Bach2324

I have a 2005 tl with 81k miles bought a few months back. Only down side is driver side seat belt came lose, but I can fix it. No flaws other than that except you know the usual wear and tear through out the years. Runs perfect. Still stocked out. I just want to upgrade to a 2007 or 08 TL. I bought it for 11k, bare put out about 275 miles on it since bought. Any suggestion on pricing? i was thinking about 10800 because of the seat belt situation.

JTS97Z28

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Why would you not just fix the seat belt situation that way it's not even an issue you have to mention to someone? There is a chance it could be fully covered under warranty as well since it's a seat belt issue. Call and ask a local dealership. As far as price sorry I can't help ya, but that's pretty crazy to buy a car and put less than 300 miles on it and be ready to get a different one haha

Bach2324

That's a mistake of not researching first. Did no research into the 07-08 series. lol Rookie mistake, and thanks for the advice man!

anx1300c

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Honestly, I don't think the '07-08 base is worth upgrading to from an '05. You got a good deal on your car. The mileage is low; fix the seat belt and keep it.

Bach2324

To a certain extent, i know what you mean. It is a good car, but with all the mods that i want to do on it, I found out that it would save me money switching to a a 07-08

MarcoNorthPolo

Sell it for AS MUCH as someone will pay you for it. Seriously though, bear in mind that the car is another model year older than when you bought it (9 years old instead of 8) so I don't think you'll be able to get the same amount for it.

Speeden6

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Lets see, sell the car you have for a loss, and spend more money on a 2 year newer model. all to save money on mods? doesn't make sense to me at all! you cant be modding that much that making a 3-5k jump in car price and then mods is worth it. you would for sure save money just taking the difference in car price and putting that in as mods, whats the real reason?

GhostTL09

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We can't advise you without seeing the car. I don't describe any vehicle I sell as having normal wear and tear. What is that? Search Your local market. Use lemonfree.com. It will give you listing averages. Start there. You might get 9-10k private sell.

Bach2324

There's no back story. i wanted to do an interior change, make my interior tan to black, also put in the aspec kit from 07-08 but later found out that you have to do great length of customization in order to do that because i have a different year. Also do a navigation upgrade because i have a base model, which is around 1500 give or take. If i sell my car and buy a 07 or 08, then i would save myself so much labor, time, and money...i found some 07s for about 13k and also got calculate an estimate on my how much my total are going to be and the total cost more than that. Like i said, rookie mistake on my end for not doing research.

nokkieny

Personally I would not buy a car that someone only owned a few months/few hundred miles, if you told me it's because you wanted a dif. color leather I would think you were lying trying to cover something up.

Bach2324

I just don't want a new leather, i want my whole interior to look like the 2007 version...so why not just sell it and buy a 2007? Like i said, nothing with the car is wrong i just want a different year.

LaCostaRacer

Wow- if I were you I would suck it up and drive the car a little while longer. The interior features are not worth losing sales tax twice, incremental cost difference for '07, along with the risk you might encounter buying a different car with issues that could be more costly than a seat belt The seat belt can't be that big of a deal to fix.

If you really want to get top dollar for your car, give it a thorough cleaning and fix the seat belt and any other minor stuff and then sell the car private party so you can get the best return. Who knows, you might even turn a slight profit on your car possibly.

Your year car has a tighter suspension and will actually handle slightly better than the 07 or newer years if that is any difference. I find it interesting that you came to this realization so quick- less than two tank's worth of gas.

YeuEmMaiMai

^ exactly what he said

Kev1n

check on kbb and then work with the price they give you

ct_ua6

everyone has their own reasons, no hate...My pops got the 08 model and I like his dash and navi interface a lot more than my 05s but the base 07-08s didnt come standard, bummed about that

ggesq

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If your heart is set on an 07/08 you might as well get a Type-S IMHO of course. Otherwise, you might regret buying a base...

GhostTL09

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pay it down 3k before you can sell buddy. what is your list price?

gatrhumpy

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I think you should donate your car.