http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...lor=&cardist=3

-I don't want to discourage my friend from entering the CL family. You guys are great too. But I don't want him living with the automatic transmission bull shit that i and a lot of us are going through. He doesn't wan ta manual.

-I think he's set on the car. Can you all tell me if it's at least a good deal?


Thanks yall. Haha, and apologies if I made this sound more serious than it really is.

 

don't let him get the auto.

 

I'm currently talking to him right now. He's not budging. Should I break his fingers so he can't call the person that's selling? and if so, what should I suggest to him.

 

if he wants it, it does have 80K mi. worth of tranny warranty on it. he does know that's not a cl-s, right?

 

His requirements are nothing over 30,000 miles, and has to be under and around the 20K price. So yes, he does realize it's not a CL-S. He doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

 

i had the same choice, and chose an 01 black on black cl-s with 29k on it for 3k less. up to him.

 

Good luck with the trannys tennis =/ (I personally feel I will survive, but it's just a pain).

He found an 02 accord coupe fully laoded with 15K miles for $20K. Would that be better?

-One more thing, tennis, where do you find your deal? I kinda think $20K for a CL-P's alil' high =/

 

I think $20k for a CL-P with 80k miles on it is pretty silly. I would probably never get a CL-P anyway. The CL sort of needs the -S to be a real CL

 

-80K?

 

found it off of recycler.com. that is the place to go, esp if you want those new accords.

in fact, as i was looking, found a beautifully modded (19s, exhausts, coilovers, etc.) 03 accord w/ 22k mi for 18,9 too. but went with the CL, 29k, type s, my preferred color - listed 18,5 - bought 17,4.

just take a look.

and honestly, i'd still take the cl anyday. even with a 5 to 2 sudden downshift .

 

woops. misread a previous post

 

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-And my friend will get the CL. He can't find any good CL-S's he says and will probably get that dark grey CL-P. He likes the feel of it. I am of course a proponent of... "if a car can make you feel that much better, it can't be bad". who said that? i have no idea. probably someone not very practical.

 

He is really gonna wish he didnt get a CLP once he starts driving it. I would really advise against it and tell him to wait for a CLS

 

blader- while I do agree with you that a CL-S is worth the wait, he isn't going to know the difference unless he has driven both vehicles....

 

well he'll be sorry and you can always tell "i told ya so" once he starts getting tranny problems that DONT HAVE A FIX, and you're just fucked and there's nothing you can do about it

 

I think that price is too much considering what more you can get with the Type S, which are more numerous too. Not gonna comment on the automatic but I love my 6 speed.
So no I wouldn't buy it, esp for that price, but I'm not him. just depends on what he wants to get really. Good color choice tho :P

 

If I remember correctly the accord has the exact same tranny as the CL, but someone will correct me if I am wrong.

You can find a CLS for the same price and a few more miles. They are around, just be patient. If you break your friends fingers he will have plenty of time to recover and look for a car.

 

I somehow doubt that. I love my CL-p and I've had it for 3.5 trouble-free years. Still waiting on the tranny issue and I know it's a possibility ANY day, but I have no regrets on which car I bought. Given the choice today, I would opt for the CL-S but it doesn't exist anymore, so it's not really an issue.

Let him buy it if he's really into it. He's (presumably) a big boy who can decide if 225 hp is enough for his life - and if a potential tranny problem is a deal breaker or not.

 

Final answer. He ended up buying it anyway. I told him that if the tranny issues show up, he better damn well get a TL or TSX as a loaner.

-Also, he said he has the 100,000 mile warranty, but it's for 4 years, and not 7 years. Why? Because certain 2003's are like that apparently says Acura. I said to him: "what the crap?"

 

If you're talking about the tranny warranty it is not 4 years, it's like 8 or 10, I don't know.

 

tell him to buy a TYPE S!!!!!!!!

 

just get him to read this thread from fellow cl-p and cl-s owners.. wait for a cl-s 6 speed