well i took my car back to the dealership i bought it from becuz of the transmission issue so he said he will give me another one but its ssm and with about 15k less miles, should i do that, which looks better nbp or ssm, post pics please,

 

oo and ps ive already spent money into the nbp which means i have to buy another spoiler, paint calipers again, tint windows,

 

If your TL has a transmission issue-get out of it, no matter what color it is. Let the bad transmission be the dealership's problem.

 

well its that 3rd & 4th gear pressure thing that happens to mostly everybody that owns a 04, and the car hes giving me is a 04 also so its prob gonna have the same issue im not really sure

 

SSM. You said post pics-







Nuff said. SSM doesn't look dirty 5 minutes after washing it like NBP does and SSM seems to be sexier and less common than the black.

 

^^ that ssm looks really good w/ aspec kit. I will tell you from experience a ssm will not need alot of washing, it will look fine almost year round except for the wheels. BUT, it will not have the shine of a darker color.

- about the transmission issue i would trade but get a warranty on the new car.

Just my

 

how can you tell if the transmission is wearing out?

 

i was wondering the same thing, or is it also because you don't change the transmission fluid on time?

 

If you don't have to pay any more money for the SSM, I say go for it.

 

3G Garage A-110: DIY Guide to replacing 3rd & 4th gear pressure switch for 3G TL (2004-2006):

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/110-diy-guide-replacing-3rd-4th-gear-pressure-switch-3g-tl-2004-2006-a-729149/

 

SSM was originally my least desired color, but after picking up my '06, the color has grown on me day by day. +1 for the comment on the clean look it retains -- I have yet to wash my car after purchasing it back in October, and it has never looked dirty!

 

No transmission problem & less miles, yep I'd go for it

 

yea after seeing those pics with the aspec kit on em, it made me wanna trade lol so yea the guy is doing some touch ups on it and were gonna trade, it has 89k miles on it so should i do a 3x3 atf change, it just sucks that i have to buy another spoiler and tint the windows again and calipers and stuff like that,

 

I got a Black one. But i would probably like to have a silver one more though.. If no issues with new car and lower mileage car i'd go for it.

 

black

 

Lets see the spoiler is ~$200. Caliper paint ~$20. Tint ~$200. It isn't that much. Trade ASAP.

At least you didn't spend money on a drop or wheels yet then there would be some more to thing about but since you only did those mods, give it back.

 

I used to be a big fan of black, but I just ran across silver by chance on this one and it has turned out to be a much easier color to live with. Look, you can hardly see any snow on it at all.

 

Very nice choice

 

Good Tranny > Color

 

Have the dealer throw in the tint with it..........Or perhaps the spoiler.

 

Btw, are you going to change your username to "SatinSilver2004?

 

There is something in this story that is missing. No dealer will just exchange you a car that you purchased and drove off the lot, and then later return saying that there is a transmission issue (which we later discover is an 04 model). Warranty will be an issue since it is out of standard warranty.

Why would they just do an even trade for a vehicle that has 15K less miles, which will have a higher value than the one you purchased???

What is the OP leaving out?

BTW: NBP FTW!!!!! SSM is for those who don't want to take the time to clean/maintain it

 

Thats what i'm thinking.

 

Silver TLs with the A-Spec kit look good becuase they show all the lines, and shadows.
But the black TLs look sexy WHEN CLEAN.

 

i would take whatever doesn't have a tranny problem

 

well i no the guy who owns the dealership, and plus i got the car slavaged, just needed a new door so i only got it for 8,000 and ive only had the car for a month, warranty or no warranty no 04 car should have transmission problems after 1 month of buying it, but anyway yea i no the owner were good friends so thats why hes letting me do that

 

lol dam didnt even think about that