Civic Dilema. Need Opinons
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Civic Dilema. Need Opinons
I have a 98 civic hatch dx. It has 191k miles. I replaced head gaskets 25k miles ago. its my only car for now. here's my dilema...a little long.
should I go with a reman tranny from an tranny shop I found on the net? ones in Az the other one in Los angeles. both charge $695 for a reman tranny (s40).
or should I go with a tranny from craigslist that's between $150-200?
I kinda don't want to invest $1k in this car but my friend said he would cause its still in pretty good condition. so that got me thinking. I'm saving to buy another car that's why I don't wanna invest too much on this one. but I would still try to drive both. I'm hoping it can make it to 300k miles.
any opinions? thanks guys
should I go with a reman tranny from an tranny shop I found on the net? ones in Az the other one in Los angeles. both charge $695 for a reman tranny (s40).
or should I go with a tranny from craigslist that's between $150-200?
I kinda don't want to invest $1k in this car but my friend said he would cause its still in pretty good condition. so that got me thinking. I'm saving to buy another car that's why I don't wanna invest too much on this one. but I would still try to drive both. I'm hoping it can make it to 300k miles.
any opinions? thanks guys
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a tranny of craigslist would work,
but you just have to be carful cause you might end up getting one thats bad.
a reman would be great buy if you can get one off craigs list for a 1/3 of the price why not lol?
but you just have to be carful cause you might end up getting one thats bad.
a reman would be great buy if you can get one off craigs list for a 1/3 of the price why not lol?
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how can I tell its a bad tranny before installing it? any tips? cause I don't wanna buy one for 150, install it then realize its a bad tranny and have to do the job all over again. and still have to look for another tranny to buy.
iv e heard about getting a jdm tranny from a local importer. thing is I can't find one in my area. anyone know of any in california?
iv e heard about getting a jdm tranny from a local importer. thing is I can't find one in my area. anyone know of any in california?
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how can I tell its a bad tranny before installing it? any tips? cause I don't wanna buy one for 150, install it then realize its a bad tranny and have to do the job all over again. and still have to look for another tranny to buy.
iv e heard about getting a jdm tranny from a local importer. thing is I can't find one in my area. anyone know of any in california?
iv e heard about getting a jdm tranny from a local importer. thing is I can't find one in my area. anyone know of any in california?
going to an importer is what i think you should do. must of the time they test what they sell and if it is bad you can go back to them and get a diff one or a new one.
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