I'm looking into another TSX again. 2004 6sp with Nav preferrably. CG or MSM. I've looked around my area and most of them are in the 24-25K range. I'm not sure if I want to get back into a TSX though. THe other car I'm considering is a 2k4 Jetta GLI. The GLI is about 5-7K less depending on miles and responds very well to mods. I definitely have plans to mod the car, but won't go to overboard. I'm only planing on keeping the ar 2-3 years until I can get into an M3 again.

Anyway, how are prices in your area? I have no problems buying from out of state (Washington State)

James

 

And yes I've looked at KBB but sometimes their not very accurate on used car prices. Some dealers like to javk the price up in their listing also and it does not represent what the car actually sold for.

 

A lot of advertised prices in NJ still seem high (24-25k), but I've seen some for 21, 22, 23k, too. I'd say anything over 22k is probably overpriced for a non-nav, as I bought my '04 in May '05 for $23.5k with 16k miles on it (non nav).

What's up with your M3?

 

there are a few around Austin/San Antonio area 2004 with 54K miles, MT6 with Nav CG for $19,995 its at a dealer, so I am sure they would ship it. Just depends on mileage youre looking for.

 

btw, I cant wait to see the new M3s next year, might be buying one of those and getting rid of the 335i. I had a 330ci with the M3 SMG transmission and I loved it.

 

HMMM For 20K I might reconsider the TSX. I'm leaning more towards the Jetta now. Cheaper, more responsive to mods, lots of aftermarket....etc.

 

It's a long story.....

 

I would also factor in the price of the unplanned repairs on the Jetta into the total cost of ownership. New transmission will cost you $5k... I had to replace the tranny (among many other things) at just 48K miles on the Audi A4 that I had a couple of years back. The Jetta is just as bad...

 

If youre gonna go mod crazy on it, theres one out of warranty for $17K with like 75K miles grey with nave 6 speed. Its wayyyy under blue book. I think the dealership is just trying to unload it.

 

http://www.trader.ca/search/Results....ategory=&CAT=1

fyi - these are CDN dollars

 

That's a one in 1000 type of deal. That's what warranties are for anyway.

James

 

I'm not going mod crazy. Just some simple bolt on parts.

 

I sense bad auras about your M3.

 

Nothing bad about the car. Just rough times at home and work forced the unexpected sale of the M3 and the GTI that replaced it withing a 2-3 month period. Things are a bit more stable now, that's why I'm looking for a decent car and trying to get out of the POS beated accord that I'm driving now.

James

 

i remeber when u posted pics any everything the day you got the M3. Sorry to hear about the woes. But glad to hear your back on the slow and steady path.

And glad to hear your lookin to get back into a TSX.

Here in the Bay Area 04's with nav and 6 speed are roughly around the 22-24k range But it heavily depends on the miles and if its certified or not.

 

Glad you're back on track. I hope you join the club, and rejoin us

 

Who wants to be at the dealership often? Honda warranty isn't even needed because things rarely go bad (I probably will never have to do a warranty claim). On the other hand, I've heard alot of reliability issues for audi's...enough to scare me away from considering them back when I bought my TSX

 

It can be that way with any car you buy. I had a 2000 Jetta VR6 from 2000-2002 and aside from normal maintenance, the car was not in the shop that often.

I'm still kind of undecided. Both cars are nice. The TSX has the fetaures I like such as leather, heated seats, and HID's. The Jetta has the 1.8t and looks that I like. Plus it's a less expensive car and more mode friendly. Plus it comes with 18" BBS rims already. Guess we'll just have to wait til our house sells and make a decision then.
Here's both of the cars that I've owned over the years:

 

Wow, both are very beautiful.


Let us know what decision you make.

 

seems like uve already made up ur mind for the Jetta.

 

it's more like 75% made. It really depends on how quickly we sell our house and if we get full asking price for it.

James

 

I sold my 04 TSX in April for $21,700.00 and picked up an 06 GTI ironically. My TSX was a mint SSM, 5AT, Non-Navi with around 33k on the clock. I see know reason why you should pay over 22k for an 04.