Well, it's that time. Here's the short story: I had all intentions of keeping my Max FOREVER, but my daily commute has become nothing short of unbearable with a stick shift, so I am going to be selling the Max. Just as warranties expire the day after something breaks, not a day after I can to this conclusion the servos on the tranny have purportedly went.

Most of you know everything that went in to it, she'd got 125k on the engine and runs like a DREAM...this car was VERY well taken care of and has been modified to hell and back. That being said, my question is: Do I eat the cost of the tranny repair -or- do I sell it as is? I am selling it quite cheap as I want to move this thing out fast

 

Hmmm, if you have the time to fix it yourself I say go that route...

 

Honestly, I don't, Between work, my commute, and the home...not at all.

 

in that case sell as is. You wanna get rid it of it ASAP so list it and hope for the best. Good luck with the sale....

 

Well you know that you'll have to lower your asking price by at least the amount of what it would cost to get it fixed (by the dealer). I say by the dealer because potential buyers are going to use them as their benchmark, even though you may be able to get it fixed much cheaper. IMO if you're not too pressed for time get it fixed first then sell it.

I know what you mean about the commute and having a stick. I had that problem when I lived in Houston, I hardly got my car into 4th gear before I had to stop for traffic, it sucked. But in the long run I kept the car and left the state. Good luck whatever you decide to do.

 

I would be selling privately, "as is"....I was going to use the $$$ for modding the next car off the bat, looks like I'll have to cut the list down.

I am going to get an auto...I hired a broker to hunt the car I am looking for down, so without a doubt I will have a new ride in a month at most. Sucks ***** this happened, and, while I will miss stick, GOD was it so much more tolerable driving the missus automatic boat in bumper-tobumper hell.

 

Repair the tranny first or ur gonna get next to nothing for it.

Also what car are u gonna buy?

 

So, the car runs perfectly, you spent a ton on the interior mods, and the exact reason you want to sell is the same component of the car that went bad?

Why not just do a tranny swap to auto? That solution seemingly resolves your desire to ditch the manual, repairs the tranny issue, and allows you to continue to enjoy your car.

It's a bit unconventional, but its logical...

 

It's not really clear what you're asking forum members to provide. What year car is this, or at least, what is it worth in excellent condition, and what would it cost to do the repairs you're debating?

Without a little disclosure, how do you expect any sound advice from anyone?

Bottom line, despite your mods, the car has a value, and it doesn't go up dollar for dollar for what you've put into it. That said, selling it as is, you wouldn't need to subtract the exact amount for the trannie repair to be competitive. You certainly would need to drop the price a little, but not much more than 40-50% of the repair amount, if that.

Again, more detail would get you more advise opportunity...