My 80.5 year old father is the owner of this vehicle. Many years ago in the 80K mile range, he got annoyed with the 'Lifetime' transmission Fluid, but The Audi dealer would not go through the procedure to change it out and Local mechanics were to iffy on being able to get the procedure right, and recommended against. It otherwise has been impeccibly maintained.
@ 120K miles he got a bit more miffed at not being able to have this 'lifetime' fluid changed out and was told the same thing by Audi, and independents. They wanted nothing to do with the TX fluid change procedure.
Now he has 155K of primarily highway flatland( Florida) miles, and when warm it is slipping then flaring upwards by ~250 rpm just before shifting. Put it in sport mode, and it is not noticeable. Regular mode and cold it seems fine, warm and it slips and flares just before upshifting. I can tell it is slipping even before the shift flare but he disagrees. There are some vibrations sometimes which he says have always been there but feel new to me. I only really drive it once or twice a year though.
The Bluebook value is only ~3500$ in excellent condition, and it is is absolutely excellent condition. The engine is strong, burns little oil, everything but the transmission is tight. He likes the car, always has and, if the TX were not acting up would have Zero desire to replace it.
Besides the impending demise of the transmission, the vehicle is flawless, and very comfortable, and paid for.
He has researched new/used transmissions and comes up with a ballpark range of 6K dollars installed. I have no idea how accurate this number is.
He is either considering a low mileage Used Infinity or similar, in the 20 to 25K range, and my inclination, since he has AAA and no longer travels far, is to drive it until the TX fails, and then perhaps spend the rather considerable $$ to have a new or used TX installed.
He is not inclined to waiting until complete failure at some unknown future mileage, but we of course have no idea how much further it will go before it reaches this point.
There is no way and mechanic in a can or even a fluid exchange at this point will do anything, It is replace TX before complete failure, After failure, or sell it/ trade it on something newer but of equal respectability/driveability.
For 80 years old, he is in good health physicaly and mentally, and I hope he lives much much longer, but he is also pretty frugal and always says he could croak tomorrow and does not want to waste money. A higher end new to newish Accord is as low as he is willing to go. Honestly he wishes the TX was not acting up and he could just keep driving this car, but the Transmission, is going, the only unknown is when, and how much it will cost.
Expected mileage driven per year from here is 3500 to 5K per year
Any Input/ recommendtions?
@ 120K miles he got a bit more miffed at not being able to have this 'lifetime' fluid changed out and was told the same thing by Audi, and independents. They wanted nothing to do with the TX fluid change procedure.
Now he has 155K of primarily highway flatland( Florida) miles, and when warm it is slipping then flaring upwards by ~250 rpm just before shifting. Put it in sport mode, and it is not noticeable. Regular mode and cold it seems fine, warm and it slips and flares just before upshifting. I can tell it is slipping even before the shift flare but he disagrees. There are some vibrations sometimes which he says have always been there but feel new to me. I only really drive it once or twice a year though.
The Bluebook value is only ~3500$ in excellent condition, and it is is absolutely excellent condition. The engine is strong, burns little oil, everything but the transmission is tight. He likes the car, always has and, if the TX were not acting up would have Zero desire to replace it.
Besides the impending demise of the transmission, the vehicle is flawless, and very comfortable, and paid for.
He has researched new/used transmissions and comes up with a ballpark range of 6K dollars installed. I have no idea how accurate this number is.
He is either considering a low mileage Used Infinity or similar, in the 20 to 25K range, and my inclination, since he has AAA and no longer travels far, is to drive it until the TX fails, and then perhaps spend the rather considerable $$ to have a new or used TX installed.
He is not inclined to waiting until complete failure at some unknown future mileage, but we of course have no idea how much further it will go before it reaches this point.
There is no way and mechanic in a can or even a fluid exchange at this point will do anything, It is replace TX before complete failure, After failure, or sell it/ trade it on something newer but of equal respectability/driveability.
For 80 years old, he is in good health physicaly and mentally, and I hope he lives much much longer, but he is also pretty frugal and always says he could croak tomorrow and does not want to waste money. A higher end new to newish Accord is as low as he is willing to go. Honestly he wishes the TX was not acting up and he could just keep driving this car, but the Transmission, is going, the only unknown is when, and how much it will cost.
Expected mileage driven per year from here is 3500 to 5K per year
Any Input/ recommendtions?