you've got a hell of a steal

Jakes_tl

at $3000 even if needs some attention that is still an awesome deal!

I seriously don't think you would be able to find a 04 civic with 150k miles under $3000.

NBP04TL4ME

As others have said - no.

Type Sik

no that is more then a good price

Jakes_tl

It always helps to post some pictures

The2007TL

/humble brag

CL-S progression 01

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Humble brag x2

Nexx

two tone TL. you paid too much

llllBULLSEYE

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You got jerked I said you should have paid at least 6k

kbb808tl

The hood roof an trunk wasn't replaced was just had oxidation clutch timing belt were are done around 120xxx miles thanks guys was hoping I didn't pay too much love this car so much punch in it

justnspace

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with your description of it..

I wouldnt touch it.

Majofo

look at me, I'm an attention whore

Slpr04UA6

Punctuation needed.


How are we supposed to read the last comment from OP?

TacoBello

Diiiirrrrrrty girl. You gets whats you pays for.

Do YOU think you overpaid? If not, what the hell does it matter what we think. We can't even see the damn car. I'm guessing you do think you overpaid, otherwise you wouldn't be asking. In that case, ha!

1black_seven

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I paid more than that for a Prelude Si. Please sit down.

nist7

$3000 for a 3G TL...unless it's from a family member or sale from someone who was super desperate to get rid of the car or not know the value (ie, stories of widows of rich men who sold their hubby's cars for bargain basement prices), it's probably had a tough life.

Without pics or actual knowledge of what has happened to the car...this $3000 TL may very well be overpriced. Imagine if it had flood damage and was fixed at a backyard with elbow grease. Maybe timing belt done same way.

I've got a friend who likes to humble brag as well. Annoying as heck.

paperboy42190

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like I said before, as long as it runs and get you from point A to point B, thats good enough for $3000. Why are people worried about mismatched panels or previous accidents? for the price you CANT ask for a TL that has never been in an accident

either way, I agree OP is humble bragging

hisost

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$3000 is what 2GTL's are going for around here...

YeuEmMaiMai

you got a good deal

I got a Subaru Legacy 2003 for 2990 but I had to spend 3.8K to get it all fixed up.

TacoBello

$3000 is what most, if not any, beat to shit car goes for. Only super shitty cars get cheaper than that.

Look at the post above. Point proven. A $3000 car turned into a $6800 car.

justnspace

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I dont even want to see pics of OP's beat to shit ride.

TheBlueBomber

Pics of the Frankenstein Monster!

ggesq

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aIRpeACE

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post some pictures would help us help you. but 3000 nowadays really aren't much to get you anything. so to answer your question - no

TacoBello

I think the OP is long gone, lol.

If you're buying an '04 TL for $3000, you're over paying.

If you're buying an '04 TL for $7000-8000, you're not over paying.

Think about it.

Majofo

That's highly logical

TheBlueBomber

That's deep

TacoBello

Honestly, I'd be shooting for the 10k range, as I believe that when it comes Hondas, you get what you pay for, but that's not to say you can't find a reasonably good TL needing some love in that price point. At 3k, I'd send it to the crusher.

DarkTower19

$3k?....has it really come to this for the 3G TL?

YeuEmMaiMai

yeah cause even though I had it inspected and all was well outside of the piston slap, it started to leak and leaks = bad news. so that's when I decided to just go a head and fix it. It's been fine ever since the repair was made and it no longer leaks lol... it took 8K miles for the leak to show up...

TacoBello

That's not a bad price overall for the car, but, just goes to show that a "cheap" car can easily double in price. If someone doesn't have the wiggle room to be able to cover a major fix, it's best to stick to cheaper cars like a civic.

A 3k civic = nothing out of the ordinary
A 3k TL = something's gonna give

Majofo

Mechanic's special.. it might not be a good deal for most, but for someone, it's a great deal.

TacoBello

That's not even the problem. The problem is the paint is probably trashed, the interior is probably trashed, the car may have been crashed and poorly fixed, etc, etc.

screaminz28

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It's all about one's perspective. I bought mine for $2500 with high miles and a blown spark plug. A $40 helicoil later, the car ran perfect. Is the car perfect? No, it could use a paint job to make it beautiful, but it's got no more dings than the average 10 year old car, just the crap NBP paint has crowsfeet all over the hood. A NICE paint job in my region is about $1500. That's not concourse level, but as nice as OEM.

Also, the interior was PERFECT. I can't stress how nice the interior is. Let me put it this way - when I sold my 05 with 65K miles, the floor mat on the drivers side had more wear than this 04 does, and it had already been good willed once. No dash cracks, no tears in the leather, it's really fantastic shape for a car with 220K+ miles.

Did I pay too much? Sure, you could say that. 220K miles, and omg so much has to be done! After a paint job and maintenance, I could have bought a car with 90K or so miles. Sure, maybe, but a 6MT is rare already, and a black on black 6MT? At least down south, that's a unicorn. Most are while or red with tan interior, not my cup of tea. But when you think about it - what REALLY needs to be done, that I wouldn't do to a car with even 80K?

Springs/shocks? Coilovers were the first thing I did - solved.

Mounts? We already know they need to be checked/replaced more often than most cars. So far, mine are acceptable, but a turbo will need new ones anyways.

Brakes? I had planned pads/rotors/lines anyways, so that's a wash.

Clutch is in great shape and transmission shifts wonderful. I did a clutch line and a new slave cylinder to do the check valve mod.

I have a turbo setup in mind, so even the miles on the engine isn't a concern. An A3 motor is $400 bucks so I'll swap one in if I ever have an issue. No built internals here.

This also allowed me to purchase the car in cash, and modfiy it as I wish. No need for a loan on a 10 year old car, or the need to buy an 07/08 for 15 to 20K. Plus, if something happens to it - meh, it was 2500 bucks.

It also let me seel the giant HOF G35 I had. I made the mistake of thinking I would ever want to drive a POS Nissan. I was at the point where I would have driven the G35 off a cliff and walked everywhere I hated that car so much, lol.

Majofo

Just because it's cheap doesn't mean it's shit.

Case in point.. brosef in the 3G Ramblings thread got a 300 R/T for like $1-2k because of overrev.. guy didn't want to deal with fixing it (he works at a shop). He bought it from the guy, Either did a valve job or replaced heads.. can't remember. Then flipped it for nearly 10k.

Majofo

I bought the TL for nearly 10k under retail..