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Old 02-07-2013, 11:01 AM
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I gotta say that the first one is the only one that I really wanted . 7k + is too much to pay for the cl imo . The last one you like looks like an 01 which is not okay in my book . If I get an 03 I want the painted handles and half half tails .

The black one I've seen but no not the one I'm looking for in particular . The one I want to get is $6000 , black on black , lowered , salvage title .115k miles. But he really likes the car and is still driving it and want to put exhaust on . He ran a 14.3 in the quarter mile stock , my car ran a 15.3 with headers .
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I stopped by my buddies office and I looked at the Black on Black 6speed with Navi its clean and the guys says he'd take $8k cash who knows maybe he would go a little lower. I don't know about you but I'd rather pay a little more and get a non salvaged car.
Old 02-09-2013, 08:07 PM
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I found a car in my city , it seems mint ... will keep you all posted !
Old 02-09-2013, 10:32 PM
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I would never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever buy a car with a salvage title.
Old 02-10-2013, 12:15 AM
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^^^^ I agree I wouldn't either after a car is totaled insurance companies sell them at auction and shops and people buy them and make them look good on the outside but very rarely fully repair the things that are really wrong with them things like replacing the airbags or repairing often unseen parts with the wrong materials etc.
Old 02-10-2013, 01:38 AM
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The CL has torque vectoring like the Prelude SH. That car did not have an LSD though. You have to drive like an ass to notice it.. (get on the throttle at the beginning of the turn)
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The CL has torque vectoring like the Prelude SH. That car did not have an LSD though. You have to drive like an ass to notice it.. (get on the throttle at the beginning of the turn)
The 6MT? Source? Im pretty sure theres just the LSD doing all the work.
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Yea just a Helical LSD, the way the press release talked about redirecting torque it sounded like torque vectoring.

http://hondanews.com/channels/acura-...l-transmission


You guys really have to let the M3 thing go. We are starting to develop a reputation..

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-CL-Type-S-6MT

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537141
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Originally Posted by MTEAZY
Yea just a Helical LSD, the way the press release talked about redirecting torque it sounded like torque vectoring.

http://hondanews.com/channels/acura-...l-transmission


You guys really have to let the M3 thing go. We are starting to develop a reputation..

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-CL-Type-S-6MT

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537141


This is more bs with people not respecting others cars . It pisses me off , take these cars back to germany .

@Morgan , tell me about it . This car I went to look at was garbage .

I'm starting to just get bummed here .
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IMHO its simple spend a little more and get a better taken care of car.
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Still have not really found a good condition in any price besides 15k ,
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Originally Posted by mikebikelife
This is more bs with people not respecting others cars . It pisses me off , take these cars back to germany .

@Morgan , tell me about it . This car I went to look at was garbage .

I'm starting to just get bummed here .
Don't take it to heart, those BMW guys were even bashing the new RS7. But let's not talk big without videos to back it up
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Originally Posted by MTEAZY
Yea just a Helical LSD, the way the press release talked about redirecting torque it sounded like torque vectoring.

http://hondanews.com/channels/acura-...l-transmission


You guys really have to let the M3 thing go. We are starting to develop a reputation..

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-CL-Type-S-6MT

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537141
I love the link back to AZine on M3Post, I remember that thread fondly
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