I went out and purchased a 1999 Acura TL with 54k miles on it. Has navi, heated seats, sunroof, Bose system, etc. I paid about 14,400 out the door, plus a 2,000 48k-mile warranty deal. Did I pay too much or is that around the industry average? Are Acuras known to last well past the 100k-150k mark?

 

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Yea, I think you paid a little bit too much. Yes, if you take care its right (regular maintance), 100k-150k is just a start.

 

Welcome aboard. I also think you pay a little too much, 99 is around 10-12k average i believe. The warranty is a good idea, don't know if you need it since your car has pretty low miles for the year and acura extend the warranty on transmission to 7yrs/100,000 miles.
My car had 45k when i bought it and i also got the same warranty, just in case

 

Welcome and enjoy. Bring on the mods.

 

Your TL should last especially since you got the 99 with the 4-speed tranny. No tranny worries for you! Welcome!

 

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Welcome!

 

Welcome, ive been on this forum for almost a full year now so feel free to ask me any questions you might have if no one else is really answering them. After a while you will know who knows the most and who's the best to go to for questions and stuff. Later. NOW HURRY UP AND START MODDING THAT TL OUT!

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I do agree that I paid too much, but I don't really care, I love this car

 

Welcome to the forum. search away and learn about the car

 

ya maybe but it has low miles - and with proper care, it will last as long as you want. I have 98k miles on my '99TL now and it still runs like new. I recommend you switch out the navigation unit (the one in the trunk) with a newer DVD system that is found in the '00-'03 TL.

it covers the entire USA (not just regions) and is still being updated while the hard drive system's last update was a few years ago. the dvd system also have many more roads and points of interest - like 4 or 5 million points of interest in the current version.

you can find the units on Ebay sometimes - I paid around $300 for it. that is the best mod I have done to my car (most usefully at least).

welcome though!

 

Welcome to the forum. I think you will enjoy the car. I wondered too about how long my car might last, but everyone tells me with proper care it should go 200K easy - in other words, your car is still in its infancy...

 

Welcome. 100-150K...no problem. That will come and go, just make sure you keep up with scheduled maintenance. And as T0ast said, no tranny probs to worry about.