Current Events > Is it better to pay to fix a car transmission or buy a new car?

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and make payments on it?

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Is the transmission the only issue or is it just the main concern?

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How many miles

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DrizztLink posted...

Is the transmission the only issue or is it just the main concern?

only issue

BobanMarjanovic posted...

How many miles

103,000


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Depends on the car, but would you rather spend between $500 and $1500 on a transmission or $30k on a new casr

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If you drive on the highway or through risky urban areas, your need for a reliable car is greater that someone else's.

Then again having good road insurance may be all that you need.

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pogo_rabid posted...

Depends on the car, but would you rather spend between $500 and $1500 on a transmission or $30k on a new casr

great used cars can be found for less than 15k

Really depends on the car I need to fix and what I'd buy otherwise/if I wanted a new car anyway/how much could I potentially get in trade

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sabrestorm posted...

great used cars can be found for less than 15k

15k is still less than a new transmission. As it stands, he won't be able to sell his current car for anything close to the value, so he'll be losing more money overall. Is the current car in good condition otherwise? 100k isn't that many miles on the clock...unless you're one of those people who bought into the 100k miles = better sell it racket that car dealerships try to promote to boost sales

OP what's your car

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There are no easy answers to this question, gonna have to be up to you to weigh the pros and cons but personally I would just go for a $15k used car. Also consider the value of the car itself, if you spend $1500 on a new transmission and the car is only worth like $3k or $4k, that's additional data you may want to consider

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pogo_rabid posted...

15k is still less than a new transmission.

That's just fucking wrong lol

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Blbmbr666 posted...

That's just fucking wrong lol

You have zero idea about what you're talking about. Unless you're talking about a higher end car getting the work done at a dealership, you're vastly overestimating the cost. A rebuilt transmission for my jeep is around $800, with 7-8 hours of labor going into it at a shop if you don't wanna do it yourself.

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pogo_rabid posted...

You have zero idea about what you're talking about. Unless you're talking about a higher end car getting the work done at a dealership, you're vastly overestimating the cost. A rebuilt transmission for my jeep is around $800, with 7-8 hours of labor going into it at a shop if you don't wanna do it yourself.

Eben if they charge something insane and unheard of like 500 an hour for labour you're still looking at half of 15k though.....

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CanuckCowboy posted...

Eben if they charge something insane and unheard of like 500 an hour for labour you're still looking at half of 15k though.....

Exactly. Most shops in my area charge between $100 and $125 an hour for labor, so lets call it $1700 to replace the transmission if I wanted to drop it off at a shop and not worry about anything.

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oh god, i'm an idiot

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pogo_rabid posted...

oh god, i'm an idiot

Lol. Tbf I/people probly ahoulda realized what you meant.

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pogo_rabid posted...

oh god, i'm an idiot

haha no worries, I was more concerned at how much you had potentially paid for labor in the past

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