Ack, my transmission asploded

[Black88GTA]

So, I was driving from Michigan to Long Island, in my beater Mustang. I accelerate to pass a truck...and there's a loud pop from under the car, the RPMs shoot up, and the car no longer accelerates. I coast to the side of the road. The car will no longer move an inch, in any gear, backwards or forwards. RIP Mustang. AAA shows up, and the car is towed back to my parents' house - where it shall sit, until I'm home for Xmas and can clean it out. Then it's getting sold for parts.

So, I catch a flight (as luck would have it, the car died right outside Toledo airport), and rent a car for a week. I'm now temporarily sporting a stripper 2005 Cobalt - which is actually much quicker than I thought it would be. Anyways, I've got until Dec. 6 to buy something, as that is when the Cobalt is due back.

Gah, this sucks. What perfect timing, too, since I just put a $3k deposit down on massive engine/transmission upgrade for my Trans Am 1 FREAKIN DAY prior to this happening. :roll: I'm sort of waiting for AAA to start giving me crap about my Plus membership, as that makes two nearly 100 mile tows in 3 days.


Sorry, had to vent. Please continue your regularly scheduled neffing.

 

[Ronstang]

What kind of Mustang?

 

[Scouzer]

88 GT

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
What kind of Mustang?

1992 Notchback coupe, 4 cyl automatic.

Old pic

 

rip car.

 

[Ronstang]

Just go get a tranny from the salvage yard if it truly exploded and broke hard parts....or rebuild it. Not that hard and actually pretty cheap.

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Just go get a tranny from the salvage yard if it truly exploded and broke hard parts....or rebuild it. Not that hard and actually pretty cheap.

I would, but I live and work in Long Island, and the car is 670 miles away, in Michigan. I need a car to get to and from work ASAP, and to rent this car for as long as I need it would be close to $1k alone. I don't have the time to fix it, and no place to do the work . Plus, the body has a decent amount of rust - I don't know if it would be worth it to source a trans and pay someone to do it.

It would make a great winter beater for someone with time and parts to fix it, actually. The motor runs great, heat is nice and hot, and the whole thing has less than 75k on it. In fact, I hate to see it go, but I just can't fix it in my current situation.