Well there I was leaving work about to get on the express way, when I felt my car kinda hesitate for a second then BAM the front tires lock up and the car skids for about two seconds then downshifts tremendously hard into second from about 65 mph. For a split second I thought I got rear ended and I even looked out the rear view mirror to see the suspect. Then it hit me, I never thought that it would ever happen to me but it did I looked down and see my D5 light blinking and the VSA light and every other light you could imagine that would go when your tranny takes a dump on you.

An hour later, I get to Acura after I opt out of taking the express way. I walk into service to be greeted and taken care of within a half hour they confirm that my tranny is dead and that I would be the lucky one to break in their new 2008 Acura TL loaner. Well after taking all of my crap for work out of the trunk of my dead TL my good friend and salesman (Steve) walks over and asks me whats going on. I explain to him that my car died and that I was happy to get a new loaner while my old one was being repaired under warranty since it only had 68,xxx miles on it. Then he asks me if I had any spare time so that he could show me something. I said sure and 4 HOURS LATER IM THE PROUD OWNER OF THIS 2006 NHP 6SM TL W/NAVI!!!




And this is my excited wife with our new baby

and this is my new project Integra you can see in the background

Its been great guys but Im gonna be movin on to the third gen forum you guys have been awesome especially Kris hopefully there be some guys like that in the third gen forum. I will be parting out the old TL soon, keep an eye out in the black market for parts. Positive comments feel free to drop a line! Sorry for the long message Im just excited.

 

Congrats.

 

nice!!

 

very nice

 

congrats on the new ride

 

Sweet new ride! But what's up with the Type-S wheels? Did you ask for those?

 

im jealous!

 

congrats. i just hope u got a good deal, impulse buys often are not good buys..

btw, where are u located, and does ur 2nd gen have black interior? oem kit? shoot me pm

 

tight

 

Yes they are!! I had them throw them in with a new set of michelin's for free not a bad deal huh? I like them better than the regular wheels.

 

Well I think I got a deal and I thought long and hard for a whole two seconds and I think I made a good choice. They gave me a good amount for the old TL 15,500 with 68,xxx and a busted tranny even though it was going to be replaced. Im only paying 100 dollars more for a car thats 3 years newer and alot sweeter. And my insurance only went up 10 bucks a month. I figured i should live it up while I can.

as for the oem kit its staying on the car as Im trading it in. All after market parts are coming off I/H/suspension ..... keep an eye out in the black market.

 

definately worth the extra cash....welcome to the 3rdgen....now u gotta slam it and cut out some pipes...hahaha

 

The best looking Acura Interior ever! You got quite a good deal too!

 

wait, you said you got this new TL for $100 more? and you sold your old TL for $15,500 so that means you got this for $15,600?

that can't be right

 

He probably meant $100 more a month in car payments then what he was paying before, I'm assuming.

All in all I think that was an excellent deal.

 

Congrats...... Thats some Good Luck there bro!
ANy ways Back to business... I Put Dibs on the FRONT LIP if you have that on

 

Nice. Good luck with the new TL.

 

Dang for some reason i like how the Type S wheels looks on 04-06 but when it is on a Type S.............ewww!!

 

Nice and congrats. Got pics of the old whip?

 

nice

 

so like...where's the bad and the ugly? all i saw was u trashed a transmission and got upgraded lol. btw...would this Steve like to sit down and chug a beer and talk about car specials?

 

so how much did you owe on your 2nd gen? and they gave you 15.5? thats impressive!

 

I dont like putting my finances out there in public but for you guys Ill do anything... almost anything.... Well I owed 11,238 that would been my 10 day payout when we called AHFC so when they gave me 15500 i had a remaining balance of 4262. The new car was 30800 so after trade in it was 26538 add doc fees wrap around warranty and taxes and all that other happy horse crap and i ended up financing 29,xxx i dont feel like getting the paper work in the car but i used to pay 368 for the old TL now I pay 488. Deal or no deal? My insurance went up 10 bucks a month as well.

 

clean car, i can tell how excited u are. glad ur tranny blew at the right time?

 

wow. absolutely crazy. i also drive a 2002 tl-s, which is in the shop AS WE SPEAK getting a new tranny. i have 61xxx though. i owe 11,300ish. we basically have the same car. crazy. good luck with the new one.

 

does this mean you're abandoning us for them 3Gs?

 

Congrats...

 

Wow! Congrats! Wish my dealer had thought of that! And I only owe $2500.00 on my '02...
Enjoy your new ride!

V.

 

Damn your dealer is a good dude man... hooked you up lovely...

see you on the 3g side heheeeh

Welcome to NBP baby