Since I am looking for a used, reliable TL, should I go for the 99 or 00? I would like the 99 because it is more likely to fit in my price range, but there were some issues there?

Some people said that I should get a 99 because that was before the major tranny problems.

Other people said I should get a '00 because those transmissions are under a long warranty, so if something goes wrong with it, it will be replaced (unlike if something happenned in the '99)

What do you all think?


-Joe

 

2000 go with the 5 speed

 

99 - LOW MILAGE!

 

Why? So you can bog down in two gears?

 

The 5 speed gets much better mileage, but I did have a 99 and had 50k+ trouble free miles.

Good luck.

 

If you look at carmax or autotrader, the price range of a 99 and 00 are not much different. I would go with the 00, only because it is newer.

 

The y2k model has the 5-speed, thus is 0.5 sec. quicker to 60 and gets 1 mpg better on 93 octane. It also has the side airbags that the 99 does not. Also it has a free 7 year or 100k mile guarantee on the transmission.

 

if u are considering a Navi, the 2000 has a U.S. DVD Navi vs. the Hard Drive Navi for only one region..

 

I got 2000 mainly because of the Navi DVD coverage

 

I have a '99 and my wife had an '01 and I liked the 4-speed better, but I also like to use the sportshift alot.

As far as the extended warranty, the 99's have not had a problem, hence no extended warranty, so you won't have to worry when you go over 100,000 in a '99, but you will not have that same comfort when the warranty runs out on the '00.

 

If you could alos give me some help in my other post "Reliability issues..."


-Joe

 

What ever you do dont tow with the 99 thats how i tore out my tranny cause you cant tow in overdrive and youll be sportin 3 gears burnin uplots of gas. Thankfully it was under warranty.

 

i have 115,000 trouble free miles on mine and the only reason my tranny died was cause i towed a mastercraft ski boat all summer. WAYYYYYY to heavy for our cars. it never had much of a problem doing it but it was tooo heavy and was heaver than the hitch recomends. i say '00' ther is another member here with like 140,000+ on the original tranny!

 

My '99 has 85,000 miles on it and I have had no problems. It still runs like a dream, and I drive my car HAAAAARD.

 

00 and up has side SRS, but no shinny chrome shift plate.

 

This alone should make you get the 99 TL.

99 all the way!

 

I would much rather have a 99... they're the same cars, minus the tranny and the navi system, but if the navi system is really bothering you that much, you can buy the DVD version without spending a fortune, and I believe its plug and play.

 

i have a 99 and am on my 5th tranny, nuff said. We are not immune to it.