This price is 8.6 percent higher than the fair price.
Low price: $10172
Fair price: $11507
High price: $12841
MPG: 17 mpg city / 26 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Information Unavailable
Color: Red
Dealer: Tropical Auto Outlet
Mileage: 88,825
Year: 2008
Ownership Cost for 2008 Acura TL Type-S
Estimated: $45974 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3254
$1562
$1367
$1237
$1106
$8526
Insurance
$1767
$1829
$1893
$1959
$2028
$9476
Fuel
$1814
$1868
$1934
$2011
$2102
$9729
Maintenance
$2763
$2202
$1295
$1493
$2291
$10044
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1177
$1177
$1177
$1177
$1177
$1743
Total Ownership Costs
$11752
$8734
$7957
$8226
$9306
$45974
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Doors: 4
Engine Model: J35A8
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: ACURA
Manufacturer: HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.
Manufacturer Id: 988
Model: TL
Model Year: 2008
Other Restraint System Info: Seat Belt ( Rear Center Position)
Plant City: Marysville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: TYPE-S
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED USED ACURA TL3.2 FEB. 1, 2010. TRANSMISSION FAILED. SLIPPAGE IN 2ND AND 5TH GEAR. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IN TRAFFIC WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF SLIPPAGE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS SOLD ORIGINALLY. REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. CALLED ACURA HOT LINE AND REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. CONTACTED 12 RELIABLE SOURCES REGARDING REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED 6 RELIABLE MECHANICS AND PAID FOR INSTALLATION OF REBUILT TRANSMISSION. SENT LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TELEPHONE CALL PLACED TO ME ADVISING NO ASSISTANCE. INFERRED BECAUSE USED CAR NOT PURCHASED FROM ACURA DEALER AND INSTALLATION OF NEW REBUILT TRANSMISSION NOT DONE BY ACURA DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER ANY GOOD FAITH ASSISTANCE. BELIEVE RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. ALREADY DID ONE ON 2ND GEAR AND ADDED SOMETHING REGARDING OIL AND REHEATING. ALSO TIMING BELT RECALL. RECALL ON 2ND GEAR OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WORK. WOULD ADVISE ANYONE NOT TO PURCHASE THIS MODEL VEHICLE!! PREVIOUSLY OWNED HONDA ACCORD AND ACURA INTEGRA EXCELLENT VEHICLES. 3,.2 TL NOT EXCELLENT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO RECALL VEHICLES AND REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR COST OF TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
2008
STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 ACURA TL TYPE-S. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE FOR THIS MODEL, HOWEVER THE VIN OF MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING (VERIFIED BY AN ACURA DEALERSHIP). I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS CARS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I KNOW FROM READING REPORTS FROM OTHER TL OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, THE HOSE ON MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE HOSE WITH THE HEAT-SHIELD THAT IS INSTALLED WHEN THE RECALL WORK IS PERFORMED, THUS MY CAR HAS THE DEFECTIVE HOSE AND SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR