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#12#_acuraRL Rookie Author Massachusetts Posts:3 Points:160 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2005 2:34:18 PM Ignore #12#_acuraRL Report Abuse I was woundering if i should trade a 1999 caddilac escalade in for a 05 acura tl or an rl but the payments are very expensive should i trade in the caddy is it worth it i looked at some numbers for payments on the rl 700 bucks a month and the tl not as bad with 450 a month how much of a diffrence between the rl and the tl?

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I was woundering if i should trade a 1999 caddilac escalade in for a 05 acura tl or an rl but the payments are very expensive should i trade in the caddy is it worth it i looked at some numbers for payments on the rl 700 bucks a month and the tl not as bad with 450 a month how much of a diffrence between the rl and the tl?

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HFE Veteran Author Houston Posts:274 Points:89,310 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2006 3:58:02 AM Ignore HFE Report Abuse You cannot trade a cadilac for a TSX. that is too much of a drop. A TL is an ok trade off and an RL is a better trade off.
RacerZ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,470 Points:2,022,175 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2006 5:33:42 AM Ignore RacerZ Report Abuse What's the latest status of the "tade"?
rhodewarrior Veteran Author Rhode Island Posts:287 Points:247,905 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2006 6:26:31 AM Ignore rhodewarrior Report Abuse Have you looked at the TSX? If you're wanting an Acura that isn't too expensive the TSX is fantastic. It's got all the bells and whistles for a little under $30K (with Nav system).
WilW Champion Author Atlanta Posts:12,351 Points:2,698,595 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2006 10:02:11 AM Ignore WilW Report Abuse Have you "taded" yet?
BDawg Champion Author Atlanta Posts:11,187 Points:1,668,000 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2006 5:11:16 AM Ignore BDawg Report Abuse keep ur caddy, pay it off & get away from payments
Nuance9 Rookie Author Halifax Posts:25 Points:13,635 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2006 3:14:31 PM Ignore Nuance9 Report Abuse Howz the Acura shopping coming along?? Tell me what you got. Rodger
SRSEN1999 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,530 Points:164,910 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2006 11:50:19 AM Ignore SRSEN1999 Report Abuse Go to www.Acura.com and you can find all the numbers on that site. And with the high rise of gas prices, you might be able to save few hundred bucks on the fuel.
Nuance9 Rookie Author Halifax Posts:25 Points:13,635 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 29, 2006 8:04:09 PM Ignore Nuance9 Report Abuse Grab a Acura EL instead, better off. Still have luxury, hell of a lot lower car payment.
WilW Champion Author Atlanta Posts:12,351 Points:2,698,595 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2006 9:50:28 AM Ignore WilW Report Abuse Go Ahead! Tade it!!
Wade2tall Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:8,361 Points:1,486,855 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2006 5:56:58 PM Ignore Wade2tall Report Abuse If you dislike high payments, just wait a little while and buy a used Acura. That's what I did and six years later it's still running great!
GRJ Champion Author Memphis Posts:11,857 Points:2,398,785 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2006 1:04:31 PM Ignore GRJ Report Abuse Let me know which is better
SRSEN1999 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,530 Points:164,910 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2005 11:11:04 PM Ignore SRSEN1999 Report Abuse Stop buying American.
grobar83 Rookie Author London Posts:24 Points:37,350 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2005 8:46:58 AM Ignore grobar83 Report Abuse Keeping your caddy, you are just loosing money on it (thanks to the domestic cars depreciation :). I'd personally get rid of the caddy and get the Acura.
gotBOOST Sophomore Author North Carolina Posts:154 Points:15,520 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2005 11:38:39 AM Ignore gotBOOST Report Abuse test drive them, which you probably already have since you posted the message. Have you bought a acura yet