Hey guys well after buying and owning 5 Acuras and the lastest was a 03 TLS which I loved.....but after 8 months and buying a home and wanting to go camping....The TL had to go!! I purchased a Nissan Titan which in all rights is a luxury truck with many if not more options than the TL had. and it was cheaper!!

 

Congratulations, you just bought a truck. Now, what are you gonna do?...Seriously, glad you like it. They are pretty strong but Nissan doesn't hold a great position in the truck market and therefore your resale will drop like a rock. Maybe this new Titan can bring them some recognition.

 

well i will and have put my Titan up against F150 and Dodge that friends have....NO comparison they suck in fact they suck so much that they both have gone to my salesman and one has ordered his Titan and the other is waiting for the next shipment that has the one he is getting on it.....and this past weekend showed it to two more friends in OK and they are going monday to look at them to see about trading there F250 and F150 in on two of them. This truck will be a wake up call to ford, dodge and chevy! And my resale will be fine....i have been flagged down on the road waved at, yelled at, and stopped by a cop to ask what it was where i got it and if i liked it...and besides im in Texas resale on trucks is not a issue no matter the maker....now the resale on Acura's here not so good in fact it sucks i had to bargin for hours to get a decent price for my car so i wouldnt be upside down...and i got a great deal on my TLS but its value sucked in the end as it has for all 5 I have owned and tried to trade or sell out right......I love Acura but one thing they never hold is resale!!!unless you have a older Acura coupe!

 

Thats is one ugly automobile. I saw one the other day, and looking at it head on from the front, the lines are really freaking wierd. The bubbly shape around the winshield is odd. But, in the end, my opinion doesn't mean a damn thing for you. Glad you are happy.

BTW...Acura has one of the best overall resale rates in the industry. It must be the hillbilly population in your area that doesn't do Hondas/Acuras. In L.A., they hold their value really, really well, and the Nissan dealers are practically giving the Titans away

 

LOL you crack me up dude I have live in Cali and yes I know they have good resale in Cali. but I dont live there anymore!!! and Acuras dont have good resale here!! I never said I dont love Acura im saying for me right now in my life This truck is the best!!! and while you may not like the shape!! you have to admit that is better looking than any other fullsize truck on the market....and most of all ITS NOT A DOMESTIC PIECE OF ****!!!!! thats the biggest thing i have been waiting for!!!

 

Excellent choice...please keep us updated on how it measures up to the Big 3 trucks.

 

I will my next purchase is a boat this summer or a jetski depending on how work goes....so cant wait to throw a boat on the back and see what happends....also buying the tent that attaches to the utilitrack system and fits in the bed waterproof and all and suggested retail is 199.00 Nissan said they expect to have it cheaper cant pass that us for sure...i have had it for almost 2 weeks and so far love it!!! its everything a car person could ask for in a truck and more!!!

 

Hmmm. Sounds like a mid-life crisis to me!!!!
You don't know what you're missing in the 2004 TL ....
Best of Luck to you.

 

um maybe you dont know how old i am thanks though!!!!
let just say i just turned 28 and i do know i test drove one when i went to cancel my warranty on my 03 the owner of the dealership is a friend of mine as well as his son....it kills me that so many people are so bitter about someone buying a truck over a Acura its not for everyone but it is for me right now!!! and Mid Life Crises thats a funny.....its called i have a house and responcibliltys and a car just doesnt cut it unless you want to spend your time and money getting friends to haul stuff or renting a truck to haul stuff sorry i like to only rely on myself not others!!

 

dang u ppl are so negative. just cuz its not an acura doesnt mean u should bad mouth whatever he decided to get. its just not what he wants right now, he never said anything bad about the acura. he said he owned 5 of them!

 

I wouldn't say we're bitter.

Just having some fun (at your expense) since you "announced" your switch! All valid items that you mention. I remember being single and having a house, and encountering the same problems ...

Enjoy the ride!

 

you guys crack me up!!! I do like the Acura line and even looked at a MDX before making this purchase but just couldnt haul the stuff i wanted.....what I do want to do in two yrs is keep the truck and find a NSX to play with a older one to drive on weekends and stuff.....have always wanted one but know I can afford one for at least another couple yrs

 

Says it all right there.

 

Oh boy. If resale value was such a concern to you, you're in for a rough wake up call. Rule number one for resale value is to make sure it's not a Nissan. I read a post that one guy wanted to trade in his 2003 Maxima last year with 15k miles and he was offered like $12,000. Nissan has historically had one of the lowest resale values as they make their car rentals and their long-term quality has suffered ever since they shifted production to the U.S. Good luck with your new truck, but don't get too cocky. The critics are saying that its a nice truck but the F150 will hand it to the Titan any day of the week.

 

Your experience does not jive with industry wide reports on vehicle residual and resale values. I know nothing about your truck, therefore will not comment on it, but your assertion about Acura's resale value is just plain wrong.

Hope you enjoy your new ride.

 

Now thats not true and if they did they found a true sucker.

 

Nice truck but I would have to say the Dodge RAM is a better looking truck esepcially with those chrome 20's on them they look good.

 

This is true...the shape of this one may not do much for me, but the new F150 looks like a joke. Still think its pretty ugly though. Gotta say, the the Ram comment is kinda true. Thats a pretty mean looking truck. All in all, I have never understood owning trucks, so I can't relate to buying one.

As far as the Nissan resale thing....that is so true....they hold their value about as well as any Kia or Geo or Chevy, for that matter.

 

Why is this thread in the Third Gen TL forum?

Ryan

 

well i just want to say that truck has nothing on the 04 f150
ill post pics later of my dads i think if you are going to buy a truck buy it from a company that doesnt go in and out in making one

 

It's 100% true. What's worse was that it was a Nissan dealership that made this offer. It was posted over at Maxima.ORG and grew to be quite a large thread. Too bad their search feature doesn't work so I can't post the direct link.

 

He got jacked!

 

Come to think of it, I agree. What is it doing here

 

Geoinerworks, congrats and great truck. You did good with that purchase.

 

The New Nissan Titan and the New Ford F150 are both awesome! You couldn't go wrong with either one. The exterior styling may not suit everyone, but both trucks are a leap forward from everything else out there right now, including the nice looking Dodge.

Personally I think the Ford F150 is a better deal, has a nicer interior. And I almost never favor the domestic brands.

 

Congrats on your puchase man! I personally would've picked a Silverado or something, but yours looks nice. And, hey, you mentioned the great interior. Do you have any interior pics? While you're at it, why don't you shoot a couple more exteriors too

Enjoy.

 

Werd.

 

Thats funny because I owned a CL-S and got 2k less for it in trade in that what I paid for it new after 1 year. Not bad for Acura resale IN TEXAS. My Pathfinder I currently have is only worht 23k and I got it for 29k loaded. It's a truck, but resale sucks in Nissan. Doesn't matter WHAT CAR YOU HAVE.

 

Hate to break it to you, the Titan is built in the USA, so its actually a DOMESTIC truck. lol

 

Monte just can't understand why nissans loose value so quick.

My 2001 Maxima SE 5spd loaded after 1 year and 18k of miles was only worth 15k trade in.

Sorry but its true.

 

Good luck with your truck. I have a Dodge Dakota V-8 as Winter Backup and it has been great (except for gas milage) for 3 years now so your coment about domestics is off base and by the way as said before your Nissan is a DOMESTIC. I'll probably get a Ram 150 HEMI when I trade in the Dakota because I need a 8 foot bed and that seems to be a dieing feature in pickups vs the extra cab. I don't care for the Nissan styling - too much French weirdness for me but to each his own.