milad32

Whats goin on everyone. I just put a deposit down for this CL-S, driving down to houston on thursday to check it out and hopefully bring it home! I paid $18,9k for it, came out to like 20,4 w/ tt&l. Good deal or no? I can still back out and get a refund if I want, give me some input.

Ebay link to my ride....

Thanks in advance for feedback/help, I look forward to bein apart of this community.

allmotor_2000

Not sure if the 'Stability Control', 'Wood Interior Trim' and '5-Speed Automatic Transmission' apply, but the car looks good and is a steal for $18.9!! Makes me sad that my car might be worth only that or a tad more with Navi!

Welcome to the board!

oneilc

That looks pretty good. You'll love the car!

rolly7007

Congrats dude I just bought mine it was a 2003 showroom car at my a dealer my uncle worked at. I paid 24,900 cl type-S 6spd Charcoal color can't even spell nor pronounce the real name of the color. But anyway car came with wing and a awesome warranty and with a warr. up 100k also car only has 4k miles so it's just like new. Yess I'm happy had for just three days

Justin.CL

Looks nice, you will love it. Welcome!

Silverbulit40

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welcome to the 6speed club!

niz181

nice ride you will enjoy it

Eggplant-EX

Stole it. Enjoy the car, mang!

GreenMonster

Beautiful car, very nice price too. Welcome to the forum

babyblue

Congrats bro.. Excellent price.. and Welcome to the Board...

brian6speed

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damn same exact car as mine with the same mileage. I don't wann think my cl is only worth 19k either.

pimpscls

damn man i been keeping my on that one for over 2 months now, congrats

GreenMonster

I feel your pain

I've only got 23K miles on my 6spd, but I've come to realize that it doesn't matter what the resale value is as long as I don't sell it

Chaptorial

Car looks hella clean.

Buy that sucker and enjoy.

milad32

Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback... I actually was about to buy an '02 TL-S w/ nav and 19k miles on it for $20,500. So I call the guys number and he says he doesn't work that day and he'll meet me at the dealership the next day to look at the car. I couldn't wait so I went up there to check it out and test drove it and out of courtesy to that guy didn't try to buy it so I would wait for him the next day and he could get his commission. Well that night someone ended up buying it But I guess everything happens for a reason and my reason is my 6spd... Leavin at 5am to pick it up tomorrow, cant wait!!

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

That is a steal. It's a shame though.

milad32

UPDATE: My dad drove me over 4 hours to Houston to pick up the car today and when we get there the F#$^IN G@D D@#N BUMPER WASN'T EVEN THE SAME F*$&IN COLOR SILVER AS THE F#@!@# CAR!!!!! I repeated asked the guy on the phone if the car had been wrecked or had any body work done to it and he kept insisting it was in perfectly good shape, no wrecks, no damage, etc. I stressed it a few times and stressed that I was driving over 4 hours from Dallas to pick it up and he said come on down, you'll love the car. Me and my dad both took the day off to pick it up, what a waste of time... When we got there, the guy I talked to wasn't even there, his business partner was and I expressed how dissappointed I was that they would take me for a fool and wasted our day. He gave me a check for gas money after apologizing and we drove right back home. I guess the good news for you guys is that your cars are worth much more than $18,900, and i'm a fool for believing those a$$holes. Sorry for the length, I really need to vent!!!

If anyone knows a good CL-S or TL-S for sale THAT HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED OR HAD BODY WORK DONE, please pm me. Thank you and come again...

goldmemberer

What a fucking horror story. I'm sorry that happened to you, bro... but atleast you got the gas money out of it. What a let down though, ... I woulda loved the thought of having that car.

brian6speed

iTrader: (5)

Whas it really off that much? I think their is a slight difference in the appearance between the painted metal sections like the doors hood etc and the plastic bumper. It shouldn't be that obvious though. You should have taken some pictures of it.

anothercls

I think you're referring to the anthracite grey color they have, Chap has one, looks great, this or ABP would have been my choice of colors.


I just took some time to look at those photo's in more detail and the front and rear bumpers are difference colors, on opposite corners, not sure if it is the way they light is hitting it or not on those corners, but there is a definate difference between sheet metal and plastic. The car wasn't produced too much before mine according to the VIN, but it could have faded some in the TX sun, but not that much.

Next time run a carfax or something prior to making the trip.

BC2G

that is an AWESOME deal considering six months ago when i bought my 01 cl type s it cost me $21,000.....

phipark

Good deal. Six speed is the way to go.

milad32

The body of the car had a shiny metallic silver and the rear bumper was just a plain silver color. The ends of the bumper (under the rear quarter panels) were definately not aligned correctly and stuck out a little bit, the bumper would give if you pushed down on it (a huge gap with not too much force), the right side of the trunk had a bigger gap than the left side, the front grille was loose, loose parts in the engine bay like battery cover and the intake was literally about to fall off because no one tightened the clamps, and few more minor things. This guy took a shitload of pictures and put up the pictures that would not show evidence of all the things I mentioned. Whoever put it together and prepared it for sale did a sloppy job and those were just the things I could see on the car, who knows what other non-visual problems the vehicle could have. I didn't want to take a chance, but if anyone else likes it he'll sell it for $18,900. With tax and all it came out to $20,480 I think.

123456SPEED

Hi, sorry for your troubles. it seems like I've seen that car being auctioned on ebay numerous times, and never selling I guess. It looks beautiful in the pix. Can't blame you for going after it. Aren't you near Dallas? There should be plenty available sooner or later closer to you. Good luck. PM me any questions, I've had 2 6 speeds, bought them both used. I'm in Austin.

blackmagiCL_S

Nice car and nice price. It seems a bit inexpensive to me....

NSX-Tuner

Congrats and welcome!!!

einsatz

funny how people keep saying congrats even after the OP said he didn't buy it.

NSX-Tuner

I must not have been awake this morning when I started to read this thread. Oh well, at least I wasn't the only one looking like a fool.

Anyway, milad32 - don't give up, you are bound to find another good deal.

TL_Type_S

check out this pic.... it's pretty obvious how bad the paint is here....

TL_Type_S

and this front one looks whack too...

TL_Type_S

someone should run a carfax on this vehicle....

mattg

it's pretty typical (especially w/ satin silver) for the bumpers to be a different shade than the rest of the car.

i bet it's never been painted.

DarkSithCL

iTrader: (1)

Welcome to acl land...you are in very good company... ...sorry that the whole 6 speed thing was wack...God will bless you with one...

chungkopi

nice!!! congratulations!!

Chaptorial

Damn those two pics above make it look like a two tone CL.

ferizzo

maybe it is the new hotness! j/k. either way there are some CLS6s selling in the blackmarket so don't despair.

milad32

Carfax page is linked on the ebay page... click on it and theres a link, but guess what? Everything checked out clean! You really can't trust carfax b/c w/ my old maxima I ran it and only 1 of 3 wrecks showed up.

milad32

Oh yeah, and thanks for the support everyone, I really appreciate it...

DarkSithCL

iTrader: (1)

How can we avoid this person(s) in the future? I live in H-own and want to keep the shady folk out of my life....for sure!!!

kevin79925

ya. what dealership is that at?