Need your opinions please...
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Need your opinions please...
First off, I wanna thank everyone on this site for all the great info I've got from here in the past year. You guys are the best!
I have a 99 TL with a rebuilt title that just took a crap on me. The tranny is starting to slip (shifting from 3rd to 4th) and the local Acura dealership here in Tampa, FL told me it would be $3600 to fix. I bought it for $5700 with 82,000 miles and now it has 110,000 miles. I have a hard time justifying spending that much to fix it at this point. Do you think I should get this tranny fixed, sell it "as is" or part it out? The highest offer I have gotten right now was $2800 "as is". Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated. Here are some pics of the car.
acura engine bay
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A13.jpg)
acura passenger seat
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A12.jpg)
acura driver seat with patch from hole
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A11.jpg)
acura power seats
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A10.jpg)
acura rear seats
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A9.jpg)
acura hdd for navi in trunk
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A8.jpg)
acura driver's side exterior
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A7.jpg)
acura front end
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A6.jpg)
acura passenger side exterior
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A5.jpg)
acura - drive and play unit display for IPod
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A4.jpg)
Acura - drive and play unit controller in cup holder
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A3.jpg)
acura center console interior
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A2.jpg)
acura rear end exterior
I have a 99 TL with a rebuilt title that just took a crap on me. The tranny is starting to slip (shifting from 3rd to 4th) and the local Acura dealership here in Tampa, FL told me it would be $3600 to fix. I bought it for $5700 with 82,000 miles and now it has 110,000 miles. I have a hard time justifying spending that much to fix it at this point. Do you think I should get this tranny fixed, sell it "as is" or part it out? The highest offer I have gotten right now was $2800 "as is". Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated. Here are some pics of the car.
acura engine bay
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A13.jpg)
acura passenger seat
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A12.jpg)
acura driver seat with patch from hole
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A11.jpg)
acura power seats
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A10.jpg)
acura rear seats
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A9.jpg)
acura hdd for navi in trunk
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A8.jpg)
acura driver's side exterior
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A7.jpg)
acura front end
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A6.jpg)
acura passenger side exterior
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A5.jpg)
acura - drive and play unit display for IPod
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A4.jpg)
Acura - drive and play unit controller in cup holder
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A3.jpg)
acura center console interior
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A2.jpg)
acura rear end exterior
![](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/russellbeermann/A1.jpg)
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if that's all you got offered than i say keep the car...fix the tranny....you're getting too lowballed for a perfectly fine car (except the glass tranny). Matter of fact, if you want, I have an extra seat in black that's been sitting around. If you want, 50 bucks and its yours, and you can redo the leather on your driver's seat. I only bought the seat for the heating element from njzprettyboy (a member here) and haven't been able to use it since.
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Originally Posted by poohlikeshunny
if that's all you got offered than i say keep the car...fix the tranny....you're getting too lowballed for a perfectly fine car (except the glass tranny). Matter of fact, if you want, I have an extra seat in black that's been sitting around. If you want, 50 bucks and its yours, and you can redo the leather on your driver's seat. I only bought the seat for the heating element from njzprettyboy (a member here) and haven't been able to use it since.
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honestly it sounds like u not gonna get back your money for the car. If i had to choose i would either have the tranny rebuild by someone in ur area or seach high n low to find a decent price on a used tranny n have a local shop do it. i used to work at a dealer so the labor rate to change that tranny is 8 hrs at maroone shop rate which was $90.00 dollars n hour. u would get a way better quote goin to local shop.
#7
time for name brand rebuilder to make it right for 2gs or so
You cant get another good car for that price anywhere, and the TL goes and goes and goes
You cant get another good car for that price anywhere, and the TL goes and goes and goes
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Originally Posted by rbeermann
how much you think shipping would be on that seat? what a great deal!
but as everyone here has stated, i think you should stick with it and get a tranny. matter of fact, someone here just started a thread on a tl-p 6mt...u may wanna check into that too.
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