Ok heres the deal... i have a 07 TL pearl... Its great i love my car but i made the deal without getting what i wanted because i was in a huge rush and in need of a car for work... I leased my car in ny for:
12k a year
36 months
2500 down
375 a month
non navi
auto

What i want to trade it for is a:
pearl or black
MANUAL!!!
navi
tl or tls preff a tl type s

Ive been to 2 dealers and im looking at 6000 down for the tls with the same payments.. any ideas or comments.. i think thats way to much for a brand new car trade to a brand new car.... I love acura... I don't wanna leave it but i will if i have to drive auto for much longer..

 

Not sure why your in love with manual... I was for the first 4 years of driving... now unless its a weekend track car, I dont want to hastle with it in the traffic.

Remember the TL-S has the paddle shifting.. do you think that will give you the driving style you crave when you want it?

 

Well although the paddle shift is a nice feature its not really what i crave.. I don't want manual to speed (all the time lol) i prefer the drive and the control.. I would be content to trade my car for the exact same car in stick... idk what to do.. i don't like the idea of another 2 years driving auto... It kills the joy i get out of the car.. does it make sense to pay more for an option that should make the car cheaper??? Has anyone heard of a similar trade and quote ##'s???

 

ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!!!
Man, the 6MT owners on this site are like RADICAL. Better put your flame suit on quick!

Psssst...I trade my '05 6MT for an '07 TL-S 5AT..but don't tell anybody

 

^ funny how your 500th post on this site started with the words ARE YOU CRAZY!



to the OP, If you're looking to give up the elase, post the car up on Leasebusters.com

 

Zeek, maybe you outta wait a couple months for the un-veiling of the 2009 TL.

See what that does for ya. You could:

1. Pull the trigger on the TL --> '08 TL-S Swap;
2. Wait for the '09's and pull the trigger on a cheaper TL --> '08 TL-S swap;
3. Swap the TL for an '09.

You're probably going to lose your shirt on an early termination, so why be in a hurry?

 

As a sidenote Zeek...the only way you can get a manual in a '07 or newer TL is in the type-S. They discontinued the manual in the standard TL once the type-S came out.

BTW...I get what you are saying about having a manual. My fun car (S2000) and my "daily driver" TL-S are both manual...and I love it!

 

I want to do thesame... trade my 07 carbon gray for a 08 type s..... but i am probably going to loose money on it.... I am going to wait until the 09comes out to try the trade

 

Zeek...is that $6K down to get a 36 month lease for $375/month? If so, that is a lot of money to put down on a lease! Most anyone will tell you that the only reasonable way to lease (if you really have to) is to keep the down payment as low as possible.

I think you would be better off putting that $6K down on a 60 or 72 month purchase. At least you will have a little equity in the car after 36 months.

 

Bad move IMHO.

 

[QUOTE=Fyre Man]^ funny how your 500th post on this site started with the words ARE YOU CRAZY!

Just trying to keep things light, and not too serious.
Maybe YOU could have said "congratulations"

 

Get WDP with a manual !!!

DEF TL-S !!!

 

Does any one know when the 09 TL would be available? for sale and do you think we'll see any at the auto shows coming up.

 

If the past is an indicator August or September and NO.
Honda/Acura trys to keep it quiet for as long as possible so they can unload current model at highest price. With sales slow in the industry that may change but I doubt it.