Ok, i'm really bored today at work ( firefighter ), and i'm looking up TL'S on cars.com. I find a 06 A-spec with 6k for 18991. WOW! As i figured apon calling the dealership its a repair/ salvage title. So the factory warranty is void. I ask them about extended dealership warranties. They said blah blah, they have a 4 year/ did get the miles because my phone was breaking up. The warranty was $1600.

So i aruged a bit and finally got them the sell me the car for 18k with the 4 year included. Do you think thats a wise buy? I have ALOT of issues with buying a car thats been repaired like that,and i hav'nt checked it out in person yet, buts its a bumper-bumpers not sure about ALL the details because i was just f*in around really. Some input would be great. Thanks guys!!!

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...eadExists=true

i think you have to copie and paste the link sorry!

 

i don't think so. you can tell by one of the pictures that the gab between the fender and hood is messed up, which kind of tells you they didn't do a good job of putting the parts together. it all depends i guess on how the car looks in person and if they did a good job of fixing it. frame repairs would make me look away instantly!

my car was repaired because of a minor accident and re-painted but my gaps are perfect! there was no frame involved and it's got a clean title....i made sure my repairs were done right and i got an awesome deal on mine.

 

Link works fine. Hood is jacked up. Personally, I wouldn't buy a salvage-titled car unless I planned to strip it and mod the crap out of it or drive it until it died. You'll get nothing on resale.

 

I'd buy them wheels

 

+1 on the hood, and the trunk looks off on the driverside too from certain angles

 

That is the first thing I noticed. If they didn't do a good job with the stuff you can see, think about the problems you would get from the things you can't see.

Keep looking. You can find something else, I'm sure.

 

Yeah, looks kinda shady.

I was just in Leesburg this morning :-) Now back in NY though

 

correct me if i am wrong, but im pretty sure anything with a salvage title will not even have an extended warranty.

 

thats what I am thinking- acura wont cover it, why should someone else risk it?
A crash car can have internal engine problems- transmission and driveshaft problems...
Call an extended warranty company and ask them direct

A salesman will say anything to get you in the showroom under the guise of making a deal, then discover you cant actually get the warranty..I'm really Sorry Sir,,
how about we get you into another car that isnt crashed and is warranty covered...look at this beauty right here...hows your credit? here-just sign this offer so my boss can see I am working and check out what finance you qualify for....

See how it works....?

 

oddly- Acura will still honor certain things they did an extended warranty to-- on a salvage title car-
example gen2, SRS and seatbelts still get 10/150 on them,
but the extended trans warranty to 7/109 is cancelled on salvage cars

 

was the front hit or the back? The paint on the back oddly matches the rest of the car (WDP has yellower bumpers due to factory paint) and the trunk gap is funky, seperated on the left and really tight on the right. Also I doubt it's 6k miles, ask them to look for a sticker with the mileage on it on the door-jamb (driver's) because that's where it's supposed to go if the odo was changed.

 

ummm...yea, i agree with most and would say this car was fixed pretty poorly!! if you REALLY want it, by all means, grab it but for a lower price as i would take it to a REAL body shop and have them fix those gaps and color mismatches! the TL isnt your average car and it has lines and curves like none other! why spend all that money on a vehicle that doesnt even look the way it car off the line?? my $.02.....

all in all...its your money

 

Be careful ...if the engine was repair and the chassis bent then it's not worth it!

 

dude salvage title only means one thing in my book......creaking junkbox

 

also if you notice the TL has a slightly bigger gap between the hood and the grill but the one in the pics is almost closed, meaning there was defiantley body work done to it!

 

If you think about how many reservations you have about buying that car... think about how hard it would be to sell that thing once it has more miles on it. It will be almost literally worthless in just a little bit of time. I would steer clear.

 

Whoa whoa...after doing some more research i'm not even bothering with the car. Its not worth it because i would lose money that i put down on my car in a trade in, for a car that has been wrecked. Sorry not worth it.

Mglax13- oh yeah where were you stayin at?

 

wouldnt touch it. With that low of miles that means it was either in the shop for years or its so messed up that no one else wanted it! besides, the price really is a bit steep for a salvaged car regardless of the miles.

 

Dammit, I wanted u to sell me the rims

 

pass.

 

Wise decision!

 

Yeah, i put 11k down. I would lose 5-7k, not worth it. I like my $162 a month car payment, it would likley go up a little bit as well.