[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Need help with transmission
Hey guys! My trusty and reliable little 80 has developed little transmission "distraction". Seems that it won't upshift with pressure still on the gas pedal. (It is an automatic). By releasing the gas and letting engine speed decrease, it will generally catch, until repeating the process for the next gear. OK, here's the exciting part! The dealer says it's obviously an internal problem and will cost about $990 just to drop the trans and go inside, with possibly as much as another $1500 to fix and put back together. It is a 1990 80, no previous tranny problems, and otherwise in almost perfect condition for a 79k car. Does this sound like an honest estimate? Especially, since when a dropped the car off y-day, I visited with a salesman about the A4, which I also drove again. He (the salesman) really wants me to have one, and he knows if my 80 requires a substantial tribute to the Audi gods, I might be more likely to "trade up". The car is worth book wholesale about $6850, and I still owe about $6350. Any comments, thoughts, suggestions are extremely appreciated! Also, please note my new, improved address! (No longer MShilTCC@aol.com) TIA Mark Mark Shilling shilling@txchemcouncil.com Texas Chemical Council '81 4k4e (gone but not forgotten) '82 4k 5+5 (gone and definitely forgotten) '90 80 2.0 (maybe here, maybe gone)
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