Time to trade in??
So, I'm at my wit's end with my RX-8. Needless to say, (as many of you may know) these cars can be maintenance hogs. So, I'm at a dilemma--
Is it time to pour more money in it, or trade it in? Basically, when I go to trade, the car is probably not going to be running very well....stalling/rough idle/hot start. What can I truly expect to get out of it? Surely they will sell it at wholesale, but would it even be worth trading in if they know its running like hell? I would much rather trade this car in, than sell it to someone else on the street. 2004 RX-8 auto (yeah, i know) 140,000 miles. -2nd motor. -2nd transmission -coils/plugs/wires have about 20,000 miles on them (yes, about that time). -Pre-mixed for the past 10,000 miles. -MAF clean/ess clean/no known vacuum leaks -battery has maybe 5,000 miles on it. -Radiator has 10,000 miles on it. Here recently my transmission went out (yay! $2300.00 down the drain). Now, my car is having the infamous idle/stalling/hot start problems again. Current symptoms: -No CEL's -Rough idle. -VERY rough idle without premixing. -Much worse idle under load (a/c on). -Idle much worse in 100 degree Texas heat. -If I turn the a/c off...90% chance it wont stall. -If I dont premix in this heat...ha, runs like complete hell. -If it stalls, normally takes 5-10 mins to crank back up (literally have to cut the a/c on and off to keep it from stalling in bumper-to-bumper traffic). -Im sure it's in dire need of sea-foaming. -A/C fan (interior) is loud as hell -freaking side mirror rattle drives me nuts, lol. -needs front pads and rotors -needs 2 new tires -A/C sucks as always (cyclic hot/warm, hot/warm) -MAF is clean, but screws are rounded-out (of course). -Matrix Radio display (contacts are all screwed) Now, I have a feeling my compression is low....and I know changing the coils/plugs/wires and seafoaming will probably help. But, I think it's time I let this car go. With that being said....should I drive it up to dealership as is and trade it in? or Get a compression test? (which may indeed tell me my motor is gone, or it could be fine, in which I would still need to change the coils, plugs, blah, blah? or lastly Change out the plugs/wires/coils/seafoam....then hope that band-aid's it enough to pass for a decent trade in? Basically, Im trying to spend the least amount of money as possible to get rid of this car. Now, what would you do? Thanks ahead of time |
Originally Posted by I cApstone I
(Post 4617954)
2004 RX-8 auto (yeah, i know) 140,000 miles. Here recently my transmission went out (yay! $2300.00 down the drain). Now, my car is having the infamous idle/stalling/hot start problems again. way back in the day i had a 4cyl auto MX-6, when the transmission failed on me the 3rd time within 60k miles I swaped it to a J-Spec KLZE V6 with manual trans. I have never bought another Auto Trans again......and that first manual trans i bought it from a junk yard used and it is still fully functional to this day with no issues (12 yrs ago)! MT FTW |
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