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Acura newbie looking at used TLs and am considering 2 high mileage TLs
mecahnically sound and in mint condition. The cars have 171k (w/ Nav)
and 182k and are both about $6800. Would like some feedback from the
newsgroup about experiences with high mileage TLs. Thanks in advance!

Waiving the right to remain silent, "pas"
<news@sherrodcomputing.com> said:

> Acura newbie looking at used TLs and am considering 2 high
> mileage TLs mecahnically sound and in mint condition. The cars
> have 171k (w/ Nav) and 182k and are both about $6800. Would
> like some feedback from the newsgroup about experiences with
> high mileage TLs. Thanks in advance!

Lotsa miles. What years..?

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Larry J. wrote:
> Waiving the right to remain silent, "pas"
> <news@sherrodcomputing.com> said:
>
> > Acura newbie looking at used TLs and am considering 2 high
> > mileage TLs mecahnically sound and in mint condition. The cars
> > have 171k (w/ Nav) and 182k and are both about $6800. Would
> > like some feedback from the newsgroup about experiences with
> > high mileage TLs. Thanks in advance!
>
> Lotsa miles. What years..?
>
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> Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail
>
> "Lord, are we worthy of the task that lies before us,
> or are we just jerking off..?"
Sorry. Should have mentioned both are '99s.

On 1/16/05 8:08 PM, in article
1105927712.309473.75890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.c om, "pas"
<regis@sherrodcomputing.com> wrote:

>
> Larry J. wrote:
>> Waiving the right to remain silent, "pas"
>> <news@sherrodcomputing.com> said:
>>
>>> Acura newbie looking at used TLs and am considering 2 high
>>> mileage TLs mecahnically sound and in mint condition. The cars
>>> have 171k (w/ Nav) and 182k and are both about $6800. Would
>>> like some feedback from the newsgroup about experiences with
>>> high mileage TLs. Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Lotsa miles. What years..?
>>
>> --
>> Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail
>>
>> "Lord, are we worthy of the task that lies before us,
>> or are we just jerking off..?"
> Sorry. Should have mentioned both are '99s.
>

Is that Km or miles? The timing belt should have been changed at 105k
miles. I would at least look for definitive proof that it was done. Do the
transmissions have any weirdness in behavior? There have been issues with
transmissions in the '00 and newer TLs that use the 5 speed transmission,
less problems with the 4-speed in the '99s, but it something you should pay
particular attention to.

Beyond that, just look for the same things you look for in any high mileage
used car - do all the gadgets work? Any evidence of abuse/accidents, etc.?

Thanks for the input. That is miles. I'll be checking all those things
and carfax before considering a purchase.

On 16 Jan 2005 10:49:57 -0800, "pas" <news@sherrodcomputing.com> wrote:

>Acura newbie looking at used TLs and am considering 2 high mileage TLs
>mecahnically sound and in mint condition. The cars have 171k (w/ Nav)
>and 182k and are both about $6800. Would like some feedback from the
>newsgroup about experiences with high mileage TLs. Thanks in advance!

Seems like a lot to pay for a car with that much mileage. If transmission
hasn't been replaced it might need to be, the engine could even go. If it was 1
owner with perfect service records it might be OK. Even so that is a lot of
miles.
<I took the RSB Pledge - 2002>

Brian <optik_b@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:uke5015q879toe0f6bon0uc0l9kns9mgbn@4ax.com:

> On 16 Jan 2005 10:49:57 -0800, "pas" <news@sherrodcomputing.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Acura newbie looking at used TLs and am considering 2 high mileage TLs
>>mecahnically sound and in mint condition. The cars have 171k (w/ Nav)
>>and 182k and are both about $6800. Would like some feedback from the
>>newsgroup about experiences with high mileage TLs. Thanks in advance!
>
> Seems like a lot to pay for a car with that much mileage. If
> transmission hasn't been replaced it might need to be, the engine
> could even go. If it was 1 owner with perfect service records it
> might be OK. Even so that is a lot of miles.
><I took the RSB Pledge - 2002>
>

It would depend on what model year along with the mileage.
Really old cars would have seals,belts,and hoses degrading from age and
climate cycles.
Cars driven a lot of highway miles get less wear on them than stop-n-go
driven cars. Transmissions shift less,brakes used less.
Engines get up to operating temperatures resulting is less wear than lots
of short trips.

It also would depend on where the car was used;in salty climes,perhaps?

Also beware of "flood cars". Since the recent weather problems,there are a
lot of them that will be turning up for sale.They may look mint,but are
loads of trouble.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

On 16 Jan 2005 10:49:57 -0800, "pas" <news@sherrodcomputing.com>
wrote:
>Acura newbie looking at used TLs and am considering 2 high mileage TLs
>mecahnically sound and in mint condition. The cars have 171k (w/ Nav)
>and 182k and are both about $6800. Would like some feedback from the
>newsgroup about experiences with high mileage TLs. Thanks in advance!

What do you plan to do with it?

Can you do your own maintenance?

If the cars are cherry, and you just need a few miles a day around
town, then, well, maybe. Otherwise, I'd go back and try to get
something well under 100k miles, even if it was a few years older.

You do realize, that $6800 is nearly enough to lease a *new* Accord LX
for three years?

J.

Waiving the right to remain silent, JXStern
<JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> said:

> You do realize, that $6800 is nearly enough to lease a *new*
> Accord LX for three years?

Excellent point..!

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