On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:16:36 -0500, "Ryan Atici"
<Ryan_Atici@hotpop.com> wrote:

>Hi folks!
>
>I have 1989 Honda Accord LX. I bought it at 85 thousand miles, now it has
>180 thousand miles on it. I never had any problems with it. I never had to
>take it to a mechanic other than oil and break pad change.
>
>Since it is 1989 Honda Accord, I don't expect it to speed up like a brand
>new car when I push the gas, but it takes forever for this car to speed up.
>Once the speed reaches 50 miles an hour, it speeds up and runs perfect. I
>took the car to a mechanic and he said the transmission was in pretty bad
>shape. I just bought 4 set of tires. I have a cd player with nice speakers
>worth $700. Also, I got the best navigation system installed (Alpine GPS)
>and paid $1700. Getting the transmission fixed will cost about 12 hundred
>dollars. Considering the mileage the car has, do you think it is worth
>getting the transmission fixed? How many miles can you put on a well
>maintained Honda?

Lots! I'd ask the mechanic to do compression and leakdown tests on
the engine, if they are still good (not guaranteed), I'd probably just
replace the transmission! If they were low, I'd probably junk the
whole thing.

Just by the way your describing it, I'm thinking the torque converter
stator may be constantly free-wheeling. On a transmission with that
many miles, I don't know that I'd just replace the torque converter
though.

If the cars clean and everything else is ok, get a complete
transmission. Or if your tired of the car..... Get rid of it and
transfer your toys to the new vehicle.

Short Answer: Fix the car if you like it and the transmission is the
only problem.

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