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I'm in the market for a low mileage 6-Speed TL, so far the nicest unit I've found is a 2006 with only 20,000 miles on the clock, unfortunately the asking price is $14,000. The Kelly Blue Book valuation for a private party resale is $10,700, however, the Edmunds TMV is $8,910 for the same spec car. I offered $9,500; I'm kind of guessing my offer will be rejected without any consideration. Any suggestions?
Thanks folks, I'm holding out for a 6-Speed manual model (I never learned how to drive an automatic transmission),
There was one 6-Speed on the Cars website linked above, but it was right bang on the same price I offered for the one I'm looking at. I'm going to hold out and see if he caves on the price, after all, the car has already been posted for fourteen days. If not I'll move on to something more reasonably priced; fortunately I'm in no hurry.
$14000 is crazy for older car, even with low mileage. Good luck on your journey. it sucks that Acuras don't make manual transmissions anymore
Agreed. I figure since I'm in my early 60s I have roughly 30-40 more years of driving in front of me, so I should start buying myself a small stable of cars with three pedals under the dash to guard against the day when said third pedal is deleted by the world's manufacturers. Current "wishlist" vehicles (in addition to the TL 6-Speed I'm shopping for) with manual gearboxes include a Miata of some sort (NA, NB, and ND are all candidates), a 1990s vintage Ford F-150 with the 300 CID Straight Six, and maybe an E36 M3.
Agreed. I figure since I'm in my early 60s I have roughly 30-40 more years of driving in front of me, so I should start buying myself a small stable of cars with three pedals under the dash to guard against the day when said third pedal is deleted by the world's manufacturers. Current "wishlist" vehicles (in addition to the TL 6-Speed I'm shopping for) with manual gearboxes include a Miata of some sort (NA, NB, and ND are all candidates), a 1990s vintage Ford F-150 with the 300 CID Straight Six, and maybe an E36 M3.
Porsche actually is not a bad way to go. There are cheaper models available with manual transmission.
Agreed. I figure since I'm in my early 60s I have roughly 30-40 more years of driving in front of me, so I should start buying myself a small stable of cars with three pedals under the dash to guard against the day when said third pedal is deleted by the world's manufacturers. Current "wishlist" vehicles (in addition to the TL 6-Speed I'm shopping for) with manual gearboxes include a Miata of some sort (NA, NB, and ND are all candidates), a 1990s vintage Ford F-150 with the 300 CID Straight Six, and maybe an E36 M3.
Hey horseshoez,
I was in a similar situation as you, although I wanted a Manual type-s. Around my area, they are a unicorn (clean type-s, MT) but they are indeed out there. I ended up with a 06 MT, which im still happy to find. Try your best to be patient and wait for one in good condition. I found mine after only 2 months of waiting and searching. Lowest miles I've seen for a 6MT TL around my area so I hopped on it. They will defnitely pop up sooner or later if you can wait
Hey horseshoez,
I was in a similar situation as you, although I wanted a Manual type-s. Around my area, they are a unicorn (clean type-s, MT) but they are indeed out there. I ended up with a 06 MT, which im still happy to find. Try your best to be patient and wait for one in good condition. I found mine after only 2 months of waiting and searching. Lowest miles I've seen for a 6MT TL around my area so I hopped on it. They will defnitely pop up sooner or later if you can wait
Thanks for the advice, that is indeed turning into my plan.
Pretty high mileage (93k miles), but a 1-owner car and priced accordingly at $7k. Very detailed Carfax report, showing timing belt/water pump work done in Dec. 2011 (at < 60k miles) and engine mounts replaced at 76k miles.
Only problem is that it's a 2004, which was notorious for having transmission issues in the first year of production.
I pulled the trigger today on a Royal Blue Pearl 2006 Acura TL 6-Speed with 114,000 on the clock; I paid a little more than I wanted, but after kissing so damn many toads I finally found one with a pretty face. I'll be picking the car up this coming Friday or Saturday and then putting my current DD (a 2001 Accord EX V6) up on the auction block.
Congrats!! Royal Blue Pearl, for the win! I've really come to appreciate and love this color on mine over the past 2 months.
Funny thing, I've had two sedans in the past with in a very similar color, a 1995 Passat GLX 5-Speed and a 2009 Mazda3 5-Speed. I've never really considered myself a "blue sedan" kind of guy, but hey, thinking back on it, three of my six sedans have been dark blue metallic. Go figure.
One thing I really like about your car are the wheels, which I understand were the factory wheels for the non-Type-S cars from the 2007 and 2008 model year. I may well buy a set of them and use them for my summer set and keep the current set for winter rubber.
Last edited by horseshoez; 05-07-2017 at 11:02 AM.
Funny thing, I've had two sedans in the past with in a very similar color....
One thing I really like about your car are the wheels, which I understand were the factory wheels for the non-Type-S cars from the 2007 and 2008 model year. I may well buy a set of them and use them for my summer set and keep the current set for winter rubber.
Yeah, this is the first dark blue car that I've owned.... All of my others were silver, beige, etc. etc. Perhaps that's why I'm so enamored of my current ride?
Anyway, I love the OEM-style wheels for the 2007-08 TL's. The ones on the car when I bought it had a lot of curb rash and two were out-of-round, causing a bad vibration at highway speeds. I looked into getting some OEM replacements, but they cost about $250 each. Ultimately, I ended up purchasing some "replicas" for about $110 per wheel. Some folks worry about the durability of the "reps," esp. in dealing with potholes (which makes sense given the lower profile of our 235/45R17 tires). But they are (supposedly) manufactured to OEM-specs, and I've been very pleased with them and had no problems thus far (about 2 months, fingers crossed).
Ahhh, sorry. It has rained non-stop since I picked the car up and I live on a horse farm, so we have some, ummm, how you say, ummm, MUD. Yeah, that's it.
It looks like things will start drying out later today and by mid-week it should be safe to wash the TL and get some pictures.
I hate to burst your bubble but your color actually is ABP (Abyss Blue Pearl), RBP only available for 08-07 base model.
No bubble to burst, I don't care either way; that said, on the VIN Decoder page on this site the indicates the only blue color option for my car is "Royal Blue Pearl".
Edit:
I just poked around a bit on the internet and found this:
No bubble to burst, I don't care either way; that said, on the VIN Decoder page on this site the indicates the only blue color option for my car is "Royal Blue Pearl".
Edit:
I just poked around a bit on the internet and found this:
04-26-2017, 03:05 PM
Find an example that's "low mileage" (50-60k miles) but not "super low miles" like the one on which you're bidding....
