Hey guys and gals,


I have a situation and don't know much about the value of car parts so I am looking for some advice from sellers/mechanics or people who actually know what they are talking about (my dad seems to think he knows but has been wrong about everything in the past so I would rather ask some pros if poss).


My 2002 r50 mini cooper gearbox died a couple of months ago, I have been told by the mechanic that I am looking at about AUS $1000 labour to fix it and around AUS $2000 for an old gear box or AUS $5000 for reconditioned.


I was just wondering if you could tell me whether it would be financially worth paying $3000 to get it fixed and then sell it, hopefully for about $7000 minimum. Or if it would be worth trying to sell the parts myself, the ones that are actually working, I don't know the value of these so am not 100% sure. I bought it for $11,500 so it will be at a loss anyway but I just need some cash pretty quickly.... Any advice guys??


Thanks so much in advance for your time!!


Cindy

 

Hi Cindy. In my opinion, just sell it as is. It's going to be a pain in the *** if you part it out. That'll be time consuming and probably a headache. Good luck. Let me know how it goes.