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Old 07-08-2014, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete View Post
Dang that's too bad. They might be able to find a used tranny at car-part.com

I hate to mention foreign cars but an old Geo Prism is actually a Corolla and might be a good choice for a very tight budget.

Believe it or not the old Ford Tempos with the 4 cyl are supposed to be bulletproof too.

Pete
I had one of those. Threw a rod, I figured "What the heck!" and drove it seven more miles to get home. Had the engines swapped for less than $600.00 and drove it another 6/7 years.
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