![]() ![]() I'll probably also call a couple of salvage yards and see what I can get for it as is. I'll probably ask some co-workers on Monday for some suggestions. The problem is that I live in a small town and just moved here last month so IDK which shops are good. I'll probably call a dedicated trans shop or two on Monday to see what their prices are, hopefully it will be cheaper. Needless to say the condition in the car isn't great, that's why I would rate it "fair" on the KBB guide. It has also been in several accidents and it is starting to rust on one of the rear doors. He didn't believe in doing any other servicing. He maybe got the oil changed every once in a while and that's it. ![]() The car used to be my dad's and I'm sure he didn't take very good care of it. Infact, that actually may be the estimated price with install. Of course, it's the street price, not what the installer will pay. Looking at Jasper Engines (they make quality rebuilds), the price is around $2600. It's atleast 32 man hours to do if you decide to do it on your own with no experience. But man.it is something that is left to people who know what they are doing. If you are daring enough, you could do it yourself. I'd rather get a different car, but I can eat up 40K is about a year and a half. If you want to keep it until you hit something like 150K, then it's a toss up. If you want to keep it till the wheels fall of, it will be money well spent. that and the warranty is atleast 1 year usually.įor a 2000 accord, it may be worth since it only has 110K. Rebuilt ones usually cover labor also because it's part of the warranty from the company the bought the rebuilt one from. Yes, you get something like a 90 day warranty, but that warranty will usually only cover the cost of the tranny and not the labor, which is what costs alot. You do not even know if it was sheltered (more than likely it is, but you never know). Junk Yard ones will be cheaper, but you do not know the history and how long that tranny has been sitting there. i would expect the cost to be atleast 1.5K for a rebuilt one (again, that is the cheap end). It's gonna cost atleast 1k and that is if you can find someone to do it at 1K. I now drive this, a 2005 VW GTI 1.8T (Turbo) manual, and I LOVE it: I sold the car to a repair shop/used card dealer for $900. However, that's only if I can get a decent amount (more than a couple hundred $$) for the car as is. I'm young and single, I want something sporty something like a VW GTI or similar. Honestly, I kind of want to just get another car now. I also asked some co-workers for advice but no one has any good suggestions. There's reman trannies for $900-1000 on ebay though I'm not sure if I want to go through the trouble of buying one on ebay then bringing it to a shop to have it installed. I can't find a local shop that will rebuild it. A couple of them said they wouldn't even work on it since they only do domestic cars. The cheapest to swap out for a remanufactured tranny was $2700, others were $3000+. ![]() I live in a relatively small town so there aren't many to choose from. Also, if it's best to sell it where could I go about doing so? Are there dealers that will take cars in my condition or do I need to go to a salvage yard and sell it for parts? Should I get the transmission replaced or should I sell/junk it and just get a another car? I can live without a car for at least a couple of weeks. IDK if it's even worth it to fix the car. The KBB value for the car prior to transmission problem (private party, "fair" condition) is $3860. I called the dealer today and they gave me an estimate of $3700-4000 to replace the transmission. He told me that he had to get his transmission replaced for $2000 but part of it was covered under the extended warranty since Accords of our generation have been having transmission problems frequently. ![]() I didn't actually know this until I told him about my situation. I talked to a friend who has the same car but a 2001 model and his had the same thing happen a couple years back. Also, moving the shifter is a lot hard than before and the car vibrates a lot more. I figured my transmission failed because the car would no longer shift into 3rd, it would jump back down to 1st which caused the car to slow down. I was driving yesterday and then all of a sudden I heard some loud banging and the car slowed suddenly (good thing no one was behind me). ![]()
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