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Re: question about buying a 900 s with auto trans..please r Posted by Saana88 [Email]  (#207)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Saana88) on Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:24:29
In Reply to: question about buying a 900 s with auto trans..please r, marcin, Sun, 4 Dec 2005 09:36:08 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
WHOOOP! WHOOOP! WHOOOP!
It sounds like the exact same condition my '88 was in (wouldn't go into third until 4000 rpm or 50 miles an hour, adjusted the bands and replaced the governor, didn't do Shinola. Whoever's selling it to you is going to flush out the AT fluid, which'll make it work better for about a week (out of warranty) and then it's back to the usual.
On the other hand, my mother and myself, we foolishly put up with the autobox for 56,900 miles, during which time it ran okay and got us around, but it sucks gas and wears out lots of other components, and the car had no power whatsoever, was very noisy, and got 22 miles per gallon (everything else working, no lead-footed driving).
I took posession of the car (I needed wheels that weren't going to fall off) and drove it for exactly four months, during which time I continued to get 22-24 miles per gallon. On the first really cold overnight (it just happened to be the day I was going to come home for Thanksgiving break) I started the car and put it in reverse........ nothing.
Fifteen minutes later, when everything warmed up, it lurched into gear as usual. I think I got lucky there. I spent a portion of that break changing the ATF (yes, THREE TIMES) and checking everything I could imagine (kick-down cable, et cetera) but after about 150 miles it was back to waiting forever before going into third.
(Here's how to shift a 900 automatic into third at a decent speed- get up to 38 miles an hour with the shifter in '2' and snap your foot off the gas while shifting into 'D.' THUDDDD you're in third, now don't push more than three millimeters on the gas pedal and it might not downshift if it feels like it.)
Anyway, the weather got a little warmer for a while, I got home for Christmas break, and I lined up a recently-converted-then-rear-ended '87 and hoist ($350), bought the necessary parts ($100 including a crank pulley and motor mounts), spent nine partial days in a garage in January, and my '88 is now a 5-speed. I couldn't be happier. That was 40,000 miles ago.
Now I'm getting 30 miles per gallon, the car is on the verge of 200k, there is (limited) power when you need it, I can hear myself think on the expressway, and I spend time trying to help other people duplicate this process.
So, if I was in your situation, I'd offer him $500-$1000 for the car (assuming the odometer is correct and everything else works and no rust) and convert it, assuming you have the necessary tools (hand tools and a bucket handle and a hoist) and supplies (two kinds of thread sealant, gaskets, CV grease, a garage or barn that's out of the weather, and a parts car with sheet metal damage or at least a known good transmission.)
Otherwise, laugh at the guy for asking 4 grand (somebody got stung at an auction because they didn't know better!) and keep your cash.
If I had 4 grand to put into a car right now, I'd own something with a turbocharger, or at least a second convertible.
Come to think about it, they're really ripping you off since I paid that much for my '92 convertible (non-turbo, stick) and it had 108k at the time. The difference is the base automatic went for around 18 grand in '92 whereas the convertible was worth around 32 (metallic paint).
, Mon, 5 Dec 2005 17:39:26
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