This car is advertsed as a 2002 3.2 TL Type S.

Orange/red tails and 3.2 TL badging





Different headrests then those I've seen (with the space, and more triangular shape)



No type S shift knob






That definately looks Aegean blue pearl, has the type S wheels, and perforated leather. Any other way to tell without motor pics?

Here is the vin if anyone can run it and find out for sure...

19UUA56992A001843

 

Simple...it's a repainted TL-P with Type S wheels.

 

It does have the type s gauges and steering wheel, you will have to check the acura owners website

 

AND Interior, what moron buys a Tl, then spends more than it [a TL-s]costs to imitate a TL type S?

 

This car also has perforated steering wheel and silver guage cluster found on the TYPE S.

Looks like it's a type S with 2000 TLP tail lights. Headrests are also from a TLP.

Looks like someone else wanted the headrests and taillights, so they swapped before selling it.

 

prob a totaled car and the body shop changed all the different things.

 

Its a type s at least the vin is. I used the acura owner link website
it prob got totalled, better run a carfax if ur thinking of buying that
VIN / HIN: 19UUA56992A001843

Acura
2002
TL
3.2 Type S with Navigation 5 Speed Automatic
Aegean Blue Pearl
Ebony

 

and also bought 3.2 TL badges?

 

prob was in a rear end accident and some body bought it and fixed it up, notice there is no onstar antennae.

 

yeaa thats what im thinkin man...

 

that will let ya know if it has been totaled - I got a loaner TLP from the dealer today and it had a type-s shifter (weird).

 

as per carfax...
VIN: 19UUA56992A001843
Year/Make/Model: 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE-S
Body Style: Sedan 4 DR
Engine Type: 3.2L V6 PFI SOHC 24V
Manufactured In: UNITED STATES

 

Good Observation....

 

car fax give you the vehical history as well ?? like ownership and such>?

 

i think u have to pay for additional info like that.

 

Carfax = Waste of money. It came back clean on the TL I bought (the front bumper has been painted and the back one had some minor impact marks) as well as the Accord I traded in ($12k+ repairs from a T-bone).

 

not such a good point, the 02 dont have the antennaes only the 03 have that

 

I believe the 2002 Type-S had no On Star.

Didn't Onstar start on 2003 Models?

EDIT: Sorry didn't see the post above mine

 

2002 TL-S did not have Onstar, so their would not be an antenna.

 

it looks more like the bush mobile with those flags

 

My boy has a 2002 TL-S it has 99tl taillights 99 interior type s shift knob 3.2 tl badges in gold and the same color as the one above...his car was stolen and recoverd and a totaled 99tlp was purchased for parts...go figure.

 

that interior looks so nasty....whatever the put on the seats and the dash...they put allittle to much

 

maybe if you can get another closeup shot of the steering wheel, you can see if its VSA vs TCS

(although its already verified its a typeS from carfax)

 

Its a type-s just look at the leather seats and steering wheel (these are harder to replace then the rest of the stuff missing or replaced). Some1 just probably swapped out the tails, headrest, and debadged the type-s badage before it was traded in. Some1 I know traded HU and tails before his dad traded in his 02TL on his 00TL.

 

or the previous owner wanted everyone to think he had a TL-P and when he smoked them..........he said, "hahah you gotten beaten by a 225 HP car" :shrugs:

 

This is a true Type-S. The car was most likely a stolen recovery, and was repaired with any used parts the guy could find. Hence, the TL-P headrests and taillights. Someone might have just ripped off the Type-S badge. The 2002 navi cars will not have an antenna on the rear because they did not come with onstar. That was offered in 2003 only.

 

plus u can take off the type s logo and leave the tl part of it intact...i debadged my car so i know...

 

On the Type S doesn't the door panels also have preforated Leather?? I mean why dont' we get a pic of that and see if that matches? Just a thought.

 

Its a hybrid a car that was put together from general TL parts after it was stolen and stripped or wrecked or something. The Car Fax proves its a TLS no doubting that.

 

nope, unless mine is a fake S

 

I have a 2003 TL-S and the door panels are perforated. Not sure if they are leather though. They don't feel like leather...

 

wheww! I thought I just put up wrong info or worse, didnt even what my car looks like on the inside!! Thanx wanker256!

 

i believe that started on the '03

 

Yeah it started on 03 models.

 

yeh, mine arent perforated...

 

Onstar and perforated leather inserts werent available until 2003.

Its a 2002 TL-S with Navi, (Aegean BLue Pearl, Guages, perforated interior) and 99-01 tails, headrests, and badging.

 

Vehicle info obtained by running VIN through a manufacturer's (e.g. Acura) website VIN check isn't always accurate--when I inputted the VIN from my '03 Yukon XL in GMC's website, it spit out that my vehicle was a '03 Denali XL, which is essentially a slightly more luxurious YXL. When I called about it, the rep said that they modified the VIN database essentially for sake of simplicity when it came to "identifying" model type for web registration purposes. IOW--although they could have broke down a VIN down to the last bit of detail, they chose not to for online purposes (e.g., registering your vehicle on the web for info stuff).

Having said all that, the car in question may very well be a TL-S, but as I stated in the example above, info obtained by plugging a VIN into a manufacturer's website VIN search engine should be taken with a slight grain of salt.

 

its a type-S, i ran a vin check on it.

 

Assuming that the VIN is accurate and legit, the car in question is a Type-S 'cuz the eighth digit in the VIN is a "9", which indicates that the car is indeed (was?) a Type-S with navi.

 

Floor mats / and shift knob