Many people have a psychological barrier against spending more on
repairs than what the car is worth. I don't think this is warranted.
Your alternatives are repairing the car or replacing the car and you
have to compare the anticipated cost of ownership in both cases. Your
'89 is paid for and registration fees are low. Even with the occasional
repair bill you are probably better off financially if you keep the car,
so I would go ahead with the transmission repair.


Ryan Atici 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?
>
> Thanks