I just bought a 2005 Acura RL with 6,000 miles. I put a deposit down today and will pay the rest when I pick up. The deal was too good to pass up. I've always wanted a black car, will be a challenge to keep clean, but looking forward to it. No mods planned, other then a tint, and maybe a small lip spoiler. I'm flying out to get it later this week, and then driving back. It's nighthawk black exterior and taupe interior.

Actual pics of the car:





Some stock pics from Acura's site:

 

oh, my '01 civic coupe with 49k miles will be on sale soon... PM me if you are interested...

 

good shit

 

sick!

classy combo altho i prefer black leather... good luck...my friend has the same car but in white...look into the a-spec kit and springs....

post pics when u get it...

 

o yea get the wood steering wheel and shift knob...it makes the car sooo much nicer...

 

Im guessing you went over your price range of $20k-30k.

 

Dang. Stay classy San Diego

 

congrats!

how much?

 

Grats on the purchase!!!

 

Congrats! That's a beautiful car! You must be psyched. Good luck with her.

 

agreed. black/black would have been sick. I do however like they taupe.

 

guys, is it me..or does the interior not look taupe? I've compared this interior to taupe on some other ads and it seems lighter? Is it truly taupe?

here is a taupe:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NAVIG...QQcmdZViewItem


Here is the actual car I bought, seems more like ebony?

http://www.goldenvalleyauto.com/deta...118l1155574044

 

final cost is $34.5k

 

that, my friend was an awesome pickup. congrats!

 

Congrats. That place is not too far from my work!

 

NICE!!!

Damn, thats basicly a new car too.

Im shocked you bought a car that you didnt look at in person though. Oh and yes, that is totally ebony... no idea why the listing says taupe

 

Awesome pick!!

Congrats dude!

 

Nice job synth-unfortunately you now have 34K less for mods on the Z

 

 

Looks like a taupe interior to me --- photos were just taken without direct sun on the interior, so it's in shadow (and looks darker). This is based on looking at some of the pics you linked to compare to the ebay pics, not the pics you posted directly.

What would the seller gain from blatantly posting the wrong colour interior?

 

Nice choice! The RL looks quite classy. I, too, thought the interior looked dark, but then realized it's a shadow and probably is taupe.

Where are you picking her up?

 

Def not ebony. Looks more grey than anything else

 

How do you go from a CL-S to a G35 Sedan to an RL all in a week and half...geez..Nice pick up some guy is selling some wheels cheap in the black market for the RL.

 

Okay guys, looks as if I have a problem. I thought the carfax checked out per my buddy. He called me this morning and gave me the wrong VIN.

MANUFACTURER BUYBACK
OR LEMON REPORTED

sux! I'm going to call the dealer today to cancel and get a refund on my deposit. Sux!!!! But now I know why the miles were so low!

 

Beautiful!! Congrats!
I didnt realize how much these were coming down.. might have to add it to the list for the next car.

Is the wood in the RL real?

 

An Acura lemon? Say it aint so

 

This is what the report said:

Purchased: 2006
Where: California
Est. miles/year: ---
Est. length owned: 5/17/06 - 6/13/06
(27 days)


Date: Mileage: Source: Comments:
05/17/2006 6,245 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Dallas, TX New owner reported
MANUFACTURER BUYBACK
OR LEMON REPORTED
06/01/2006 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Camarillo, CA Title issued or updated
Loan or lien reported

Owner 3
Purchased: 2006
Where: California
Est. miles/year: ---
Est. length owned: 6/13/06 - 8/4/06
(1 month)


Date: Mileage: Source: Comments:
06/13/2006 California
Motor Vehicle Dept. New owner reported
MANUFACTURER BUYBACK
OR LEMON REPORTED
06/13/2006 California
Motor Vehicle Dept. Title or registration issued
to manufacturer
08/04/2006 Auto Auction Sold at auction
in Pacific Region
Listed as
a fleet vehicle
08/11/2006 Dealer Inventory Vehicle offered for sale
08/13/2006 Dealer Inventory Vehicle offered for sale

 

That sucks. It looked like a sweet car. Well....you get to keep shopping.

 

That is Ebony interior. Here are some pics of our new RL and you can see. Ours is Ebony.

 

Yes. Up to 2006 the wood was real. Then 2007 for the base you get fake wood.

 

After looking again it doesn't look Ebony but Taupe.

 

Did you get the money refunded?

 

Damn, that sucks, but sounds like you narrowly avoided a problem car. Good thing you caught it in time.

 

I just put a deposit of $500 on my CC (Thank God!). I don't anticipate any issues.

 

Aww crap. Sorry to hear that synth19. Those pics of the RL had been over the keyboard.

I'd like to get an 06 RL Tech with A-Spec, NBP with the sand interior.

 

Okay guys, the dealer is insisting the car is fine. The original owner returned the car secondary to issues with the headlights. It was then returned to Acura, headlights were replaced, and then put on the market again.... What do you guys think? He's faxing the documentation over right now that explains this... I'll have to see it before I make a decision...

 

if that was indeed the issue, I'd say get him to knock a bit more off the price, and then go for it.

 

Wow, nice man! Only $34.5K? That's pretty low resale though on an RL that's only a yr old.

Also, you got 2 cars that are 100% Made in Japan.


Oh oops, I just read your update, dang that sucks.

 

nice,

 

Got the fax from the dealership. Hesent the Minnesota disclosure of nonconformity:

"The vehicle was returned to the manufacturer because it did not conform to the manufacturer's express warreanty and the nonconformity was not cured within a reasonable time as provided by Minnesota Law"

All necessary repairs and adjustments have been made and the vehicle meets tacceptable operating standards. The vehicle was alleged to have the following noncomformities:

ineffective head ligths

It was then signed by someone from American Honda Motor Co.