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MetroMPG · 05-02-2013, 12:45 PM

The low miles are a big plus.

You could swap the transmission for a few hundred bucks and an afternoon's work, if you're handy.

$2000 is a lot for a 14 year old car with a bad transmission, but if that's the asking price, you can always make an offer. Budget for a swap or an "aggravation discount" if you're going to try living with it the way it is.

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