After months of looking I think I found one...2008 TL Type S
NBP with 35XXX, 2 owners, leased for the first 10XXX. clean Carfax, Acura certified used car, brand new tires, pads, and rotors. $25000 + tax and tag.

I haven't seen or test driven the TL, its 3 hours away. Any thing I should be looking at other than the obvious when I go pick it up?

Thanks for the help!

 

Of course do a thorough walk-around of the car looking at everything outside and inside for scratches or dents etc.

And congrats!

 

Thanks imj02527!


How does the price look to you guys?

 

looks pretty good so long as everything checks out when you get there.

like imj02527 said, check everything out carefully. test drive it with the radio off and listen for anything abnormal. don't let the salesman yack in your ear in the passenger seat. they tend to do that sometimes.

check all the body panels for the same VIN number as well.

price looks decent. good luck!

 

Price is seems good for retail with that mileage. How long have they had it? They may be willing to drop it a bit if it's been sitting on the lot for a couple of weeks. I've recently seen a local Acura dealer with a couple of TL-S's that dropped the price from $25-> $22.5k after 2 weeks. (CPO's, but accidents appeared in both CarFaxes, and ~55k miles) They want to get the cars moving..

I just picked mine up a little over a week ago. 37k, also 2 owners, leased for first 29k miles. clean carfax as well. Was a CPO when 2nd owner bought it with transferable warranty good for another 2 years. Tires, pads, were not brand new, but over 90%. I paid $24k (excluding tax/fees) through private seller.

 

Check to make sure all lights function as well as the heated seats. Make sure each mirror can tilt down when you put it in reverse. How many years/miles is the CPO good for?

 

Congrats Kay. If you get it, you can join our Type S Social Group from my signature below.

 

Congrats.

 

Thanks for the tips!

Whats CPO?

 

CPO = Certified Pre Owned.

 

I called the first day they posted it on Auto trader and put a deposit down, last time I waited to put a deposit down i lost it. the salesman told me there were tons of emial's about the car, but who how true it is...but I dont want to risk it. they were asking $26999

 

ohh I think he told me 12 month 15000 more

 

ohh I think he told me 12 month 15000 more

 

That seems to be the norm for CPO. See if they can throw in the extended warranty with the price or you can try negotiating with it. Is it a 6MT or 5AT?

 

6mt

 

Great choice! You'll definitely love it.

 

a local dealer tried to do the same to me... they had gotten a Carbon Bronze type-s, threw the "won't last long" pitch at me and tried everything they could to get me to at least put a deposit down on it when the car wasn't even reconditioned yet (i saw how dirty and nasty it was on 3 donuts in the back lot). i said no, not until they get the car in presentable shape and i get to check it out and test drive it first. 2 weeks later, car still sitting on lot and they dropped the price 2.5k. i believe the car is still there. haha

 

Typical terms for CPO is a "limited" warranty is 12 mts or 12000 miles. There is also a powertrain limited warranty for 7 years or 100K miles from original in service date on CPO's.

http://www.acura.com/content/pdf/907...AL_5.25.11.pdf

Keep in mind that sometimes the actual certification doesn't mean shit. The dealer that certified my car did a piss poor job at it. I spent some "quality" time with Acura Client Services. The warranty on the other hand is good to have.

Also....since your TL is less than 50K miles and newer than a 2007 you can purchase an Acura Service Contract. I had one when I had my CL and it saved me thousands.

http://www.curryacuracare.com/