odus

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Hi I was wondering if anyone on here could help me out i have a 2012 genesis coupe right now that i don't mind driving just cant stand the transmission the manual is horrible in this thing. I found 2 Acura's at a dealer 2 hours away cause that's the closest pair to me but there commercial cars when you pull up the carfax. they look clean from the pictures but i know commercial is a fleet vehicle or business car. One of the vehicles was certified and the other is not my question is would any of you buy one or not saying they drove nice and looked clean? I have never looked at any like this before so im lost and i know the dealer will tell me anything to buy it.

09TSXer

I just bought my 2009 Certified used TSX last month and it was a lease for the past three years. It has 24k miles on it and looks 98% new inside and out. I was told it was some old person that drove it and leased another Acura again. So with so few miles and probably being driven like you would think an older person drives, I couldnt resist buying the car. Saved me $10k over buying a new one. It has a clean carfax and had regular scheduled maintenance as a lease is supposed to have. I have no regrets buying it.

Just look at the cars and judge for yourself on the condition and amount of use it has been through. I would probably go for the certified one unless it has way more miles than the other car.

nj2pa2nc

carfax's are only good with information provided to them. Even tho I have all the service on my tsx done by acura dealers only the service from Acura of Reno and a recall showed up. The 2 other dealers I go to do not give them any info. How many miles do they have? Besides the tsx I also own a '11 sonata with 6MT. It does take time to get used to it but I do good now even after driving my 6MT tsx. Take a ride and check out the cars. Good luck.

odus

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One is a 2010 with 17k on it for 23k this one is certified. The other one is a 2009 with 27k and they want 21k for that not certified but there both listed as comercial vehicles on the carfax

Bobisnew

I bought my 2010 v6 tsx 2 months ago cpo. I got mine for ALOT less than what edmunds priced my car at. You'll save thousands right off the lot, and you'll still have warranty (or can add). If its a commercial/loaner car it will be a lot cheaper bc of more variant use, but that doesn't nec mean it'll break down.

I agree with 09TSXer...see in person. It's the minor nics and crap that would bother me (only see in person)

Even if you drive the 2 hrs, if your lookin for a I4...there's ALOT of cpo 2009-2010 out there. Don't let them pressure you at all, like i caved into. You may be able to save more driving farther.

The cpo 2010 looks like a better deal. 10k less miles and cpo that adds the warranty extension. (I got cpo and added the exteded 8yr full warranty).

benben01

Check this 2011 for sale and help this joker out https://acurazine.com/forums/member-cars-sale-49/tastefully-modded-2011-acura-tsx-w-tech-package-oakland-ca-847891/

lckenji

where are you located? If you are somewhere in LA area you should hit me up. I have the most certified cars on my lot, and am usually like 95% the lowest priced because of my location. i price the cars extremely low to attract customers because its not somewhere you just randomly walk to. You got to know that you want to buy to come. I'm the used car /recon manager at Acura 101 west. I personally have a good review and since you are on this forum i'll give you the full scoop on each car on my lot to put your mind at ease.

PyroDave

i vouch for that car, beautifully modded, and very well taken care of

can't vouch so much for this. first post is an attempt to get customers... i dont like that too much. may be a great seller/dealer, but that doesn't put me at ease

odus

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I live in south georgia

ceb

Very tacky post. Based on this post i would avoid this guy and that dealership. They seem very slimy.

ceb

Since you are the mgr, I'd hope that you have the most certified cars on [your] lot.

I'd hate to think that the local Nissan dealership has more certified cars on your lot than you do.


Is that in English?

Right, so you lie to all of your other customers but you'll be honest with Acurazine members.

Anybody remember that 80's movie "Used Cars?" This poster sounds like that sleazeball in the movie.

mrstak

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I third benben's post. MrOto has an immaculate car with nice upgrades.

ceb

True. That car might even worth a plane trip to Cali and a road trip back home. There is no better way to learn about a car than on a three day road trip.

nj2pa2nc

looks like a well kept tsx with few miles-I think the OP is looking to either sell or trade his '12 hyundai for the tsx.

alabrada

23k is a good price. I just bought my 2010 CPO with 27K for 21.5K, I also had an offer for a 2010 CPO with 16K miles in 22.5K
You can try and negotiate to lower the price a little bit more, you never know.
Good luck

odus

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well the CPO one is sold all they have left is the 2009 with 27k for 21k but the carfax doesn't list any maintances just title renewals and its not CPO so not sure if that one is worth the 2 hour drive the the 2010 was.

