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Old 03-22-2016, 07:21 PM
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Is this 2008 Acura TL-S a good buy?

It needs cosmetic work.

A new brake light
A paint job
Interior seats are ripped up
A new alternator
Some interior pieces could be switched out
Supposedly engine and tranny are good


They went down to 4000
Old 03-22-2016, 07:22 PM
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it has 102k miles, carfax looks fine.. its still a clean title
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Kinda hard to offer any suggestions without pics or a link eh?
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For the mileage thats a real low price for a Type S. How does it look?
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Sounds too good to be true to me unless the car is exceptionally rough.
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omg 4000 for a 100k tl type s.

That's the last model ever for the type s. the out the door price should be like just shy of 5000.

If you can replace all the parts that are fucked up I'd say you're a winner man.
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I checked it out and the alignment was bad and the engine shook at high speeds. I didn't buy it on the spot but what could it be form
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Originally Posted by muayad925
I checked it out and the alignment was bad and the engine shook at high speeds. I didn't buy it on the spot but what could it be form
Oh Damn you done want engine problems on a car that isn't known for it engine problems...
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I mean an alignment plus motor mounts don't cost too much.. do a pre purchase inspection including compression test
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It also had code p0171 stored in the computer. No engine light tho
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shaking at high speeds is usually a wheel/balance issue...unless you're absolutely sure its the engine
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Add up the costs to get it to where your comfortable and if its within your budget and passes a PPI then get it.

Personally with that list of "to-do's" and your observations and how I am its a no brainer....NO!

How do you know its a clean title? If your basing it on Carfax I wouldnt
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When you say paint job do you mean paint the entire car? I'm no body shop guess but I'm guessing a quality paint job is going to be around 4-5k approximately.
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Originally Posted by paperboy42190
shaking at high speeds is usually a wheel/balance issue...unless you're absolutely sure its the engine
It wasnt a wheel bad issue. If i let off the gas it smoothens up. All though when i step on the gas the cars front end swings to the left. The guy was really sketch too tho, really ghetto and bad a big Ralph lauren tattoo on his face Lmao..
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Originally Posted by ggesq
When you say paint job do you mean paint the entire car? I'm no body shop guess but I'm guessing a quality paint job is going to be around 4-5k approximately.
At the very least
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