s2per
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- Joined
- July 15, 2011
- Messages
- 24
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- City, State
- Brooksville FL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '12 XLT
Our son's '03 XLT 2WD pure stock car has been a great vehicle for 191,000 miles. Good ride, decent gas mileage, no oil consumption, cold a/c, etc. and here in Florida, the body has held up perfectly. I've known the car since new and we've had it since 80K.
But recently the transmission decided to start shifting poorly and my local trusted trans specialist advised me that a $3000-3500 bill would be expected for the rebuild. Given the number of miles and the market value, we're left with 3 options:
1) Keep looking for a used transmission, swap it in and sell it as a great running, high mileage car
2) Sell it as-is
3) Sell it as parts. I have a warehouse, tools and enough mechanical ability to do it. The internet makes it feasible, but it seems like a shame to part out such a basically good car.
What do you think? We're not in a hurry, since he's got a different vehicle but I don't want it sitting there for too long.
But recently the transmission decided to start shifting poorly and my local trusted trans specialist advised me that a $3000-3500 bill would be expected for the rebuild. Given the number of miles and the market value, we're left with 3 options:
1) Keep looking for a used transmission, swap it in and sell it as a great running, high mileage car
2) Sell it as-is
3) Sell it as parts. I have a warehouse, tools and enough mechanical ability to do it. The internet makes it feasible, but it seems like a shame to part out such a basically good car.
What do you think? We're not in a hurry, since he's got a different vehicle but I don't want it sitting there for too long.
