03 cl type s 6spd 96k miles one owner $13,250


i am in california..

please let me know..

 

That is some insane amounts of mileage. Check to see when the car was purchased, why there is so much mileage, is it on the original clutch, and if the timing belt etc has been changed.

 

damn what that guy do drive to Africa every other week. I would try for 11.5k

 

mileage are mostly highway miles... guy commuted to work every day 100+ miles..

he is the orignol owner have not asked about the timing belt etc.. how is 12,500.00 sound?

Thats what i offered him..

 

Damn that is a lot of miles for 3 years!!!

Where they drive?? Cali. to NJ every month!!!!

I have an 03 with 33K....Well I actually have 34+ now....

 

wow, high miles. i have 26.9k on my 03. does it have navi? find out what maintenance has been done on it. do the tires need to be replaced? how is the interior?

 

That's a hell of a lot of miles. But $12.5K sounds like a good deal if the car is in good shape.

 

Tires were replaced 7 months ago..

guy claims everything is clean inside out, the only thing is he has small rock chips in the front bumper due to highway driving...

he says he has all the maintaince records. clutch is stock everything else has been maintained well....

 

It is a lot of miles...but a good price...NADA Vaule for trade in is $14,725 and for average retail is $17,600.

 

Yes... that's a decent price... A member in RI boought a 03 6spd w/ 92K miles on it for around the same price (located it in NH).

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...t=high+mileage

Lots of people commute insane distances in CA to goto work. The 6spd from NH was probably used by someone who commuted to the Boston area....

 

Well the reason I ask about the timing belt, is because the 105K mile service is the big service. It runs about $900-$1000, so that may be something to take into consideration when making your monetary offer on the car.

 

Definately check on the 105k service being done, it got a bit pricey for mine. I have 106k on my 03 and there are no problems with the clutch or anything mechnical at all. If I were to sell mine I'd probably go a little less, but it all depends on if it is what you're looking for and what you can afford.

 

Its about $1500 for maintainence from my local dealer for 105k mile service check...

i checked carfax this car is made in US not sure if there is an issue.. i always look for car made in Japan.. Better workmanship...

 

All the CL and TL's are made in the US in Ohio. The RL is built in Japan, according to Edmunds.com the MDX is made in Canada. The TSX is also made in Japan, just checked.

 

so i talked to the guy he said $13250 is the lowest he will go in the car, considering i have to do timing betl/105k service check etc..

should i buy this cl?

 

Everyone claims "highway miles" when their car is almost at 100k. I paid 12,000 for my 01 with 45k on it. That's half the miles. 12,500 is way too much, imho. That car will be worth nowhere near 13k with 110-120 on the clock. That dealer is out of his mind. For 13k he's not doing the timing belt or service either?

Granted, my car is an auto, but is the 6 with TWICE the mileage worth over a grand more? No way in hell.

I'd pass if I were you. You can buy brand new cars for 10k, I don't care how nice the CL is, 100k miles isn't worth 13k, anywhere. Your loan-value ratio will be completely upside down within a year.

 

The 6 speed has little to no chance of having a 3-5k transmission dropping on it either, this is what makes it worth the little extra cost for a 6speed.

If this is a dealer, ask them the cost of the 105k service or the timing belt change and ask them to either do that before the purchase is made or try to work out something with the price.

 

To bad you don't live in the Maryland area, I just traded my Auto CLS for a Six speed Cls. They sold me the car for 13,000dollars for 60,000miles, it was selling for 21,000dollars, but they tried to screw my mom over and she threatened them that she would tell everybody not to buy a car from them and they knocked the price down so they would shut her up! Thats crazy, but I know they got two more Six speeds wit Navi, A silver one and black one, silver one got 29,000K and my new friend I made at the dealership said it was selling for 24,000, but that he would sell for 19,000 to a person I knew. The black one got 35k and its selling for 22,000 but he would sell it for betwee 17,800 and 18,000. Its a real acura dealer! They cool, and I only deal wit the Manager, cause hes the one that would hook yall up!

 

its a private party, i had emailed him looks like he is not budging on the price.. so we will see i kept my offer at 12,500 i think over that would not be a deal.... Also there is no navi in it which i was really looking for....

 

Get the car checked out by a mechanic before before buying it. Also, make sure the clutch isn't slipping. Inspect the car, the gaps between panels, and all the other stuff to verify it was never in a wreck. If everything checks out and you can work him down, buy it.

 

I posted about the cost of my timing belt change and it was 7hrs of labor plus the belts, which were about $100.00 for them.