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Advice on a 98 Accord
So I have a 98 Accord EX V6 with 141k miles. I've always taken good
care of the car but recently the transmission went on the car. Dealer wants almost $4000 to put in a remanufactured transmission or $3000 for a used transmission with 85k miles and 1 year warranty. I asked about TSB's for the car and the dealer said there was one but since the car is so far above the 100k warranty that they can't do the exchange. Although I knew the trade in value would be dismal due to the high mileage and expensive repair they quoted me $500. Now I'm looking for advice on what to do next. The engine is strong, the car recently passed emissions here in MA (last month), has leather seats, CD, moon-roof all the EX loaded extras, but it also has a big scratch on one side of the car (life in the big city). So I'm looking for advice on what to do next with the car. 1) Take the trade in value of the car. 2) Do the repair then try to turn around and sell it. I'm imagining with the high mileage and scratch I may recover the cost of the repair and a bit more but not much. The KBB for a "fair" version of my car with 141k miles is $5620. 3) Sell the car for parts. How does one go about this? What could I get for a car like this? 4) Donate the car to charity for a tax write-off... although I've heard new rules limit how much you can get for this option. 5) Other options I haven't thought of? Any and all advice much appreciated thanks in advance, MikeK |
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Advice on a 98 Accord
Just curious as to why your tranny went at 141K. Did you change the
ATF - if so how often and did you use honda ATF. I thought my tranny was going - all it needed was a speed sensor - a local tranny guy offered to fix it for under $2K and he would replace all of the soft parts - clutches and so forth and any bearings that needed replacing. Never ever get the dealer to do anything - way too pricey - they have a lot of boat payments to make. |
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Advice on a 98 Accord
Sorry - another bit here - don't go with the reman tranny unless you
know who remanufactured it - ditto with getting it rebuilt - way too many people out there reman/rebuilding tranny's who don't know what they are doing. As far as keeping the car - what kind of condition is the rest of the vehicle in? any rust? My 97 auto tranny accord has 192K on it - no problems other than timing sensor in tranny $60 - hope to put another 50 to 75 K on it maybe another 100K before buying another. good luck |
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Advice on a 98 Accord
butch burton wrote: > Just curious as to why your tranny went at 141K. Did you change the > ATF - if so how often and did you use honda ATF. I followed dealer maintenance for most of the life of the car. Recently my job situation changed so I haven't been putting nearly as many miles on it as before, and also why a $2-4K repair job is particularly painful. |
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Advice on a 98 Accord
butch burton wrote: > Sorry - another bit here - don't go with the reman tranny unless you > know who remanufactured it - ditto with getting it rebuilt - way too > many people out there reman/rebuilding tranny's who don't know what > they are doing. As far as keeping the car - what kind of condition is > the rest of the vehicle in? any rust? So unfortunately the car has a big (wide) scratch above one of the rear wheels that's started to rust. Other than a few minor dings thats the only major exterior blemish. The interior is perfect, just got new breaks, relatively new tires, the battery was replaced a couple years ago, the tires are probably at the midpoint of their useful lifespan, the enigne runs great, it's painful to hear the car is only worth $500 in a trade in. > My 97 auto tranny accord has 192K on it - no problems other than timing > sensor in tranny $60 - hope to put another 50 to 75 K on it maybe > another 100K before buying another. > > good luck Thanks, I could use some automotive good luck, I've had some bad luck with this car after I hit about 90k miles... I've been religious about the maintenance, but I still got screwed multiple times. I've posted a few of my trials and tribulations to these news groups in the past. http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...8dfaa26be02bf0 http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...0fda7532ad5422 Thanks! -Mike |
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