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Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 8:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
My car is falling apart. I just found out that I have lost my 2nd gear. I have no idea how that could happen. Does anyone know any reason how this would happen??

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
<goes outside to look for a second gear>

Zachsmom
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07-13-2000

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zachsmom a private message Print Post    
Clutch?

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Automatic. Crazy isn't it. I have no idea how it happened.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Personally, I think second gear is overrated! :-)

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Definitely clutch! Or trannie. Definitely time to take the car in for repairs. Or buy a new car! (You can speed shift from first to third, but you don't wanna do that all the time! :-)

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
LOL ... thanks Scoot for helping me through this pain. The repairs cost more than the car is worth. It looks like a new car. Any suggestions??

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Since your car is automatic I'd go with the transmission thingie. When that happened with the Lincoln, it cost us around $800 to fix it (or rebuild it, whatever they do) No complaints, in all the time we had that car, 10 years or so, that was the most expensive repair we did and we only had minor repairs and the drive shaft fall off (talk about cars falling apart, lol) until the brake master cylander thingie went out and we decided it wasn't worth fixing at that point.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
The transmission shop is asking 2800.00 to fix the lost 2nd gear.

Scooterrific
Member

07-08-2005

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
what kind of car do we have?

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
We ... lol .... have a 10 year old Ford Contour.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
hmmmm.....I like my Escape :-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Then you need to decide... do you want to hang on to that car for a few more years? If so, then put the money in it to fix it up. If not, then you may wanna think about buying a new car. Usually, if the repairs cost more than the car itself, it's better to think about a new car unless you plan to hang on to that car for long enough to "recoup" the cost. Usually, around five years.

Personally? It's a Ford. I'd get a new car! :-)

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Awh. I like you too Scooter :-)

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Wow that's alot of loot. And for a Ford? Go get yourself a Honda or Toyota Hybrid.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I was hoping to delay the new car because it's so nice not having payments. But I'm against the wall, it looks like I'm buying very soon. Any suggestions on a good car??

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Good luck, Nic!

I really want a Toyota Prius as my next car, but I am driving my RAV until it dies.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I thought I saw some car places having 0 % interest on new cars for 4 yrs...anyone know of a site that would tell all the dealers that are doing the 0%??? My car is only 2 yrs old but i have always hated it and because i owe more than its worth I am kinda stuck but a 0% deal might work

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
My next car is gonna be a hybrid. I'm currently driving a Saturn SC-2 (sporty coupe) and it's been a great car. I hate it because it's silver and it's a domestic car (small silver cars are easily lost in parking lots!). But I've known lots of people who are on their third or fourth Saturns... they keep buying new ones every few years, trading in their old ones.

Pamy, it may have been General Motors offering that 0% interest. You'll have to check the Web site.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
nick, you should buy a cruiser and join my cruiser club!

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
LOL ... that's a great idea Landi but I'm leaning more toward a Civic.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
A coworker friend of mine just bought the new civic hybrid. omg and it's loaded. i love the gps.

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 12:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
Does it just not shift out of first gear? My old Nissan had this problem...twice. Once while I owned it and again since Tim has owned it. It was the governor gear...a little plastic part that rotates... The metal inside the whatever it's called had formed this little lip and it wore it down. Cost me $60 to fix because I took it in. Cost Tim $5 for the part because he did it himself. I would get a second opinion to be sure that isn't the problem. The transmission guy we got the part from said the metal could be ground down smooth again, but Tim just bought a spare in case it goes out again.

Old one...

1

New one...

2

Also, did you get a price quote on a salvage part? You can get full transmissions way cheaper that way if you don't want to spend as much.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 12:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I am with Kaili if you can't really afford a new car right now. Second opinion.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
My car is going from first to third gear ... skipping second completely. I've been told it's the transmission. My car is 10 years old with 130,000 miles on it.

I'm going to go and get a new car.

Wow Kaili ... good for you fixing the problem yourself! I'm not even going to try.