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I'm interested in buying a 2001/2002 Acura 3.2 TL Type-S. I'm seeing
a lot of clean Acura Certified Pre-Owned cars.

The premium seems to be abour $2,000 more than the 'non certifed'
cars.

I'd like to hear peopls opinions on if this is worth the extra expense
or if it's just another way for dealers to increase the bottom line.

Thanks

The Certified vehicles have a 100k warranty. However read the fine print
because it doesn't cover everything. Typically covers drivetrain components
etc. Not a bumper to bumper warranty. If the warranty is worth that much to
you get it. However you can just make sure you really have the non certified
car checked out to make sure it is ok and you should be ok. But then again
with the tranny troubles I see maybe the certified is the way to go!
Have I confused you yet?

David Short
Acura God
"jc" <jcalder@xprt.net> wrote in message
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> I'm interested in buying a 2001/2002 Acura 3.2 TL Type-S. I'm seeing
> a lot of clean Acura Certified Pre-Owned cars.
>
> The premium seems to be abour $2,000 more than the 'non certifed'
> cars.
>
> I'd like to hear peopls opinions on if this is worth the extra expense
> or if it's just another way for dealers to increase the bottom line.
>
> Thanks

"Acura God" <djshort@NOSPAMlightbound.com> wrote in message
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> The Certified vehicles have a 100k warranty. However read the fine print
> because it doesn't cover everything. Typically covers drivetrain
components
> etc. Not a bumper to bumper warranty. If the warranty is worth that much
to
> you get it. However you can just make sure you really have the non
certified
> car checked out to make sure it is ok and you should be ok. But then again
> with the tranny troubles I see maybe the certified is the way to go!
> Have I confused you yet?
>
> David Short
> Acura God
> "jc" <jcalder@xprt.net> wrote in message
> news:9347fd5c.0307201153.3dc96258@posting.google.c om...
> > I'm interested in buying a 2001/2002 Acura 3.2 TL Type-S. I'm seeing
> > a lot of clean Acura Certified Pre-Owned cars.
> >
> > The premium seems to be abour $2,000 more than the 'non certifed'
> > cars.
> >
> > I'd like to hear peopls opinions on if this is worth the extra expense
> > or if it's just another way for dealers to increase the bottom line.
> >
> > Thanks

Of course aren't the bumpers about $1500 anyway?
And the warranties have been extended to 100K on the 'problem' auto trannies
anyway. So...

>
> Get it. I bought a 1996 RL last September. It was in excellent
> condition. It wasn't certified because it was in its 7th model year. I
> purchased AcuraCare for an additional $1000. With 3 window regulators
> replaced at about $250 each and the ABS modulator and accumulator
> replaced, usually a $5000 job. Cost me nothing under Acura Care. You
> never know what's gonna happen. To me the extra cash gives me piece of
> mind that if anything major happens, I'm covered. Other than these
> known quirks, the RL and TL are pretty much bullet proof. If you take
> care of them you can easily get 200,000 miles.


TLs are bulletproof except for the transmissions.

Waste of money.. Acura and Honda dealers are some of the biggest ripoff
artists when it comes to used cars. This certified used stuff people like
to peddle nowadays is nothing more than playing on your fears, in my view.
It's common knowledge that Honda makes some of the most reliable vehicles
made and that's why they cost more used than most. This record speaks for
itself. The cars the dealers sell aren't any different than before these
programs came up. I bought my CL from a Nissan dealer for $2000 less than
most EL's from Acura dealers with the same mileage.. what a joke.
"jc" <jcalder@xprt.net> wrote in message
news:9347fd5c.0307201153.3dc96258@posting.google.c om...
> I'm interested in buying a 2001/2002 Acura 3.2 TL Type-S. I'm seeing
> a lot of clean Acura Certified Pre-Owned cars.
>
> The premium seems to be abour $2,000 more than the 'non certifed'
> cars.
>
> I'd like to hear peopls opinions on if this is worth the extra expense
> or if it's just another way for dealers to increase the bottom line.
>
> Thanks