mexicanricer

Guys,

My Accord got stolen last weekend in Vegas, I will find out what the damage is monday. I been shopping around since I do not want to keep the car if it is repairable.

Acura dealer close to my house has a 01 CL Type S Silver with Navi for about 22 - 23k it has about 38,000 miles, Black leather fully loaded, auto.

I am thinking of picking it up, but I need your guys help in figuring a good price to try to get the best discount from the dealer.

Also is a 01 a good choice? Been reading that you can swap the 03 tails and put them on a 01? Is this true, do you need any special wiring harness?

If I do get this ride, first thing I want to do is slamm the mofo, Tien make a kit for this car? or any other suggestions?

mexicanricer

Come on yo, going to try to make an offer tommorrow, help a brotha out mang.

civic4982

F*** that!!!
don't buy a used CL for that mcuh money. Someone on the board just got a new 6 speed for 27K. Worth it in my opinion to get a new car without worries of tranny stuff.

Try the SEARCH button on these question, since you're a n00bie I'll help you out a bit:

03 tails will need a new wiring harness if I remember readng the other threads right...

'01 is not a good choice. Tranny is a ticking timebomb... I don't care if tehy have an extended 100K warranty. Still timebomb.

Tein SS is made for this car. You're looking at about $800-1000 depending on who you can find to sell it to you for. A suggestion would be a camber kit to go with that as well as spending $150 at firestone for lifetime alignment. That way, when you adjust height you can just take it in for alignment to be done for nothing. $50 each time otherwies (generally).

Oh yeah, get parts used. Lots of people are getting rid of mods lately. It's a good chance to save a bunch of money if you don't mind lost instructions.

civic4982

4K less than a brand new non navi CLS 6 speed isn't a good deal in my opinion... I'd give them 21,500 and not a penny more...

civic4982

oh and look at all those damn miles! the navi is a good bonus but don't get ripped off b/c of it.

mattg

i love my '01. it's dumped on tein ss. they're the best if you want to go low.

yes, you can easily swap in the '03 tails. just need the right plugs.

the auto tranny is a weak point of the car, but acura has extended the warranty on it to 100k miles.

mexicanricer

21.500 sounds about right, thanks. This is a Certified car also have the Navi system. But can you tell if the tranny is shot or not? Serial numbers maybe? Sorrta like the NSX?

Thanks for the feedback guys.

dfreder371

I agree with Civic. If you can afford mods, get an 03 CLS6 instead with the navi. You get a brand new car and 50,000 miles of warranty instead of 12K. No brainer.

Gilgamesh

It' an 01, the tranny is shit. But it may have been fixed, for that I would talk with the dealer, they only get fixed if they took a shit to begin with, so it may still need fixing. Some of the repaired tranny's still blew, but if it was repaired after like Mar 03 (I think) you should be ok, rumor has it that Acura chased down the problem...but I have not been up on the reading for the tranny's too much lately. Sell ya my TL-S Navi for 22,500, with all those mods on it in my sig..only 35k and its an 02...one year newer :P

ferizzo

find a CLS6 for 24-25k and you won't have to worry about the tranny! if you don't drive stick then learn on it!

lou_RENAMED

make me an offer on my 03' 6 speed with 9K with all my mods and Ill drive the car to you and fly back

Im not kidding either I just test drove a convertible clk 430 with the ash interior for about an hour and Im addicted...I made an offer but nothing serious yet....

riceburner503

Hey lou, Why not look into an M3?

SilverCL225hp

$21-22k for a 01 CL TYPE S with navi? Ummmmm it is not ridiculous but it is not a good deal. Think about other new cars at the similar price?

dfv3.2CL-S

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Dont do it, go into ebay. I have been contemplating to trade my 98 VR6 Jetta for a TL-S 02 with the blessing of my beautiful wife and there was chingos of 01 to 03 CL-S with lower mileage and for less . I will also get the 6 spd manual if you know how to drive stick. I traded my 01 for a 03 about four months ago and no regrets to this date.

paper1122

i paid 21,500 for an 01 with less miles than that with navi over a year ago

civic4982

somebody was selling an '03 6 speed for 23K

Don's TL_RENAMED

I would offer 19K and work from there. I'm a salesman so I know. The car probably has around 3-4K room for you to negotiate, don't settle for anything over 20K.

civic4982

here ya go... 23K for an '03 6 speed w/ Navi.

can't beat that with a stick!

maybe I'll get some $$$ if you buy this =P

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...hreadid=109883

SportShiftTypeS

They jack up the price cuz its acura certified..... I got mine around that price but w/ 28,000 miles .. got to play with them a little!

mexicanricer

so go 19k huh, havent found out what i am going to get for my accord yet, so thats the only delay, been reading about the tranny issues, and kinda worried. I heard nsx's had tranny problems too. i might just go and get a integra.

riceburner503

Why not get an rsx-s? The dc-2 type-r is tight also.

civic4982

did you see the link I posted up? it's a steal! with nav and 38K miles for 23K...

I'd jump all over it if I was buying my car again... save some cash and get the navi I always wanted...

maybe that link is more for my lackings in buying my car than to help you find yours hehe...

but damn! anthracite and nav and '03 and 6 spd...

anybody want to buy my '03 black with 16K miles so I can buy that one? =P


So yeah, don't get an auto... it's just not worth the risk. And if an integra is your deal then I'd suggest you not even bother looking at a CL. They're two totally different cars. Type-R Integras are definitely fun... I'd go for the '98 in the Championship White just b/c it's such a nice color in my opinion. Something about that car in white just blows away the yellow and black.

Sorry, I'm rambling.

mexicanricer

I checked out that link and the car is in NY, i am here California. So not worth the risk in getting a auto huh. Damn, I guess i need to teach my wife how to drive a manual tranny then.

Thanks