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this one just keeps getting better. got an estimate today of somewhere north of $8,000 (from an Indy!) to replace the transmission with a rebuilt. Car isn't even worth that. Apparently some "pump" failed and is not available anywhere. Indy couldn't get torque converter off (had to slide hammer and pry bar it off) and found a bearing that had spun or something (sorry, I missed a lot of what was said after hearing the quote)
what a piece of ********************... only had 70k miles on it!! are you kidding me?
I can almost buy another used boxster for that much, but i'd still be left with a "roller". I told him I'll probably just come pick the car up and let it sit as I don't have that kind of money right now.
Lessons learned: Don't buy a Tip (unless you're rich, but even then, the principle of a transmission dying at 70k and costing more than the car to replace should be enough to stop you)
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