well my 03tls ALMOST took a dump on me .. the acura warrantied replacement tranny was almost gonna go out on me (again) .. i took it to a shop and i was quoted 3700 .. PLUS, i needed tires, timing belt, brakes, PS leak, missing cylinders which was totaled at 4300 ..
SOOO the owner of the shop told me i needed to get rid of it ASAP if i didnt want it .. he told me to park it overnight at the dealership and let them test drive it cold so it will shift right .. I did and they gave me 5200 and the car had 172,000 miles .. i miss it but I have finally decided to moved on . . . . . .


I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS FOR THE HELP AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST WITH YOUR TL'S!!

This is what i eneded up buying .. 2013 535i M-Sport.

 

Nice car, but if u thought the TL was expensive to maintain, just you wait. My buddy who drives a 535 also is ALWAYS crying about something breaking or going out and the price to fix it. Hope you're ready for a battery change to cost hundreds!!

 

i acutally leased it .. i want a new car every few years .. i got sick of car problems since my acura vigor .. so as far as repairs, i have nothing to worry about now!

 

Congrats, that ride should make it easy for you to forget your TL.

 

Leasing is the best way to go with these types of cars. Plus no charge maintenance right? Love it

 

I was glad to see my 2001 CL go after 5 or 6 transmissions.
Wonder how much this design defect cost Acura over so many years ?

 

Acura will most definitely lose a lot of potential customers due to their flawed tranny's.

 

yeah thanks guys .. maintenance free car .. all i gotta worry about is tires & gas .. i've heard from several people that leasing is the only way to go with sport luxury cars .. i love it tho .. it turns heads left and right .. love that attention!