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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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
>
>
> --
> Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.dodge/
> More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html
>
>

also, don't tell the potential buyers about the leaks...let them find out
after they own the car, otherwise you won't be able to sell it

"Tony Evans" <mopar@trantle.org> wrote in message
news:6eqdnRSB7uPjNQbVnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@bright.net.. .
> sell it for $1500 and buy a new Toyota Yaris for 12K brand new.
>
>
> "felicia44" <adhocfelicia@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:d770d3325831dac7e6dbc83878fec453@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> > 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
> >
> >
> > --
> > Message posted using
http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.dodge/
> > More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html
> >
> >
>
>

On Aug 8, 1:03*am, "Tony Evans" <mo...@trantle.org> wrote:
> also, don't tell the potential buyers about the leaks...let them find out
> after they own the car, otherwise you won't be able to sell it
>
> "Tony Evans" <mo...@trantle.org> wrote in message
>
> news:6eqdnRSB7uPjNQbVnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@bright.net.. .
>
>
>
> > sell it for $1500 and buy a new Toyota Yaris for 12K brand new.
>
> > "felicia44" <adhocfeli...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:d770d3325831dac7e6dbc83878fec453@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com...
> > > 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 thecar
> > > 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
>
> > > --
> > > Message posted using
>
> http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.dodge/
>
>
>
> > > More information athttp://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html- Hide quoted text -
>
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>
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i would never buy a toyota over a dodge and number two that neon will
out last any toyota and for you to tell him to sell it for 1500 and
don't tell the new buyer about the leak is a real shitty thing to do
to any body

"truckdriver" <howardboylan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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and for you to tell him to sell it for 1500 and
don't tell the new buyer about the leak is a real shitty thing to do
to any body

You're probably just another hypocrite who chastises strangers for their
"lack of ethics". If you went bankrupt and needed the money, you'd probably
do a lot worse than that to stay afloat financially.

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:26:41 -0700 (PDT), truckdriver
<howardboylan@hotmail.com> wrote:


>
>i would never buy a toyota over a dodge and number two that neon will
>out last any toyota and for you to tell him to sell it for 1500 and
>don't tell the new buyer about the leak is a real shitty thing to do
>to any body


Well, I'm back driving Chryslers again - and maintaining my daughter's
98 Neon. Money no object I'd likely be driving a Toyota, (and so would
she) but Chryslers/Dodges lose value a lot faster, so I buy them used
for a lot less than I could an equivalent Toyota.

But no way would I say the Dodge will outlast the Toyota. Nope. Not
even if I spent twice as much maintaining the Dodge.
In my experience that's about what happens too - but I still come out
ahead buying the used Dodge/Chrysler because of the initial cost.

I buy 6 year old Chryslers/Dodges for $5,000-$6,000 with about 60,000
miles (100,000km) on them and drive them for 6 to 12 years, spending
about the purchace price on maintenance and repairs over that time
period.

Or I spend $12,000 for an equivalent Toyota and spend $3000 on repairs
over the same period.

The used dodge still costs me $1000 to $3000 less over the life of the
vehicle.

I do most of my own service and repairs. When I can no longer do that,
the scales might tip towards me buying Toyotas again.

As for the Neon outlasting a Toyota? Y'r dreamin' in technicolour,
Dude.
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On Aug 10, 11:41*pm, clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:26:41 -0700 (PDT), truckdriver
>
> <howardboy...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >i would never buy a toyota over a dodge *and number two that neon will
> >out last any toyota *and for you to tell him to sell it for 1500 and
> >don't tell the new buyer about the leak is a real shitty thing to do
> >to any body
>
> Well, I'm back driving Chryslers again - and maintaining my daughter's
> 98 Neon. Money no object I'd likely be driving a Toyota, (and so would
> she) but Chryslers/Dodges lose value a lot faster, so I buy them used
> for a lot less than I could an equivalent *Toyota.
>
> But no way would I say the Dodge will outlast the Toyota. Nope. Not
> even if I spent twice as much maintaining the Dodge.
> In my experience that's about what happens too - but I still come out
> ahead buying the used Dodge/Chrysler because of the initial cost.
>
> I buy 6 year old Chryslers/Dodges for $5,000-$6,000 with about 60,000
> miles (100,000km) on them and drive them for 6 to 12 years, spending
> about the purchace price on maintenance and repairs over that time
> period.
>
> Or I spend $12,000 for an equivalent Toyota and spend $3000 on repairs
> over the same period.
>
> The used dodge still costs me $1000 to $3000 less over the life of the
> vehicle.
>
> I do most of my own service and repairs. When I can no longer do that,
> the scales might tip towards me buying Toyotas again.
>
> As for the Neon outlasting a Toyota? Y'r dreamin' in technicolour,
> Dude.
> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

a toyota is a gm product and gm make junk