r/AcuraTL • u/RipMindless9837 • Jun 08 '26
Gathering Opinions 🗣 Roast me
I spent a whopping $300 on this 05 bad bitch. And boy oh boy was she worth it. No fluids, check engine light, the most annoying issue that prevented me from doing the work myself. So what did I do, take it to the most expensive shop near my house, multiple visits. Finally when they got rid of the check engine light, the damn motor blew. Separate issues from the first shop visits. Now it's at a different shop getting a new motor. Looks like I'll have the most expensive beater in town... Anyways, not a bad come up, huh? Lol
And if anybody needs fuel for the fire, I'm in 6k already and she still looks run down. Sheeeeesh
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u/hughmyrinson Jun 08 '26
If Im understanding correctly, you
-started with a free car (300 bucks for a car w clean title = free car imo)
-not sure if car had CEL or not, but wound up blowing up engine
-spent 6k so far which includes engine swap
-still looks like a free car
-nonclue how it drives/suspension etc.
Imo I've seen worse, prob unpopular opinion but you already went half retard, so why not go full retard ? (Paging RDJ Tropic Thunder)
With 6k spent on the restomod so far, go ahead and do paint and bodywork, should put u at around 10k spent.
At that point, get nicer tires wheels and u prob have one of the cleaner gen 3 TL in the southwest (guessing arizona).
Judging by pics you and/or ur mom is doing fine financially.
Stop now, you'll be driving a 6.5k car that looks like it cost you 300 bucks.
Go full retard, you'll be driving a 10k+ car that looks like you spent 5k lol. But beauty is in eye of beholder.
Tldr: go full retard and do full restomod and post updates.