Hi All!
This is a question I would have posted to general discussion in the old CT forum. I had a number of non-firearms questions that the guys there were able to provide valuable insight to.
Here’s the sitrep:
I inherited a 2014 Nissan Versa Note from my Mom. It is my daily driver, and I use it to commute about 50 miles a day.
At 70k, that POS CVT transmission started to act up. Unfortunately, these are known to grenade at that mileage.
Quotes from 3 shops range from $5500 to $6800 to replace the transmission in a $7k car!!!! Since this is a problem with all these transmissions, buying used is not an option, since I would be buying another time bomb.
I actually am going to need a new(er) vehicle, since my wife’s Durango has over 100k, and my 03 Ram has 150k, and is really starting to rust. The Versa is the newest vehicle, with the least miles I own, and is in good shape besides the tranny.
A buddy suggests I don’t mention the tranny issue, and trade it in. Besides the fact that a 10 minute test drive would disclose the issue, I have a problem doing that. Car dealers are liars and thieves, I am not.
Oh, I am also thinking of retiring any day. So a car for commuting is not necessarily the car I want in my “Golden Years”.
My first inclination is to suck it up, and fix the transmission. As crazy as it sounds, it solves my commuter car issue, and makes a pretty worthless car worth at least what I would spend.
What says the Council of Elders?
Thanks Guys!