Kitjai

Hey wats up guys, i'm new to this thread, my bro and i are really intersted in getting a TSX, but unfortunetly, we cannot afford a new one, so we decided to buy a used one instead. We got contacted by the dealership late afternoon today about a used 05 TSX, for around 27k (tax not included). Heres the info about the car:

Pearl White
Black interior
Aero Kit installed
lower fog lights
Manual 6 spd.
73km

I'm not quite sure if its actually worth it or not, the new one is roughly around 41k+ las time i chcked @ a dealer ship. But ye.... any advices?

Thanks guys

vthree

iTrader: (1)

27k seems like a lot?
my 06 was 22k back in december with 16k miles. certified pre-owned

jcbridges

WTF?

thevikas87

iTrader: (2)

you should be able to pick up a new one for a a little above $27000 with out navigation, 29000 or so with navi...im relatively sure...

Kitjai

wow u guys serious? iv been searching on the webs and newspaper weekly, havent found anything thats nice yet, btw i live in Canada, on the web i saw some pretty nice deals on da web somewhere in Cali, This guy was telling me that the tsx had areo pack, headlights and everything installed already.

P.S is the Aero pack and lower headlights expensive to install?

enzojr

Kitjai, you shoulda specified that you were quoted CAD cos people thought you were talking USD :P

I think $27K is an okay price as long as it's from an Acura dealer. If not, then it's a bit overpriced considering it has 73K. Have you considered getting a 2004 with lower mileage? A 2004 with 50K km is around $25-26K. There's very little difference between 2004 and 2005 anyway.

And yeah, aero kit is >$1000 and the foglights are around $300.

jackpni

that is a rip off. I got mine New for less than 27 K without tax

godfather2

$22500 MAX. shop around ...

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

Dude hes canada...
Their price for the tsx is around that range.

ChrismanTSX

It doesn't seem like a bad deal. I think you could do a bit better, but it's not that off the mark! good luck!

Kitjai

Hey guys, thanks for all the help and suggests, anyways iv actually seen some 2004s on da web, as far as i know, nothing big btw th 04 and 05 right? caught most 04s r actually cheaper with low km, as far as i'm concern. The 04s iv seen are actually around 22k-25k max with 5kk km low. Can u actually distinguish if an areo kit is installed or not? I cant really tell the diff btw them.

syee99

Just for reference, I got my 05 NHB Ebony Non Navi for just under $33,500 OTD. (works out to around $29k + GST and PST - I'm in BC). This was back in January 07.

It had 12,500km when I got it.

My friend picked up a 2004 Non navi for I think 32k OTD a month ago. His was a PWP Ebony with just under 30,000km.

Your price seems about average. See if you can get a private sale to save on one of the taxes (works out to roughly $2000 less.

syee99

The Aero kit is just the A spec body kit (front and rear spoiler and side mouldings). Just google TSX A spec and you should find a ton of pics. You should be able to tell if you've got the body kit just from looking at the car after seeing a picture of it.

i64X

Just bought a brand new 07 black on black, no navi, 6 speed for exactly $27,000 before taxes.

godfather2

oh, didn't realize you're in canada

Kitjai

Was just wondering, is it possible to get an 04, then get the 05 A spec / skirt installed, cause i realized that 04 and 05 looks completely diff with the skirts installed.

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

04/05 is the same
06 and 07 are different
and you can try 06 sides but the oem rear for 04 05 doesnt quite match it as well.

Im running 04/05 front oem
06 sides
and euro r 04 05 rear

muncher

can you buy a car in america and ship it to canada? it seems with the exchange rate the way it is nowadays you should be able to buy a car in america for cheaper

Kitjai

Can u guys actually help me price a quote on this ? I'm new so i dun know much about the price.

http://www.acurasherway.com/en/usedc...spy?id=1511032

Btw, for those who dunno, i Live in Canada, Toronto. SO prices r slightly off compared to US.

bhavin3623

i got mine for 30K including tax..i have navi too bought it new

Tsx6363

sounds like a rip to me

syee99

Try this one (private sale so save on taxes, is an 06 with less miles) or this (04, less miles, about the same price as what you're looking at) or this (private sale, less miles, and slightly cheaper).

This and this seem really cheap and super low mileage 2004's for around 25k. The first one has ridiculously low mileage (59km????) so I'd probably check those out before comitting to make sure there's no accidents, etc.

Just from a quick scan of (Autotrader it looks like there's at least a few better deals out there. I'd say shop it around first and use some of those ads as leverage if you really want the one you're looking at...

Kitjai

Ya , those ads looks really nice deals, still looking for a pearl white though, so hard to find those nowdays, mayb i should wait until the 08 is out, then probaly there gonna be alot more deals.

Tsx6363

uh 08's are out now aren't they??

syee99

Ahh...OK.
PWP is pretty damn nice I have to admit. My friend got a PWP and I'm wishing I got that instead of a NHB...so hard to maintain.

This was the only PWP one I could find. Less miles than the one you're looking at, and a little lower on the price.

I'd say take this ad to the guy, and see if he can at least match it. $26k and a private sale means one less tax to pay (around $2000), plus $1000 less than what the guy you're looking for is asking for. You'll save $3000 right off the bat going for this one, and you'll have 30,000 less KM's on it too (which means it's still under warranty). Spend $150 to get Acura to give it the once over, and you'll still come out ahead. Plus this guy has the upgraded rims so you won't look like every other PWP TSX out there. Plus, it's a 6speed which was one of your requests too. Not too many manual tranny's out there.

Give it a try and see if you can squeeze a few thousand bucks off the guy you're looking to buy from if you've got your eye set on that car...it couldn't hurt!

Newplay1

I can tell you the stuff that I don't have since I own 2004 model.

