sell it for $1500 and buy a new Toyota Yaris for 12K brand new.


"felicia44" <adhocfelicia@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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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