Bought a used 2008 vibe a little over 5 years ago. Was a corp car with nearly 140,000 mostly highway miles and thorough maintenance records. After 5 years of light city use, had been running great and then with a clunk and a scream, the transmission was done for, at a little under 165K miles.
Shopped around a bit and was quoted between $1800-2500. I was planning on driving this car into the ground and had been hoping to get to at least 200k (which at the pace I use it would be 5+ years), and was really hoping it would last another 8-10 so I could pawn it off on one of the kids. Has anybody found it worthwhile to keep a Vibe going at this mileage after a major issue like this?
The question is, do I fix it and stay the course, or say goodbye to the vibe? After picking up a Honda Pilot last year, we don't have much in our replacement car budget (about $7k) -- a price point where I don't see much out there in terms a worthwhile upgrade.
Any thoughts are appreciated!