Poor Girl's Car
A friend of mine has a '99 Mazda Protege LX Auto with 138,000 miles. The transmission has died, and the cheapest quote she found to get it replaced is $1,500. It averages about 27 MPG when running properly.
Timing belt, fluids, battery are all relatively new. Everything works great on the car, except the transmission.
What do you think she could get for the car "as is" listing it on Craigs List?
Is it worth having the work done to fix it if it has a private party value of $1,900 when working?
I'm teaching the girl how to drive a manual, and she has about $1000 cash on hand.
What would you recommend this poor girl do? She needs a reliable and safe car to transport the kids she nannys.
Last edited by redpoint5; 03-21-2013 at 05:55 PM..
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