BackIn03

Hello acurazine, I'm use to clubrsx because I own a 03 RSX S. I am about to pick up a daily driver though. I am a buyer for a large used car dealer and a good deal popped up on a 07 TL S. 62k miles for $11,400. It has a busted nav screen and a homemade intake. It came in today but before I can buy it, it has to pass inspection so I have to remove the illegal tint however the car has a dead battery(dead as in take the jump box off and it dies). I'm hoping it's not the alternator. How much of a pain is the alternator on the S? I did not have time to pull the engine cover off and look at it.
The homemade intake is the part that scares me, obviously the person is too lazy/cheap to buy a real one so that probably treated the car like a crap, I hear these auto. trannys are tough though. I hope to post pics soon.

EvilVirus

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Doesn't seem like a good deal to me.

I would replace that intake.

justnspace

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depends on how home made the intake is.

take a pic of it.

BackIn03

They removed the stock air box and stuck a cone filter on the oem rubber tube. Filter is not too dirty. Good thing is I can still back out and only get stuck with the shipping charge. I will probably throw a new battery in her Friday and see if she holds a charge. Could be dirty cables I honestly didn't have time to look at the car today. I just threw a jump box on it and when I pulled it off she died. She started perfectly with the jump box. zero power without it. could be dirty connections.

justnspace

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^oh, yeah...its just sucking up hot air then

1black_seven

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62K miles for $11,4? even with the busted screen that's really low. Is this thing salvage or has it been severely abused by a corner cutting drag-racer?

BackIn03

Yeah it's about $1k below rough book. Driver quarter has been painted but all the factory welds and VIN are there. No spun bolts on the car.

Kaiii

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http://www.kbb.com/acura/tl/2007-acu...=private-party

Even if the condition was GOOD (which it doesn't sound like it is), the private party price is $18.1k according to KBB. If it was excellent condition and from a dealer, the blue book value is around $21K.

Something is definitely not right...salvage? major issues? you can't even start the car b/c of the battery right? maybe the tranny is dead, etc..

tldr I wouldn't do it bro.

paperboy42190

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it could be a small problem...you never know. or it could be a big problem, thats the gamble. like playing blackjack, its a gamble, lets say the car LOOKS perfect, but its got a broken transmission and engine, or the car looks like crap but runs 100% strong. dealer shows a 6 and you got a 11, of course you gotta double down, but its still a gamble

paperboy42190

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nav screen isnt too big of a issue, people sell them for couple hundred bucks here

Kaiii

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Rip Flair

^^ i agree. sounds like a trap

BackIn03

Car started perfectly with a jump box. I spoke with the person who bought the car for us. He test drove the vehicle and it runs fine. Battery must have died during shipping. I buy cars for dealerships for a living. I know the car is structurally fine. CarFax/Autocheck work about 1/2 the time. The car is fine our dealership chooses not to build it simply because in the amount of time it would take to fix this car they build 3 in it's place. I'll look at it some more tomorrow.

Steven Bell

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Welcome BackIn-be sure to join our Type S Social Group from the link below my signature.


I hope everything works out well.

truonghthe

welcome to the site.

LoveMyTL-S

Welcome to AZ! I hope the TL is repairable. Good luck with it.

NBP04TL4ME

Sub'd to see how this plays out.

jdm_94-07TypeS

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be sure get a test drive before let go a dollar!!