I don't have front passanger power seats
I don't have XM Radio (no ipod text scroll feature if u get aftermarket module)
No heated side mirrors
I think I left out one or two minor things.

syee99

steering wheel controls aren't lit I think was the only other one.

Kitjai

Umm, actually that ad Syee posted wasnt that bad, but is it true that to add Aspec, its another 6k? In terms of, i want the lower fog lights, the spoiler, skirt. Etc. And i want the navi andi dun think ithas navi either. Does it mean that i need to install a portable navi and how much would that be?

syee99

Ahh, didn't know you were looking for a navi model. Those for some reason seem to be hard to come by here in Canada. However, I must admit that the Navi is pretty cool.

The body kit shouldn't cost $6k. If you're going full on A spec possibly (i.e. suspension and body kit with painting and installation), and even that's a stretch. However the body kit itself shouldn't cost that much.

I'm not sure if the car you're looking at is the ad you linked us to - but that particular car doesn't have the "Aero kit" (aka ASpec body kit). Can't say I really like the A Spec body kit either - it looks way too aggressive for my tastes...

As for portable Navi, I'm using a Garmin Nuvi 360 and love it. Best part is that since it's portable, I can take it with me on vacations - where I really need it since I'm not familiar with where I'm going. Downside is that it's portable, so any ol crack head can bust my window and take it if I don't put it away...

Kitjai

Was just wondering, how much did that portable navi?
I dunno, i might wait abit until next year when i saved up enuff for a new stock tsx, last time i chked was about 41k. It had navi, Apsec, everything. But its kinda pricey, some ppl say its better off going used instead.

visuelz

There is a difference between 04 and 05 and that is the alarm beep. The 04 one is a horn. The 05 is a beep. I like the beep better.

syee99

The Nuvi cost me $400USD. You can get the 350 which only lacks Bluetooth for $350 (or sometimes less). Best bet is to get it from the US, since they seem to be somewhat expensive here, especially with taxes factored in. Try Tigerdirect.ca. They had a pretty decent deal going on them if you don't mind going mail order.

Going Aspec according to Acura's site is $47,195, before taxes. Aspec pacakage would be the sport suspension, 17" 5 split spoke (or the 18" for $1100 more), A spec emblem, front/rear skirt, spoiler and side skirts. That'll bring you way over $50k after taxes. ($53,330 in BC with 13% sales tax) Not worth it in my opinion for a car that's in it's final year before a redesign. If I were you, I'd pick one up used, or save up for a new 09 redesign. At least there you'll probably get the SH AWD, albiet for a higher price. Hopefully by then, you'll have saved enough for it!

If you need a car now, I'd say go for a used 04 or 06. They'll be about half to 2/3 of the cost of a brand new, and you can Hondata it for a bit more punch with the money you saved. Everything is still under warranty (well, an 04 might not be). If you really want it to look unique, go pick up a body kit of your liking and have someone put it on for you, and pick up some new wheels and tires. You'll still be way ahead!

Kitjai

Ya i agree, but the dealer just called me again today, he updated the 05 tsx, this is the info he gave me:

05 tsx
6 spd.
Apsec installed (skirt, spolier) and everything with fog lights
had Internal upgrade
have 70k km on it
Price: 28k, tax not included (but he can probably ask for a cheaper price)
No navi
Probably used 3 years already

So What do you guys think? looking roughly around 30k for a used 05, but i can probably convince him for a lower price, (probably 28k tax included)

Kitjai

And this is the other dealership who called me about this 06 tsx.

http://www.trader.ca/powerpage/detai...3&adid=6309366

syee99

I'd say jump on the 06. Roughly the same price for way less miles. Seeing that it's still under warranty, you'll have less headaches. (plus the 06's had 4yr/80,000km warranty vs the 3yr/60,000 the prior years had). In addition, the 06 puts down 5hp more, and comes with the foglights standard.

Let someone else eat the depreciation for you instead of going brand new. I guess it really depends on what's more important - saving some $ or getting a "virgin" car.

Kitjai

lol haha, forgot to state that the 06 is a demo car
Btw, how much would i need to get skirt pack installed on to the 06 (Apsec), for sure its not 6 k, thats what one dealership said, lies.

syee99

haha...well, if you tally up everything on Acura's build it and price it page, the entire ASpec package does roughly add up to 6k. (however, it's the complete front, rear, side skirts, as well as the spoiler, suspension and rims). You could probably do all that seperately for a little less.

Not sure what just the A spec costs on it's own. I'd also check out the Mugen replica that some guy is selling on here. He wanted $800 I think for the front, rear and side skirts (unpainted). That kit looks pretty nice as well - conservative yet different. Not too crazy like some of the other ones out there.

To be honest, the TSX looks better without the spoiler. I have the spoiler on mine, but it came that way and I'm really impartial as to whether I like it or not.

As for the fact it's a demo car, well, I'm sure it's going to have been driven somewhat hard. That's a tough call. Check up with him on that - I don't see too many manual tranny demos since most people can't drive one...I'd figure they'd be all Auto. If so, I'd make sure I'd milk the extended warranty out of him in case any unforseen problems crop up. Not sure if clutches are included in the extended warranty though...I'd figure that would be the single most likely item to go on a standard...

Kitjai

Ya, true. Probably gonna head down to da dealership to check it out sometime next week. The other deal woulda been sickk if it werent for da 70k km, it had everything.

Kitjai

This may sound stupid, but was just wondering how does the bluetooth work for the 06 tsx, cause if drving a manual, it will be hard to talk on da phone @ the same time. So does it mean, i can somehow use this bluetooth for cellphone use?

Thanks

bibby

ng hai ar mah...73km doe $27000???? Not worth it.
Should be more like $25500. But man, if I were you, I would spend another $3000 to get a lower km and newer (2006) model.