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I have a 1995 lexus es300... the automatic transmission started acting up out of nowhere, it wasn't wanting to grab gears...I had to press & hold the gas to a certain point before it would hit the gear and move, when it went into gear it shifted very hard and painful to me. I drove it to Advance Auto was going to buy a transmission filter kit hoping that was the problem...as I pulled into my driveway, reverse stopped working!!! I changed the filter the next morning and it was for nothing... my lexus has no reverse... am I gonna have to buy a new transmission?
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no... the fluid looked okay... thats what I was afraid to hear. My mom talked 2 some ppl she knows and I reckon Im gonna buy a tranny from them for $1750...labor and all.
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Here's a related question: I've got also got a 1995 ES300; mine has 140000 miles on it. I think that if my car needed a similar repair, I'd probably be looking at just buying a new car. Is that unreasonable of me? I'd be worried about putting alot of money into a 14 year old car, but I suppose that if it then ran for a few more years, the money would be well worth it.
What do you guys consider is the "cut bait and move on" point? According to www.kbb.com, the trade-in value of my car is approximately $2800.
What do you guys consider is the "cut bait and move on" point? According to www.kbb.com, the trade-in value of my car is approximately $2800.
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Here's a related question: I've got also got a 1995 ES300; mine has 140000 miles on it. I think that if my car needed a similar repair, I'd probably be looking at just buying a new car. Is that unreasonable of me? I'd be worried about putting alot of money into a 14 year old car, but I suppose that if it then ran for a few more years, the money would be well worth it.
What do you guys consider is the "cut bait and move on" point? According to www.kbb.com, the trade-in value of my car is approximately $2800.
What do you guys consider is the "cut bait and move on" point? According to www.kbb.com, the trade-in value of my car is approximately $2800.
Assuming the rest of the vehicle is in decent shape, personally, I would repair it... what other car can you buy for the cost of the repair?
Unless you were budgeting to get something nicer to start...
My car has all kinds of suspension work done, new paint, CF hood, wheels/tires, tan/black interior thats in pretty decent shape... It's worth a lot more to me than what it's worth on paper...
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Whats it worth to you? Who cares about what KBB says its worth...
Assuming the rest of the vehicle is in decent shape, personally, I would repair it... what other car can you buy for the cost of the repair?
Unless you were budgeting to get something nicer to start...
My car has all kinds of suspension work done, new paint, CF hood, wheels/tires, tan/black interior thats in pretty decent shape... It's worth a lot more to me than what it's worth on paper...
Assuming the rest of the vehicle is in decent shape, personally, I would repair it... what other car can you buy for the cost of the repair?
Unless you were budgeting to get something nicer to start...
My car has all kinds of suspension work done, new paint, CF hood, wheels/tires, tan/black interior thats in pretty decent shape... It's worth a lot more to me than what it's worth on paper...
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Yeah, it definitely depends on your situation. I bought mine about 7 years ago, so I'm getting to the point where I'm itching for an upgrade.
I guess my question was really this: is there a way to tell that you've hit the point of "cascading repairs"? I'm guessing the answer is 'no', but does the expected life of a number of components fall of a cliff somewhere? For instance, do there happen to be a number of major parts that tend to die after 15 years?
I guess my question was really this: is there a way to tell that you've hit the point of "cascading repairs"? I'm guessing the answer is 'no', but does the expected life of a number of components fall of a cliff somewhere? For instance, do there happen to be a number of major parts that tend to die after 15 years?
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