seans5

Well, I'll start by saying I love my 2000 TL. It's just a great car and if I did sell it, I know it'd miss it terribly.

HOWEVER, I'm trying to reduce some debt... and am considering selling the TL for something I can get paid off more quickly. Since I'm sold on Acuras, I'm looking at a 1998 3.2 TL (not 2.5!) or a 1997 or 1998 RL.

What do you guys think? Which direction would you go if you had to make the change? Looks like the RL has more of the electronic goodies my TL has, but I'm afraid it wouldn't feel nearly as sporty. Thoughts on either car? I'm assuming transmission problems aren't an issue for either car, right? I'm looking at a high mileage vehicle...

thanks!

BLaCk Acc

get a Integra GSR, u'll get ur sportiness with some luxury.if u want a 4dr get the 4dr gsr. I would get the RL over the older TL's. You can also get like a 98 V6 accord, similar motor to TL and interior is similar too.

Shift_it

I ownd 2-tegs. They are nice, but no where near luxury quality nice as the TL's. I hear road noise and road bumps w/ the Teg and none w/ the TL . Quality is all ways 1st

Liftedoff420

shit...nothing can compare to the luxury and sportiness the 2nd generation TL has

maybe you can sell the TL and get an 97-99 audi, they are pretty fast and luxurious

if your set on acuras, i personally would get a integra GSR, black with black leather interior and 5 speed

dont get an accord though, i know alot of people who have them and they are boring as hell, even the v6

LiQiCE

I don't understand this getting out of debt by selling your car and buying another one. I can see if you're selling a Ferrari to buy a Civic, but you're probably not going to save that much money on this type of deal...

Hypothetically speaking ... Lets say you sell your '00 TL-P, private party. I don't know your mileage, so I'll estimate it at 75,000 miles (15k average per year) and using Kelley Blue Book, we'll say its in good condition. Its worth $11,940.

Now I don't know how much you owe on the car, but lets say you owe $10k on the car loan still.

Now if you buy a 1998 Acura RL, with 105,000 miles on it in Good condition, the KBB Estimate Private Party value for the car is $9,060.

So now you've sold your car for $11,940, you have $1,940 after paying off your TL, and you still have to borrow $7120, a total savings of $2880. But now you have a car thats worth less will depreciate more when you goto sell it again has more mileage and could potentially break down costing you more money. Not to mention you sold your car that you love for something you may not like as much. I also didn't calculate the cost of taxes, tags, and title which will increase the cost of the RL slightly and decrease your savings.

I don't know, but to me it sounds like a lot of effort put into buying and selling a car for no good reason. You'd be better off figuring out a way to save more money like ... lets say brown bagging your lunch for work everyday instead of going out to eat (just an example), which could save you as much as $200/month that you can put towards your principle payments on your car loan to get it down quicker. Keep it up and you'll have your car paid off faster than if you had traded cars.

Just my 2 cents. Perhaps in your situation it will work out better for you ... From reading a bunch of these threads though, I just don't always think it really saves the person that much money.

hemants

You get hosed every time you try to trade in and buy a new car.

A '00 TL can't be worth more than $12-$13k right?

Just hang on and get the sucker paid off. Eat canned beans for a year if you have to - it's worth it!

derrick

Closed ... this belongs in car talk in the off-topic section.