First i would like to say hello to everyone here. i been here reading the forums i see you all here know what youre talking about i plan to be here a long time. i am now looking to buy my first TL i found this one in my area can someone here tell me if its a good deal or not. http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ce=&cardist=24

also is possible to get a test drive without the saleman for a longer period.has anyone done this.

 

ANYONE

 

welcome, just ran a quick KBB on the car and having NAVI pushed its retail value to 30K. So if you can get it for what the ad displays I would go after it. I noticed it is located at a Honda dealership, so you need to ask about what type of warrenty it will come with, I am unsure if it will be a "certified" since its not from an Acura dealership. As far as the interior, it looks great, ask about getting the wheel caps..other than that I would persue it, good luck-

 

thanks i will go and look at it today. but iam going to see if i could get longer test drive without the sale man

 

Looks nice, also has nav. And the miles are pretty low. Price is pretty good.

 

i will see how it runs today but i dont want the saleman with me i like to get a feel for the car take on a nice drive not just around the corner. Thanks everyone

 

I have had salesmen toss me the keys, photcopy my license, and say that I should take it home over the weekend and take the wife for a nice drive. That was with NEW cars and USED cars. It probably has something to do with the fact that my credit is A+ and I'm in my 50's. So the long test drive is doable, but I don't know how it would go with a younger guy with marginal credit scores. Also helps if you show up with your 'partner', they take you more seriously. And the thing that always gets them with me...is I tell them there's a list of other dealers/cars you're interested in. They seem a lot less willing to bend the rules if you're 'hooked' on the car you're looking at.

Hope that helps!

 

YAH I had them do that b4. They copy your drivers license so you can go alone. I don't

like the extra weight of the salemen. Most are fat anyway.

 

hate to say it bro, but i own this car on tuesday, im flyin down from buffalo, put the downpayment on it and everything, dont bother if they let you test drive it, id A) be pissed and B) they would be lieing...call them first.

 

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I'm surprised it's actually there...SO many of the used cars I looked at online before I decided to go new were never at the dealerships. I'd email them and they would always tell me the car was sold already, but they have another (which was always a few grand more expensive), then to make it worse, I'd get "follow up" emails, which you could tell were auto generated and it asked if I was still interested in the first car!?!

 

Incredible. I looked at this car and I said to myself "Man, this looks like the car Lavo was talking about. And its the same dealer". Then I see lavo stating that it IS his car. What are the odds?

 

Youre the one thats buying it. did u see this car in person? u sould get them to lower the price. good luck.

 

I will keep doing my search to i find one. thanks everyone.

 

lower the price since is an 05 u kno.... but looks good IMO

 

Damn! That was funny as shit! Lavo said Aw Hell No, that's my ride bro! Hahahahahahaha! Damn Lavo, you sure you wanna catch a flight down there for a car they told you was being held for you and here it is one of your own AZ brothers is getting it shopped to him? That's f'kd up!!!!

See what NBP does to folks? Brings out the "Darkside"!

 

i got it held for 24.5k, did you ever see the car?

it's still on autotrader because i haven't actually purchased it yet, i only put a down payment on it, so its not considered sold yet.

why you guys think its a bad deal?? its blue booked at around 27k.

 

 

i seen it it has lot straches on black car u see everything.

 

is it in bad condition?? they wouldnt let you drive it? whatd they say to you?

 

its not that bad but you can tell it a used car. no they didnt let me drive it. they told me it was sold to someone out of town. it need a good buffing.pictures will not tell u how it really looks you have to see it for youreself. are they going to get you the center caps. good luck

 

ya i got some good black wax i'll use on it if it needs it...anything else you can tell me about the car, i haven;t seen it yet but would like to know more about it before i go down. Were you planning on buying it?

thanks for the help bro.

 

ya i know i asked them for more pics, they sent em but it wont help, im just banking on that its in good condition...ya they said they have center caps and they also said they put them on the car already (i think)

 

and are there any remarkable marks on the car (dents/scratches that can't be buffed out)

 

i was looking to buy one but iam taking my time looking for one. since i seen they had one in the area i went and look at this one. you will have to judge for youreself on it. everything on a black car shows and you can see it on this car.

 

ya i know...i def going to take a look at it, i just dont want to waste my time u know? what did you think about the car though, i know you said scratches but anything more in depth? i really appreciate it, ive been lookin at cars for a while too, that's why this one is so big for me, because its the first one im actually flying down to see, the last one i got screwed on. again, i thank you for all of your help

btw. i have a black car now so i know what your talking about. i expect it to be noticeable but i dont want anything big in it.

 

yes looks like when someone was getting in out of the car and the back bumper. dent look like of right back door. and light scratches on the whole car that looks like they could be buffed out. i would point this out to them to see if they would come down on the price. i hope this helps.

 

ya it does, i got them down to 24,500. i really appreciate your time helping me!!

anyway you could PM me your phone number and i could talk to you about it? help another AZ member out?

 

IF it was me i would ask if they could come down on the price or i would walk away. looks like someone used some kind of cleaner on the navi and the gauges that left a film on them hopefully you can get it off.

 

[QUOTE=lavo]ya it does, i got them down to 24,500. i really appreciate your time helping me!!

anyway you could PM me your phone number and i could talk to you about it? help another AZ member out?[/QUOTE

I dont acess to pm. iam still new here.

 

[QUOTE=TL ROOKIE]can you call me, my number is 716-741-3976 id really appreciate it