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zoltan53 08-08-2015 03:21 PM

busted Boxter
 
sorry for all the Miata owners.I've lost my cool.I really love my car,if it wasn't for the wife I would never sell it.

mikefocke 08-08-2015 05:19 PM

A car that isn't drivable isn't sell-able at a decent price. Just went through this on a Camry with a busted power steering pump with a friend of my wife. The risk of there being other problems is going to factor into any deal you are offered.

Went through this with an Acura 4 years ago. Transmission let go 300 miles from home. AAMCO was $1k lower than a dealer and gave lifetime guarantee. I sucked it up and paid. Then sold the car and got something for it because it was drivable and so the possibility of hidden problems was removed.

Good luck.

Retroman1969 08-09-2015 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 78F350 (Post 460686)
...but this is not a "bad-motor". It's a bad Tiptronic.
IMO: The best option if you don't want to pay the $3k to repair it, buy a ZF 5HP19 FL from a 98-03 VW Passat, or Audi A4/A6 and swap the externals over. They are all over eBay for about $600.

If you want to sell it for $5K, sell the engine for $2200 to $2,500 and sell the Roller (otherwise complete) for $3,000+. If the transmission is already out. It is not much more work to remove the engine.

Sorry, what I get for "multitasking". ;)
But it still applies. A little cheaper repair, but a roller is a roller. I've got a jeep wrangler with a bad head that I want to sell, but I'm going to fix it first so I can sell it properly and get full value for it. I think that's the logical choice here as well.

78F350 08-09-2015 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoltan53 (Post 460687)
sorry for all the Miata owners.I've lost my cool.I really love my car,if it wasn't for the wife I would never sell it.

Ha... You're not the only one: I saw this on an eBay listing for a salvage Boxster:
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1439117909.jpg


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