bowkillaking

Hello! I am currently 17 living in SoCal and my parents are giving me up to 10k to buy my first car and I'm not looking to spend that much. I'm deciding if I should buy a 2006 TL go for around 5k at around 100k-125k miles. I also was thinking about a 2008 TL that is 9.5k with only 61k miles, but hopefully bargaining to about 8k. I also saw a TL Type S for 6k at 140k miles. The cars have a clean title. But I'm just curious, do the prices sound pretty accurate? I'm also wondering which one am I better off going for? I don't really know much about Acura, but I want opinions from Acura owners PLEASE!

ACURAte_tiTLe

Just finished my search for a TL less than a month ago... You definitely see A LOT of TLs in the 100-120k mile range because most people sell em right before they need a new timing belt. That type s is pretty cheap, almost too cheap. If you could negotiate the 08 down to 8k that would be a pretty sweet deal. Avoids the tranny problems of the 04-06s.

WDPanda

Type S all day. Who cares about mileage? It doesn't matter. By the time you sell it'll still be running.

bowkillaking

Thanks for your thought! Just wondering if you were in the same situation I was in which one would you choose? And could you also tell me why?

ACURAte_tiTLe

Hard to say from the mileage alone. Like the other guy said, mileage really means nothing. Would have to take a look at all of them.

lukelikespizza3

type s price seems low? anyone else feel the same way?

WDPanda

The type S op found must be in terrible shape.

bowkillaking

I mean it doesn’t seem in bad shape but so far I haven’t gotten a reply from the buyer.

WDPanda

Since it's an automatic, they would go for 6-8k around here anyway. Finding a manual transmission in your color choice is the one fetches a higher price 10-12k. Market demands.

GhostTL09

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That Type-S really seems to be priced for a quick sale. Looks like it's in good condition but you gotta drive it and feel it which none of us can do

6MTSSR

That car looks CLEAN.Plus at that price for a type S is a deal.Drive it well,look at the oil and tranny no burnt smell,clean fluids.Get on the ground check underneath for p/s,oil or tranny fluid.Look for vin tags on all body panels.Look at brake pad thickness.Ask for maintenance records...was the T/B DONE?.You could take the vin# and let your nearest Acura dealer run for maintenance records.Do your due diligence.

bowkillaking

Well sadly, the 2 cars I were very interested were just sold yesterday which includes the Type S which puts me in frustration! Bc I’ve been looking for a TL for this past week and the best ones are sold.