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Old 01-12-10, 07:24 PM
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The SC400 i'm going to buy from the dealer, i test drove it and , the salesman said it starts in 2nd gear wtf is that, and he said i have manually downshift to first O_O, do i still buy or skip it?
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SKIP.... definately tranny issues..???
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unless it has an automatic shifter
Old 01-13-10, 05:34 AM
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unless he gives u a hell of a deal on the car,u can always do a tranny swap.
i say skip if u dont want to go through the headaches of swaping trannys
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I've been driving like that for a year ,lol

But i got my car for 1800
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I had the same issue with a supra I had a long time ago. Turns out it was the ECU...weird but took FOREVER to diagnose. I would skip unless you get it for <1K
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its 2,450, and here it is http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/ctd/1549228113.html, but i was planning on changing the engine altogether
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if and IF its gonna turn out as a project car then talk the price way down because that has a bit of miles and aint the cleanest +the tranny problem. Other wise id skip it for sure.
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tell him 1500 for it or walk away
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