max power Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 My kids Mazda5 stuck in second gear.Need cheap reliable transportation. $3000 max. prefer manual.Anyone have a beater for sale?Located central Ohio. Or does anyone have a Mazda protégé 2.0 with a five speed? Going to try to find a used transmission to swap out first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Make sure it's not a shifter problem, or something simple like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 www.car-part.com lists up to $450 for a used one in Ohio. Try it out! Make sure you enter it as a Protege, not just a 5! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 My mechanic friend and I went over the whole deal and try to free it up. Had it freed up at one point but when I went to go into reverse it went right back to stuck in second.At 450, I would need $150 clutch and pay my buddy $200 to put it in. That puts me at $800. Not sure if this car is worth putting that much more into when it already has 170,000 miles and is rusting bad on the rear quarters. I have to much in it to invest much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 My mechanic friend and I went over the whole deal and try to free it up. Had it freed up at one point but when I went to go into reverse it went right back to stuck in second.At 450, I would need $150 clutch and pay my buddy $200 to put it in. That puts me at $800. Not sure if this car is worth putting that much more into when it already has 170,000 miles and is rusting bad on the rear quarters. I have to much in it to invest much more. Yeah, sounds like the trans is probably done, and for what it is, it wouldn't be worth it to pull it out and try to fix that one. It also sounds like the cost of replacing that one is borderline insane for the situation. I'd be tempted to make you an offer on it, but I'm not a Mazda kind of guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) Found a real nice Corolla, but my kid doesn't give enough of that shit to skip partying with her dopey friends to help me get the truck back together so we could go buy it, so this Mazda is up for sale. She's on foot. Edited December 26, 2015 by max power 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Found a real nice Corolla, but my kid doesn't give enough of that shit to skip partying with her dopey friends to help me get the truck back together so we could go buy it, so this Mazda is up for sale. She's on foot.They always choose the hard way. Be wary of the secondary scheme which finds fault in you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 My bro in law is selling a kia cheap. If interested I can get details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Would be neo though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMMW Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Kids don't seem to appreciate anything given to them. My daughter is about to start walking soon ... she's 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Kids don't seem to appreciate anything given to them. My daughter is about to start walking soon ... she's 18. you guys have no idea... I wish i could share some of the things I see at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 They always choose the hard way. Be wary of the secondary scheme which finds fault in you. You know this bubby don't play that bullshit.My bro in law is selling a kia cheap. If interested I can get details.This bubby don't roll no KIAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Lol fair enough. Neither would I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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