Hi Guys,

I'm very new here (1st post). I've been on this forum for the past 1 week and I finally made a decision to buy the 4th Gen TL. Thanks for the great & helpful threads

My Question: I'm on my way to two dealerships

I found 2 certified Acuras
Silver 2009 TL/Tech 15k $26,401
Bronze 2010 TL/SH-AWD "umber leather" 54K $26,700

Which one would you buy/prefer?

Help, I'm totally confused? I have to buy one today.



Thanks

 

Personally I would go with the lower miles...Unless u really love the bronze go with the 15k...are they both tech and is the bronze only awd?? If the bronze is tech and awd get the bronze

 

I would get the lower mileage car unless you live somewhere that you could make use of the AWD

 

They are both tech. I'm now leaning towards the non AWD.

 

I would let a test drive help me decide. They do offer distinct ride and drive differences.

 

I would go with the lower mileage car.

 

The silver one

 

I agree. The awd does cost more to maintain.

 

what the heck, they dropped that much in value?

 

Yes for some reason the 4G doesn't hold it's value as well as the 3G did, I remember looking for a used 3G back in 08 and there weren't many good deals.

 

Not to take away from this thread:
but I paid $23k for my '06 TL 6MT with 31k miles in March of '10.

wow!
to think I could have had a SHAWD for a little bit more 2 years later.

and those cars linked are BABIES at 15k miles.

 

I'd definitely do the lower mileage Silver TL.

If you don't really care about the AWD, it's almost a slam-dunk. I still like AWD, but that's a lot of miles for a 2010.

 

I have an AWD and never have driven the FWD but have had people tell me they are very distinctively different cars. Drive them both and see which one you like the best. The fact they are both CPO helps but like most of the others here I'd tend to lean toward the one with lower miles. What concerns me more is why you "...have to buy one today". Above all I'd suggest you try not to buy anything under duress...no matter where it's (the duress) coming from. Best of luck!

 

Oh yeah, don't forget to let us know what you decide and how it works out for you.

 

Well, I guess it's too late if you had to buy one the day you posted. Although I'd lean towards the consensus low mileage option in the thread, it's not necessarily a slam-dunk. It depends (IMO) on a few things:
1. Assuming you like the ride better in the AWD, how much?
2. How many miles/year do you drive? If not many, getting a high-mileage CPO might not be too big of a deal.
3. Don't know where you live, but AWD might make a difference, depending on your climate.

All in all, given only those couple choices, I'd probably still take the low-mileage one, but not by a lot.

 

I always feel that you should buy the newest model you can afford...

But the 39K difference in mileage would cause me buy the 09 instead of the 10... Good Luck

 

My gut reaction was the lower miles model.

 

Thanks guys,

I ended up buying the 2009 TL sh-awd with 35k and RBP w/Taupe-Ebony interior and 18" wheels. (I'll get used to the terms later)

My photos later.