Bought this 07 type s from a neighbor, crashed. He didn’t have insurance on it so the title is clean - non salvage and the carfax shows 0 accidents. I replaced the subframe and suspension, but now I don’t know what to do with it, can’t really afford the body work LOL

 

Been driving it like this for about a year now

 

Holy crap!



Get a bumper cover, headlight, door, fender and install... Looks like you need a mirror and rocker panel too...



Is your alignment good?



Do an inspection and check EVERYTHING!



There are many YouTube videos demonstrating how...



I am under the impression it runs and drives, correct?



Does it make any sounds?

 

you've been driving where in that thing? lol

 

Put it on Craigslist, clean no accidents non salvage and only take pictures of the drivers side.

 

I drive the hell out of this thing lmao. I did all the work myself, it’s drives AWESOME. Cold ac, doesn’t pull in any direction, shifts perfect. Even the destroyed doors window goes up and down a little as well as locks. Can’t beat Honda, what an awesome car. Sucks I can’t do body work myself. Just needs too much work. I’m gonna dump it and take a financial loss.

 

 

Why on earth would you buy it knowing you can't do body work?

 

It cost me $300 and has a clean non salvage title with 0 accidents on carfax. Was a lot of fun to drive the past year, brought me smiles.


dont be afraid to leave your comfort zone once in a while

 

Ok, that makes sense then. If we knew it was $300, that is a no brainer. How much do you have in it so far?

 

$4500. I made the mistake of falling in love. Man I regret buying those new lug nuts right about now lol.

ill probably end up parting it out and taking a huge loss. Cool car though, they’re fun.

 

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$300 type-s? Omg I’m in love

 

That looks like an easssy fix.

 

Works for me. Thank you

 

What all did you do to get up to $4500 into this car without any body work??

 

Its not. The unibody is tweaked. Hit right in the door fender seem. A body shop could maybe pull it, but I THINK the correct fix is to cut the car apart and use a donor piece of unibody. Idk. I should have just passed lol. It’s drives perfect looks terrible and needs a lot of interior work

 

Subframe
steering rack
Both front struts
all the front end ball joints
all 5 motor and transmission mounts
all four brake rotors and pads
engine service
rims (it had base model TL wheels only when I bought it)
steering wheel airbag
black center console (the original one broke in the accident)
Those damn lug nuts.


like I said, I fell in love prematurely. I’ve had the car for two years, they were worth way more a few years ago. I saw a high mileage type s for $5500 on Craigslist. Sucks for me, this turd isn’t worth anything.

 

That’s how i bought it, and also where I fixed it. In the ladies driveway, she was a neighbor

 

.... it looked better with the white fender on it too. Fml

 

I would have bought it and parted it. Used the money to buy a clean one.

 

Ya buy breezys!

 

To fix that damage is going to be another 2-3K in paint and bodywork so you are probably better selling it as is or parting it out to recoup some money. You can list a ton of parts on ebay! Shipping is the worst part....

 

Traded it for a clean TSX.

 

Bet it’s auto.

I would have kept the beat up Type-S any day.

 

Damn you had a 50/50 shot and were wrong, I’m guessing that happens a lot in your life.

Its a 6 speed manual

 

the TL needed a ton of work and 3 airbags.

 

It’s not a 50/50 when there are mostly auto TSXs on the road.

Id still rock the 3G.

 

I would have taken the 6-spd TSX over a damaged TL auto as well. Trade-offs....always different for different individuals.

 

On second though, that TL was a piecer.

Good on ya for getting in on such a good trade.

Acura made few of the 6MTs.