Trying to decide if its worth it to keep her alive or not since the tranny rebuild is gong to cost about 2k and the car is maybe worth 3k. It has 170k miles on it and has been good to me, runs strong but has some quirks. How many of you guys have performed major repairs on a car this old and later on you regret it? I am worried about other things gong... I do have a rear caliper that locks when its cold, and a driver siide window that doesn't roll up on its own. Just to mention a few of the little pain points.

 

I'm not sure I'd invest in it. I had a similar situation with my '93. The clutch and brake rotors needed replacing and it was due for a timing belt service at 180K. All in all I was looking at around $1500 for repairs/maintainance for a $2500 car. I ended up selling it to some kid for $2400 as a fixer upper first car and used the money as a down payment for a used '99 Accord. I certainly didn't regret selling when I did. That's what I'd recommend. Get a newer one. Anyways, the newer accords have a lot more bells and whistles than the older ones. I liked the 4th and 5th gen, but the 6th and 7th gen is a whole different car.

 

Thanks for your opinion - That is what I'm leaning toward, kinda upsetting since its an otherwise good commuter car.

 

hey, I just replace my auto tranny on my 96 accordexl a few months back and I don't regreat it at all. The car is running better than it ever did since I own it.

 

I'm shure you can find a used tranny at a local yank yard for $400 +$400 for a swap.

 

I'll have to explore that option.

 

I was driving home after test driving the Accord's replacement (Mazda MS3) and the car stopped going up hills.

So the accord is sitting in the driveway waiting for a tranny.... someone here mentioned doing this for 800 with a junkyard tranny. I was wondering if there are any back yard mechanics around the CT area that would be intrested in the job?

Is there anything else to try before I go ahead and rebuild the tranny? It seems to be ok now until the car warms completely (about 15 minutes of driving.)

 

Tranny swap? Has anyone done a tranny swap? How long did it take? Any DIY guides out there for it?

 

I just dumped around $1700+ into my '95 with over 224K miles on it. It's my daily and my baby, so it was worth it to me. Nothing out of the ordinary either just wear and tear for a car with that many miles. I am starting to see issues with the tranny, so I'm in the same spot. I just hate to put $5K into a car that I won't know the history of like I know this one. The car can go 300K, 400K or even 500K, per the cars my recent mechanic at the dealer has worked on. You never know exactly when they'll go; but I'd say do what you can and drive it. It's still all cheaper than a new car payment and you knew its history too! That's a bonus I should think.