Hello all,

I am from the acura-legend.com forum and found Acurazine. It's time to replace my old 1991 Acura Legend and I'm looking at the 3rd gen TLs. What I would like to know is if it's worth paying more for an 05+. (There is a thread about this but it is several years old and doesn't have much information). I noticed there are 106 Technical Service Bulletins for the 04, but only about 45 for the 05. Thanks for your opinions.

 

I say it is. 2 cents.

 

BTW, welcome to the forum!

 

I wouldn't go for the '04 since it was the first year the new model was released... I got mine just because it was too good of a deal and was lucky that I don't have any problems with mine. Go for the 05+ and you should be way happier with the fancy tech upgrades too.

 

The only differences are the '05 has better seat cushions and leather plus a passenger side airbag sensor.
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It really all depends on the deal.

 

There is also a difference in the transmission between late build model AT 05 TL's and the 04.

 

i have an 04 and have a passenger side airbag sensor.

 

Same here.

 

But if you want to claim it's worth paying an extra x dollars for an 05 for reasons a and b, then some other person will claim it's worth paying an extra y dollars for an 06 for reasons c and d, and a third person will come along and say screw that just pay an extra z dollars and get an 07 because it has e and f... where do you draw the line? I say just set a firm budget, then buy the newest and lowest-mileage TL you can find with that budget.

 

Troof

 

Some of the SRS stuff is different, computers are different on the 05+ models. For instance when I hook up my HDS up, it automaticaly knows I am working on a 05+ Acura, where 04 I have to manually enter the vin etc. There are a bunch of other small things you won't see.

Also the TSBs and Service news.... 04 was the 1st year, so they had a ton of updates that where included in the 05.

As a consumer, only diff you will see is in the price.

 

tru - I would go for the 05 also if the price and mileage is right.
on a side note I got a chuckle out of your name - teknoviking - made me think of the video a saw a while ago on youtube with this guy walking in the street with a camera crew dancing to techno.lol. Hilarious to this day

 

I also migrated from there over 4 years ago, loved my Legend.

I also love my TL. That said, get the newest, lowest mile car you can afford. At the risk of pissing off a lot of people here I have another suggestion. Why not look at an 05 RL as well. It's a little more car than the TL in some respects. It has not been a good seller and was deeply discounted when new and may be priced the same as the TL. Giving them a look is recommended because as good as the TL is, I think the Legend was better and it was really replaced by the RL. Either way, win/win.

 

I would trade my TL for an RL anyday if I could afford one. They are getting close to $20,000 now so the OP might be able to find one in his price range.

 

I went from a '91 Legend straight to a new '08 3G TL. Same color and all.

With the market the way it is, you can get a great deal, that is if you can find one.

 

WOW the RL's are really getting cheap. I may try and trade the TL for one.

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I meant the passenger side airbag automatic activation indicator above the 4-Way flasher switch. Sorry.

 

Im acutally deciding between an 04 and an 05.... Im probally going to go with the 05 for the piece of mind with the trans if nothing else...

 

the '04's had some tranny issues that are less prevalent in the '05 models