The aught-one Saturn, at 108475 miles, will not go into reverse1 And, hence, it’s in the Reston Automotive Hospital.
The verdict is in. It needs a new transmission. A $3800 transmission. A warranted, 24-month, 24K mile transmission. That they can install by Tuesday.
We gave them the go-ahead earlier. This is probably the first time I’ve spent more on a car than its Blue Book value, but I think the rest of the car is reasonably sound. And $3800 wouldn’t be a year’s worth of car payments, if you go on the 3 year payment plan.
So, not wanting to owe our souls to Ford Credit, we repair. And hope the aught-one runs proud and true for a year or two.
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Update: And this is my first new transmission. With me, rites of passage come late in life.
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