Im thinking whethr or not finance an 04 tsx with 42k miles. Clean, very good conditions, no dings, smoothe for 19900. I live in Mass. Do u guys think this is too much...

Who here are still financing their ride?
Would dealership let u tint the car or mod the air filter?, etc?

 

hmmm... why did you post this in the photograph gallery?

 

well...


not sure if that's a good deal or not.
for an '04, I'm guessing that price is too high though.
check your local dealerships, auto trader, etc and price compare.

still financing? no. I paid mine off.

the dealership has no say in anything if you're financing a car.
that means you're buying it outright from the dealer.
the bank or some finance company will own the car, not the dealer.
so I guess you'd have to ask whomever you borrow the money from.
I doubt it would be a problem to tint a car you're financing.
most people who finance claim they own the car...

and no matter what, go ahead and put a K&N air filter in there.


hope this helps some.

 

Technically you own the car if you finance it until you fail to make payments on it and they repo it. But you can do whatever to it as long you make payments on it.

 

1. $19,900 is too high for an 04.
2. You can do whatever you want to your car. Some mods may affect your warranty, but that 04 is probably past warranty anyway. Tint and an air filter are examples of what will NOT void a warranty.
3. I paid off my 04 this past January.

 

It sounds like you're confusing financing with leasing.

When you lease, you're borrowing the car for the desginated period and most types of modifications are frowned upon.

As said before, when you finance, you essentially own the car until you can't pay finish paying it off. That means you can do whatever the hell you want with it.

My car is paid off now (which is a great feeling), but I had my supercharger installed back in September when I was still financing it, so I think tints and a filter will be fine .

 

Thanks, crap... I post this in the gallery section. My b, still new. If anyones an admin.. Switch this?

 

imo, leases are only practical if you have a lot of spare money and like changing your car every 2-3 years.

 

Actually it's the other way around.


See, I told you most people that finance claim they own the car...


Technically you DON'T own the car if you haven't paid for it.
Whomever gave you the loan OWNS the car.

If you're financing, who has the title?
If you're financing and miss payments, what happens?

you'll find out quickly then who really OWNS the car.

Financing a car is NOT owning a car, no way, no how.
Only in delusional America would this claim be made. Don't fool yourselves.

Just wanted to make that crystal clear and get it out of the way.


What was meant to be said was this:

If financing your car, the bank or lender will usually let you do whatever you want.
They have a reasonable expectation that you will pay them in full, interest and all.
Therefore they could care less what you do to the car, they just want money.
They won't have the car returned to them, if you miss payments they'll just take
it and auction it off to someone else and force you to pay the difference. So they
don't lose money, no matter what is done, therefore they could care less.

If leasing a car, the dealer has to take that car back and sell it themselves somehow
at the end of the term. Either at auction or on their lot or whatever. Therefore they
are very concerned with it's condition and their money depends on it being in good
condition. So that's when you need to be concerned about it.


It's like renting an apartment vs. mortgaging a house... same idea.
Neither case is one where you own anything.


The only way to own something is to pay for it.
Borrowing and/or renting is NOT ownership.

Okay, rant over, but this brainwashed idea of credit = ownership really bothers me.