Spartus

Hello to all!

After receiving word from my insurance company, that my 2001 Acura 3.2TL was totalled it was time to search for a new vehicle. As you might have guessed, I was very interested in the 04 TL. After test driving it, my impressions on it have changed. The cars transmission felt slower than my 01. Eventhough the new 04 has 45 more hp. than my 01, I can honestly conclude that my 01 felt peppier than the new 04. From what I hear, the Type-S owners have formed the same impressions as their cars having even more hp than mine since I had the regular 3.2TL (225hp vs. 260 for the type-s). Then the issue in price came and the delaership wasn't willing to budge much. The best they could do was $1,500 below MSRP which is unsatisfactory as this would be my second Acura purchase from them. I later drove the 2004 Honda Accord EX V6 and felt that it drove better than the 2004 TL and drove more like my 01 TL. The MSRP on the Accord was $26,890 and I could have drove the car home for $24,800, on the road, this including tax and tags. I later drove the 2004 G35 and liked the vehicle as well. After going back and forth between the three delaerships in my area, I was able to negotiate on the price I wanted. Yesterday, I put down a $500 deposit on a 04 graphite sedan with willow cloth. The car will end up costing me $27,700 on the road. This includes tax, tags, and registration. I certainaly feel that this was a good deal since the other two delaerships were $1000 away from this price and couldn't come any closer. I'm curious if there are any other people on this board with a G35 base sedan. I'd also like to hear your opinions on the deal and what you've payed for your cars, on the road. Please include the type of options that you have as well. I'm certainaly glad about my new purchase, but at the same time, a little upset that my Acura was totalled. I was actually looking into the 2003 Type-S left overs and found a few in my surrounding states. However, the price is also higher as they want $28,500 plus tax, tags, and destination. Because of all this, I was pretty much down to two cars; 04 Accord EX V6 and the 04 Infiniti G35 w/ cloth. I could have considered the Maxima which is a great car, but it seems a little too bulky for my tastes. In conclusion, enjoy your second gen TL's as they are great vehicles. I will certainaly miss mine. You can also find me on the G35driver.com forums under the same s/n.

Good luck guys

Pauli

Good choice, you should be very happy with the G35. The interior is not that great, but the engine is fantastic and the torque is a thrill. At that price, that's a great deal for the G35. The 2004 TL's price and the dealers' unwillingness to deal on them does not make it the best value at the moment.

Monte TLS,MAX

Congrats and ignore the "interior grippers" as long as you like it thats all that matters.

drcookie

Congratulation on the new car. The only thing that I like about 04 TL is the toys in it. I was really hoping for a AWD TL but it does not seem to be happening. Did you check out the price for an AWD G35 ?

Spartus

The G35X (all wheel drive), is a couple of grand more. I wanted to experience the RWD feeling so I didn't even bother to look in the AWD. I also don't like buying cars the first year they come out and the AWD models are 04.

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