Quote:
|
Originally Posted by birbear
My 98 Taurus (with about 90,000 miles on it) just started slippling this past week. I took it to my shop on an unrleated issue, and they took a quick look, and told me that I was burning tranny fluid. He told me that I'm looking at about $3,500 (on the high side) parts and labor. He also indicated there was a hole in the oil pan. He actually suggested just getting a new car.
Is it really that bad?
|
Well, a '98 Taurus value is only about $4000, so his suggestion is not without merit. OTOH, if you can get another transmission that cost $3500 and will last another 90k miles (or a year, as that is about the payment on a new car for year), then I would consider it worth it to get a car fixed. Just looking around this board, transmissions *seem* to be the biggest gripe with this car. My wife has a 98 Taurus with 65k miles. I am hoping the car surprises us and makes good for many more miles than 90k before it self destructs. Anyway, did you do any other transmission maintenence up to now? Just interested, as I have been doing transmission oil changes all along on this car and wonder if it really does any good.