# 1994 legacy, is it time to throw in the towel?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-legacy-is-it-time-to-throw-in-the-towel/48951>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** legacy, subaru\
**Created:** [May 16, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-legacy-is-it-time-to-throw-in-the-towel/48951 "2010-05-16T20:18:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![arlene\_murphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@arlene\_murphy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/arlene_murphy)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-legacy-is-it-time-to-throw-in-the-towel/48951/1 "2010-05-16T20:18:41Z")

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OK, this Subabru car is 17 yrs old. But I’ve had it for the past 10 yrs, I take good care of it, drive it gently, and it only has 140,000 miles. Now it needs a transmission, front axle, and other smaller stuff to the tune of $1,500. I feel like if I buy a newer used car I could end up spending the same in maintenance and repairs.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-legacy-is-it-time-to-throw-in-the-towel/48951/2 "2010-05-16T21:15:52Z")

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Automatic or manual?

Why does it need a transmission? The price you quoted doesn’t sound like enough for a new transmission, let alone the smaller stuff.

If $1,500 is all it takes to put the car right, do it. You can’t buy another car for $1,500.

But why does it need a transmission at only 140K miles?