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

acura passenger seat

acura driver seat with patch from hole

acura power seats

acura rear seats

acura hdd for navi in trunk

acura driver's side exterior

acura front end

acura passenger side exterior

acura - drive and play unit display for IPod

Acura - drive and play unit controller in cup holder

acura center console interior

acura rear end exterior

 

by the way, its REALLY dirty right now. The piece above the steering wheel and in the center console is the Harmon Kardon Drive and Play for IPOD

 

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.

 

why don't you buy a trannie used off ebay or local junk yard and have a local guy do the job? he may charge you no more than 500 for labor, and the part maybe less than 1k

 

how much you think shipping would be on that seat? what a great deal!

 

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.

 

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

 

honestly i dunno. it depends on your area and how heavy the seat is. I sent some headlights recently to a member here and shipping ended up WAY more than we were quoted, so that was kinda upsetting.

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.