Hello,

My '96 Neon (Plymouth) is "dripping" transmission fluid on my driveway.

My mechanic says that it's a "minor leak" right now -- but it could get
worse. Temporarily, he replaced the transmission fluid with new fluid
(containing a "resealing" ingredient that he said might help slow the
leak).

To really fix it, he says that I have two choices -- one costing $1,200
(re-sealing) and one costing $1,500 (rebuild transmission).

Since the mileage is 66,300, I'm not sure what to do. I bought the car
used in 2002 (with 42,000 miles) -- and I've gotten a lot of good use out
of it, with no major (expensive) problems.

Ever since I bought the car, I have had to put freon in the a/c every
summer -- because of a slow freon leak. That's easy to do (my brother
showed me how to put the freon in) -- and it's inexpensive.

Since the freon leak has not gotten any worse in 6 years, I'm wondering if
I can just deal with the transmission fluid leak the same way that I've
been taking care of the freon leak.

Other than that, I haven't had any other mechanical problems with the
car.

I really enjoy the car-- and the "interior" still looks great. So I'm
hoping that I can get another 30,000-40,000 miles out of it without
putting major money into it. (I only paid $3,600 for it in 2002.)

Would appreciate receiving any advice.

Thanks,

-- Felicia


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