Imo000

Time to sell that lemon!

krazyk86cu

Just spoke with my mechanic. It doesn't look good. Sounds like its actually the transmission this time. I can't afford to put another transmission in this car. Anybody have any clue what kind of money I could get for the car as is with broken transmission?

Kalashnikov

Same symptoms and out of nowhere again? Makes no sense man. You went down the "transmission is destroyed" road TWICE already.

808Bill

Might be better off parting it out. Rollers I've seen are 5-7K

gnat

I agree. Regardless of if the current transmission is dead or not, this is not a transmission issue. Something else is up with the car that is causing it to eat trannies.

I get that he's done though.

As far as value, it's usually a dead motor that we talk about as a roller, but a roller is a roller I guess. Especially when you have this history without a clear reason as to the cause. Big gamble for someone to pick up, slap a new transmission in, only to have it blow again.

FRUNKenstein

Good engine should be worth $8k alone, right?

KNS

Oh man... Sorry for your troubles. Buy something Japanese (not joking).

krazyk86cu

God I hope so.

808Bill

I saw someone looking for an engine on the FB site. Best to find out what happened to your before getting ahead of yourself

Cuda911

That's what I was thinking. The majority of times a roller is a roller due to a bad motor, not a bad tranny. How many miles are on the car?

krazyk86cu

60,000 on the car, less on the engine.

808Bill

Lets find you another roller that needs an engine. Then you have two!

AWDGuy

yes

ZuffenZeus

Correct me if I'm wrong on history here, but "Dennis the Menace" first destroyed the original transmission (that was probably still in good working condition) and now, the second one that he installed is toast???

What are the chances?

I think I remember you saying he "lawyered up" when you sent him a letter requesting a full refund for services. I probably recommend doing the same.

Imo000

A roller IS NOT a roller. One with a good engine is worth a lot more than one with a broken one. Take the cost of a good replacement transmission and replacement labour, deduct that from the value of the car and a few more $K to make it worth while and that's what your car is worth.