So I went to have my 2005 TL AT serviced and went home with a 2008 Type S! Best part of the whole thing was that I got the 2008 for the same deal I had made on a 2007 TL-S AT, they wrote the deal on the wrong car and in order to keep me, they switched the deal to the 08 MT. Wasn't a bad deal on the 07, but better on the 08. Paid $37000 plus TTL. Not bad since they really aren't negotiating on the 08s (esp. the MTs).
Love this car and the MT is lots of fun! Seattle traffic isn't the best place to get a brush up on my shifting skills, but the car made it home in one piece.

 

^^ Congratz i wish i had gone 6MT ... but

 

Wise decision, grasshopper!

CONGRATS!

 

Congrats!!!! Pics Please

 

congrats on the new ride!

 

Did you choose the 6MT because the they switched the deal to the '08 MT or because you "want" the 6MT?

 

pics of driver + car, and go!

 

Congratulations dude!

 

Congrats! Now pics!

 

LOL ... what a ordeal! I wish that could have happened to me instead ....

 

Because I wanted the 6MT but obviously that wasn't communicated to the sales manager that negotiated the deal with me and I didn't know he didn't know. The 6MT was the only reason I wanted to upgrade, now I realize there are a lot of cool things on this car. The only 6MT on the lot was the 08 I drove on Tuesday, when we made the deal on Wednesday that part had gotten lost in translation somehow. Luckily I realized it before I actually signed any of the papers for the new car. I had only signed papers that related to the trade-in of my 05 TL.

I know there is a way to post pictures on here and I'll have to look it up so I can post pics of my new baby...

 

^^ find a hosting site to put ur pics up and then take the links of the picture from right clicking on the individual pictures and insert them as images in a post

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90613

 

Okay, let's see if this works. Car got rained on a little today on the way home from Seattle, what do you expect - it's Washington...

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...1420_IMG-1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...4-1423_IMG.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...4-1422_IMG.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...4-1421_IMG.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...4-1419_IMG.jpg

 

do you happen to know what is different on the 08 vs 07?

 

Only the MY

 

Fixed it for you.

Use the IMG tags before and after the web address - or copy the Photobucket link with the IMG tags "built in".


Nice car. Silver looks good on the TL-S with the stock wheels.

 

what duz that mean?? ... i thought there were no differences at all between the 07 and 08 tl's

 

Uhmm, he's saying there is no difference EXCEPT one is MY '07 and one is MY '08.

 

Will the proud owner of the ASM TL_S MT please stand up in front of the camera? LOL

Little rain on that silver is nada ... on my NBP will be a crime ...

 

I think he meant to say MT, the T and the Y on the keyboard is closely together, maybe a typo.

 

duz MY stand for manufactured year ... or is the manual transmission a diff transmission ... sorry for so many questions i just want to know if there is a diff between 07 and 08 that i dont know about ...

 

my = model year

no difference between 07 and 08\

 

^^ thanks man i appreciate it

 

Sorry guys. MY only meant the Model Year is dif't - as has been pointed out.

I would be interested to know what the 'build date' on yours is - driver's door jamb. Only gives a month and a year (ie 06/07).

 

11/06 ... its a 2007 tl-s

 

Congrats on your new car! I'm just curious. If you don't mind, I know you mentioned you got it for 27k plus Tax and License, but what is the total amount you paid? The out the door amount.

 

The manufacture date on the 2008 TL-S is 07/07. VIN ends with 001595, so I think that means this is the 1595th TL made this model year.

 

Nope, got it for 37K, not 27K. Now that really would have been the deal of the century!

I don't have the papers in the house, but I think it was somewhere right around 39K. I should also get a refund on the license fee because the county I live in pays WAY less to license a car than owners do in the county I bought the car (because of rapid transit taxes). Probably around $250 or so, maybe more.

 

37K + TTL ?? OUCH

i picked up mine for 35K + TTL in January 07 and it is a MT

 

hey bro! Nice ride. Did you hear about the meet coming up on the 25th?

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...3&page=5&pp=25

 

Congrats Bro!!

 

Nice pics, how about a couple of the engine bay please

 

I hadn't heard of this meet, but I have to work that weekend so no go, but thanks for pointing it out. Maybe next time. FYI - I'm not a bro or a dude. Thanks.

 

For those who didn't notice her screen name.

Nice car. Welcome aboard.

 

What ended up being a good deal on the '08 would've been a bad deal on the '07. '07 TL-S 5ATs are going for low-mid $35k. Good thing they screwed up.

 

I think you could've negotiated a little better. 37k for an 07 Type-S is really expensive. I paid 34k for mine and that was back in June. You should be getting better deals now that the 08's are out.

For an 08' Type-S you should be paying about 1k more than the 07 from what I've been hearing from others on the AZ members.


That's just my two cents. By who cares right? What's done is done.

Congrats on the new ride!

 

Now that I read the above post, I sounded kind of rude. Didn't mean to.
I'm just a mom who's a registered nurse and drives an awesome car.

 

Congrats on your new ride!

 

Congratulations...

Looks really nice. Enjoy rowing the gears....