PyroDave

no warranty = deal breaker for me. there should be no reason that a dealer doesn't wanna certify an acura with only 27K miles, they must know something that they dont wanna tell you. just so you know also, if you buy something with no warranty, you can buy an extended warranty through curry acura or something online, you can do that upto 50K miles or 4 years i believe, i can look it up for you if you need. its not full warranty, but its good enough for the big stuff

GrigioTSX10

I work for a fleet company, and I would NEVER buy a fleet vehicle. Oil changes every 25,000 miles, not washed or cleaned, etc. No way! lol

And to the OP, you have a 2012 Genesis? You may want to hold onto that car for awhile longer, you may lose your shirt in resale on such a new car.

odus

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apparently commercial is was leased cars come up on carfax now don't know why the hell they changed it seems dumb to me to lump all that in one. the dealer i'm looking at told me there not as big as some dealers so they don't certify unless its under 20k and only a few years old they cant afford to certify every car when they cant sell as many. i think this is the only other one i'm going to check a lot of acura dealers still want to many 25k for most the others around me with 30k on them being certified is not worth it to me when a couple thousand more i can have a brand new one so just going to have to keep an eye open. the 09 still has a year or so left of warranty my wife's 09 accord hasn't had one problem really so I feel more comfortable with that than my hyundai with a fucked tranny i all ready have had warranty work on the hyundai too so well see just have to watch the dealers like a hawk thanks all for the help.

ressling

Funny. I tested the '12 Genesis Coupe and that's the very first thing I noticed. Go for the 6MT TSX you'll love it!

Consumer Reports noted that the Genesis Coupe clutch is awful as well...

lckenji

Just a tip. since me being part of a dealership makes me sleezy. if a car is not becoming certified it can be for a few reasons. 1. accident. 2. clean carfax but still frame or missing vin stickers. 3. costs to certify are too expensive with maintenance and body.


just a tip. i dont really care about bringing in customer. i work the reconditioning side. not sales. and what i mean by full scoop is if anything has been painted. all mechanical recommendations on my certified cars are performed. body work i make sure that everything is in very very nice condition because it is our core product and must be in mint condition. If you read into my post the wrong way well im sorry for that, i was just trying to help a TSX member.

ressling

^ I donno about that man... I think it's a case-by-case thing.

I scraped by '09 TSX 6MT pulling into my garage. Paid $1500 to fix it, because I use a good shop to get the job done right. Well sure enough when it came time to sell, the buyer threw a shit fit because I did not disclose this and an independent mechanic caught it.

In hindsight I should have disclosed it, but that mofo still made out with one hell of a deal. Essentially a brand new car, tints, otherwise stock 6MT '09 TSX with 22,000 miles for $21.5k. Clean carfax.

I'd still rather buy privately when buying used versus a dealer any day. Dealers inflate the $hit out of their prices because they know used cars are still hot right now. The key is finding a good seller.

odus

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Well i bought the 2009 for 21900 im happy best price i could find near me and there isnt anything hidden the paint has a few blemishes but i can live with interior is perfect and i love the color combo vortex blue on black interior. Thanks for all yalls help i appreciate it and i came to the relization u cant certify every car at a smaller acura dealer.

PyroDave

oh vortex, the best of colors, good thing its an 09 and not mine hahahaha. we've discussed that its gonna suck for whoever gets mine when the lease is up

odus

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lol i think an older women had this one tell tale ring marks on the steering wheel and the selection of music stations on xm so got sort of lucky.

PyroDave

yea, 2nd gen TSX is a pretty safe car to take off lease because many middle aged women bought them, and then baby the car. heeltoe wrote an article on it, it was kinda funny. i took care of my baby, but she has 2 accidents on her

odus

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ouch lol and my mom definetly has a 2010 tsx and she is old

ressling

^ LMAO. Hey man congrats on the pickup! Great color combo! I assume you went with the auto then?

PyroDave

what kinda question is that...? a middle aged woman drove it

mrstak

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^

wait till nj2pa2nc sees this...

GrigioTSX10

How much did they give you for the Genesis?

Hyundais are like buying fake Gucci handbags. They look nice and smell good, but in 3 years it's gonna fall apart and when you get close up it looks cheap.

nj2pa2nc

We owned a 05 Honda civic ex-se and a 05 Hyundai elantra GT, both bought new. Traded rural civic for my TSX. The civic was one annoying problem after another. It had 36k miles when Traded. When we Traded The hyundai for a '11 sonata It had over 100k proble m free miles and looked new

nj2pa2nc

You have explaining to do?

odus

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19k trade witch is about all i was getting offered at other dealers

PyroDave

BUT.... BUT.... ORIGINAL BRAKES!!!! hahaha your the exception i swear!! <333

nj2pa2nc

Ok You aré forgiven this time. My brother taught me how to drive manual transmission on Bergen County streets.

PyroDave

see, that actually means nothing because bergen county streets range from fort lee which is kinda like driving in a city and alpine which has no light for miles, i need to get a car to practice on, but i can get into 1st and shit

nj2pa2nc

The hills that go from Englewood To the Cliffs. Madison ave. In Demarest crossing over Shraalenburg to Haworth. That is before the numerous traffic lights.

PyroDave

ooh that hill coming up from starbucks to the diner must have been fun to learn on haha. so when can i try out your car?? on the roads you learned on

lckenji

congrats on the pick up. only thing that sucks about buying a car that is previously owned by a family with young kids, is the indentations left by car seats. the dealer you bought the car from is supposed to erase all the information in the unit before letting the car out of the shop because we dont want new customers seeing the previous owners contacts and destinations. privacy stuff.