caldoone

Just traded in the 2009 CBP/Ebony TL FWD TECH for a 2010 CBP/Ebony TL SH-AWD. What an amazing difference. My Acura dealer was bending over backwards to do a deal and I am so glad they did. I wanted this car in Sep of 2008 but had to settle for the FWD. It's odd to trade in an 18 month old car for a new one but it was the greatest decision ever. This car is amazing.

princelybug

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Congrats, but I'm sure you're paying dearly for this.

docboy

Congratz! Did you get the 6MT?

Life is short. Enjoy it to the fullest.

KeithL

Not if you are me, I was trading TL every year about. Have my AWD for 13 months, longest car sicne my 2004. Until there is soemthing better no reason to trade out.

Costco

^your sig makes me

PaulNY

How was the deal? I've been contemplating the same thing, and I thought I was crazy

CUBSH8R

Ditto, I would like to know how you worked the deal and how brutal it ended up being?

Thx

KeithL

Just shows how desirable the 3G TL was I was able to flip them without loosing money. Not so any more, hence why I have my 09 AWD for 13 months, also there is really nothing out there that appeals to me except maybe the next gen G sedan.

jasonwdp10

I just bought a 2010 SHAWD, but if Honda decides to put the 6 spd auto in, revise the styling, and add more goodies (advanced package? ventilated seats?) I might be willing to trade and take the loss. Besides, acura has the highest resale value for luxury cars right? why not take advantage of that?

NJ SHAWD

This is my 34th car in 28 years of driving. I think it's possible I would trade up too

princelybug

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^
That's A LOT of cars.

NJ SHAWD

I sat down and put together a list of most of them on my facebook page. It looks like a page on autotrader. The good news is I always do well on purchasing and selling off. The bad news is no matter how good the good news is, it's still bad.

PhoenixUnit

I've been thinking about trading my FWD for a AWD but the more i think about it, the crazier it sounds. Maybe in another year or two il go for it. I just love my FWD too much as well as it being my very first car so im happy with it.

free598

that deal cant be good..no way in hell

jasonwdp10

If anything, wait for the mid-cycle refresh.

Steven Bell

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Congrats man!

PhoenixUnit

Hopefully by then they'll have a 4G type S. Despite what everyone says, it's nice to dream

caldoone

Hi all, Here's the deal. I put 20% down on the 2009 FWD so I was never upside down on the car. I've been talking to my dealer for months about trading up but they told me to wait until after January when there were deals coming. I finally went to visit the dealer on 3/1 and luckily there was a $2000 incentive rebate as well as 1.9% financing. All the planets aligned and was able to get out of the showroom with the 2010 with $1000 down (out-of-pocket) and the equity I had in the 2009. I got the 2010 for dealer invoice (i didn't ask to see the invoice) so roughly $39,000 plus the equity and the 1.9% made it happen.

I was originally just going to just put RonJon 19" or 20" rims on the 2009 (because I've been embarrased of the stock 17's since day one) which would have cost me well over $3000 but instead I spent $1k and ended up with a 2010 gem. I don't want to think about what kind of money I lost in the deal. All I care is that I spent $1k, I have a 2010 SH-AWD and my monthly is $22 more than before. Challenge your dealers!

NJ SHAWD

All that matters is that you walked away happy. That's the best ending to any deal. Congrats

Pete2010

Yea, it's best not to think about the deal, Congrats on the upgrade.

jasonwdp10

Well, the ZDX weighs 4421lb and does 0-60 in 6.4 seconds and gets 20mpg according to car and driver.

I have a feeling just putting the 6 speed auto in the TL will help the acceleration and fuel economy significantly.

If they can get the 0-60 at or below 5.5 seconds, improve the midrange (or make use of the torque), improve fuel economy. I may be willing to trade up. (also assuming they'll tweak the styling and add on more features)

Because my 305hp sporty sedan doesn't feel like it has 305hp. My gf's 265hp audi A5 can whoop my ass and the 5 spd auto transmission seems to not be able to shift fast enough (even in S mode) to overtake cars sometimes.

PetesTL

I doubt that just putting a 6-sp AT will improve acceleration times that drastically. It would certainly help but the other big issue is weight. I think if Acura cut down on lot of the weight and used more aluminum in the chassis and suspension components, the 4G would've been faster and more nimble. If you want a faster 4G now, trade it in for a 6MT. A much cheaper route would be to simply bolt on a Takeda Intake....additional 14 hp and 14 ft/lb torque

kevTL888

good for OP, but if i were him, i'd wait for one more year or so for the MMC, you know that's not far away. i can't imagine the hit he took trading in his '09.

Pete2010

No need to imagine... right in post #18

VTX

If you are happy it's a good deal.
Who cares how much you lost in the process. Buying a new car is a loss of money in and of itself anyways. You only live once!

BTW, TL has no more room to shave any weight from. With all the safety regulations, size that is simply big, noise insulation and stuff, there isn't too much to trim from. The advantage has to come from a 6 or 7 speed tranny which will give you significantly shorter 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear.

Has any of you ever had a 4th generation Maxima with the 4 speed auto? it feels and it actually is very slow even though the car weighs only 3000 lbs with the mighty VQ producing 200 HP. The reason is stupidly tall gearing. If a car produces like 400-500hp like in one of those super cars, then gearing doesn't have that big of an effect. But anything close to 300HP and under, gearing and torque multiplication is very important.