Originally Posted by Black_6spd

I was bored and was curious at what the '06 TL's are going for on cars direct for zip code 90703:
$29,500

I couldn't believe my eyes! That's close to what I bought my TSX for! Then, I decided to check at the prices the 07 TL-S is going for:
$38,500

I immediately asked myself, "Is the TL-S really worth almost 10 grand more for 20hp, wheels, and badging?"

Whenever I even started to calculate the cost of "bulding" a Honda performance model such as the Si, GS-R, and Type R, the stock configuration would always be cheaper and more reliable.

However, in the 2006 base TL's case, wouldn't you arrive at the same HP number with a CAI, pro cats, and pulleys and have thousands more to spare? The same for the Comptech supercharger -- you'd exceed the power of the TL-S.

Am I off-base here with this comparison? Or are the prices still not normalized due to the "newness" of the TL-S? Either way, you'd have to admit that this price discrepancy between two trim levels are much higher than normal.