I love my 1996 Subaru Imprezza and want to do everything prudent to keep it alive.  But, after the garage told me it wasn't worth fixing (has 276,000 miles and needs $1200 worth of engine work....major oil leak and smoke under hood), I started asking around.  A friend told me to find out what the average life expectancy of the transmission was before investing the money...no reason to fix the engine if the transmission is just about to go!  Any one got any ideas as to the life of the transmission???

just like your engine it depends on maintenance.

if the AFT is change on a regular basis, 30k - 60k miles,

it could well last the life of the car.

 

both engine and trans will go 350k if maintained.

 

repair cost vs. car valve is not a valid comparison.

 

what you should look at is repair cost vs. car replacement cost.

what kind of a car would you end up buying for $1200???

what repairs might it need?

 

 

but your friend is right,

before you sped $1200,

look at the over all picture.

 

but for $1200, if can drive the car a year, 12k miles,

you will get your moneys worth.

does the trans have any issues?

any reason to think it is failing?

do you think it will go a year or 12k miles more?