bazi

Hello there, I'm 17, and am new here and am interested in buying a TL + modding it over time. I'm no car expert at all but am interested in learning more about them and wanna have a sweet ride. I'm more interested in looks than performance which is why I wanna go with a TL; good ratio of both

I have yet to purchase a TL but have been looking around for ones that fit my tastes. I found one car that fits perfectly with what I want: 2004 TL, black on black, manual transmission (first manual TL I've seen while searching) 35k miles for 17.5k.

A buddy hooked me up with a Carfax report and it turns out it was in an accident 2 years ago. The report doesn't give me any details on the accident other than it's not labeled as salvaged or anything. It's being sold as a "Acura Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle"

Any suggestions of what I should do? Like I said im not a car guy so how should I go about this? It's not every day you find a manual TL lol. From the info the carfax report has given me I'm assuming it was a "no biggy" accident that I can take advantage of to lower the price. I am, however, a car noob. Thanks.

oarichard

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welcome! yea it is kinda hard to find 6spd mt on TL's... and imo as long as its not salvaged and its a certified car its good to go... i dont know if 17.5k is a good price for it since i am also a car noob but the 3rd gen TL IS a pretty damn sexy car... i would say... GO FOR IT

RonJonTL757

35K miles is great for an 04 which I believe is why the price is 17K instead of 15K.
If you can drive a manual then I would suggest a 6spd. you wont regret it especially if you wanna mod later on.

blazinginder

accident = NO GO...you're better off getting another car

The Dougler

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could be one of Blackurany's cars, I'd stay away.

Timb227

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Even though it's CPO and been in an accident, you should still bring it to your local mechanic and have it looked at. The accident may have been a fender bender but reported. Have your mechanic look at it, and if theres no red flags, go for it. Take it for a test drive and see how it compares against other TLs. Just my . Good luck!