[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Somewhat similar experience Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:27:10 In Reply to: Tiresome or not...., David Ingram, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:13:50 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Four 9000s, all with automatics-
'88 9000T - bought with 75K, after PO just put in a new tranny and wanted rid of it. 'New' tranny still running fine at 150K when car sold.
'88 9000T - Tranny died at about 90K. Rebuilt. Rebuilt unit died at 115K, which I blame more on the rebuilders. Tranny running fine when car sold at 140K.
'92 9000 - original tranny, but car has only 65K. A baby. Shifts fine.
'97 9000CSE - 107K, original tranny. Shifts fine.

So 50% of my automatic 9000s have had transmissions replaced. Now, one could look at it and say that early trannies had problems, but later ones didn't. The '92 is too young to count.

Do I think the tranny is a weak spot? Yes, for a car that can easily go 200K. Does the tranny last as long as on similar cars? Yes. When I buy a 9000 with an automatic (and that is all I've bought), I bookkeep $3K for a tranny rebuild. I also check the tranny when buying the car, and treat it right.

The ZF automatic is a good tranny, it's just not as great as the rest of the car. But I wouldn't rule out a 9000 automatic if that was what I wanted.

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• Is Autobox w/ 70k too risky to buy vs 9-3?, PeterH, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 05:09:39
  • 9K vs 9-3, Noel, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:49:16
    • I see Hondas and Toyotas with bads trannies, No Snaab, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:07:27
  • Autobox, Auto owner,,,,,, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:40:08
    • Tiresome or not...., David Ingram, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:13:50
      • Somewhat similar experience, Ari , Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:27:10 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Really different cars, Ari , Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:34:37
  • Go with the newer car...., David Ingram, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:08:38
    • Newer isn't necessarily better ;^)...., Blob, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:17:28
      • Re: Newer isn't necessarily better ;^)...., David Ingram, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:09:17
        • The LPT is a very bad design ;^)...., Blob, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:15:41
          • Re: The LPT is a very bad design ;^)...., David Ingram, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:43:14
            • My statements about modifications...., Blob, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:34:14
              • lets not lose sight...., Auto Owner, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:06:52
        • ummm no..., AdamB , Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:31:33
          • ummm, yes., David Ingram, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:39:41
            • C900 does the same..., Street, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:23:14
              • Re: C900 does the same..., David Ingram, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:09:57
                • Until you own both, as I do, you can't say the, turrbo , Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:27:06
  • Re: Is Autobox w/ 70k too risky to buy vs 9-3?, Blob, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:06:56

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