hi all,

i'm making plans to get a 'new' car probably later this year, and i thought the 3G acura TL was the most beautiful thing on 4 wheels when it first came out when i was in high school, and you know how those memories stick with you.

anyway, my 2003 honda accord is pushing 340,000 km (210,000 mi) and i've been looking into the 2007/2008 TL. i'm in toronto, canada, and it seems that the automatic base/navi is going for about $15,000 to 18,000 (asking price at dealers) at about 100,000 km (60,000 mi) +/- 20,000 km.

my question is, what other types of costs should i anticipate and is this a good price point at which to purchase the car (i.e. good price/mileage ratio).

at 100,000 km (60,000 mi), you might need a new timing belt/water pump..and that could be about $500 or so? are there other repairs that would need to be done on it at this point?

i want to get a good idea about possible additional costs that i need to think about if buying at this km/age.

thanks for your input!

 

The timing belt/water pump is changed at 105k or whenever the MID alerts you to. There's a good thread by Majofo in the 3G Service Department. You would want to look at that for additional items that should be changed e.g. the spark plugs.

You would prolly want to check/change the tranny fluid via the 3x3 method.

Also check the other fluids like brake, coolant & power steering.

Also check the filters both air and cabin filter.

Welcome to AcuraZine.

 

thanks for the suggestions and warm welcome!

i can't seem to find the thread by majofo or the "service department"

 

you can go on google and typing your question and eventually it will let you into one of the old thread that contain answer. Welcome to the site tho.

 

Here's the link to the 3G Service Department: https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/3g-tl-service-department-aka-garage-questions-answers-check-here-first-553557/

And the link to the TB service thread by Majofo: https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/122-diy-105k-service-timing-belt-water-pump-spark-plugs-thermostat-%2Apics%2A-784622/

As suggested above, if your answer is not in the 3G Service Dept, go to google, type in your question and include AcuraZine in your query.