Hi guys, I'm new here. I am looking at a 2004 tl 6MT with 47200 miles for $13900, do you feel this is a good buy and what problems should I look out for, considering it has such low mileage(I'm skeptical) but it has a clean carfax and it is from an acura dealer. A little more of why I am looking at this car. I have 09 accord ex currently and I know its a great car and will get me where I need to go, but its just so lackluster(boring). Thanks for input.

However, my fiance just bought a 15 base 2.4l tlx so I'm in the club.

 

wrong section bro, this is 4th gen..

 

Yeah it is the wrong forum. However, 14,000 is way too much to pay for a car that's 11 years old IMO. If I were you I would look at this one and see if you can strike a deal. Few thousand more but much newer.
Cars for Sale: 2008 Acura TL Type-S in Buford, GA 30519: Sedan Details - 391493477 - Autotrader

 

Sorry didn't realize.

 

Welcome to the forums.

Thread moved to 3G TL.

 

Save your 14K and buy some hookers and blow, that should liven things up


In all seriousness, that's WAY too much for a car..

You already have a well running '09 car, why would you then go and buy a 5 year older car for that exorbitant amount of money?! Upgrade, don't downgrade!!

 

A mint 47k mile '04 6MT TL is hardly a downgrade from a 4 cyl '09 Accord.

OP, NADA clean retail on that TL is only around $11,400, so their price is way too high.

 

Offer $9K and see what they say. I would not pay more than $11K for that car.

 

IMHO, That's type S territory...more car for the money..Thats an 11 year old car regardless of miles.Granted it wont be a stick,but you can get much more for that kind of money.

 

of the car were a rare model, then sure it could fetch a decent price. But an 04 TL even as 6MT isn't rare even with low mileage for the year. So yeah, it is a bit overpriced.

 

I disagree. Its really hard to find manual with such low miles. Probably one owner. What color combo is it? Does it have navigation?

 

While car markets vary from place to place, $14k is too much.

Which is why they pegged it at $13900 because doesn't that sound cheaper? When its only a hundred bucks.

A manual is less common than the automatic but I wouldn't call it rare.

Pure speculation here, but dealer likely overpaid on the trade-in, probably gave 'em $10k. Acura car sales (as oppose to CUV) are weak, so they may have offered more than what the car was worth just to make the sale (and manufacturer incentives may have made up the difference).

If true, $4k profit is a bit much. Over them $9k, settle for $10 and not a penny higher. If not, walk: the 3G TL was a top seller in its day, and most of them are still on the road. Keep looking.

 

Thanks guys for the input. I didn't choose to get the tl, also they"said" they sold it, but I did get a silver with black int sh-awd tech tlx. It's an upgrade for sure. Just over 400 miles and loving it. I got a new job which justified the new car.

 

congrat on the purchase, people love low mileage car but that only the car is in collector category. I don't care if there is a 04 with 5k miles after all you still have the 04 TL which plenty more driving around you. it just my .02

 

on the TLX

 

fixed it for you


congrats on the TLX

 

that's too much for a 11 years old car.

how much you paid for your TLX?