I have a 1994 Caddy Fleetwood, one of the last years for the big ones with the Corvette (good) engine.....I'm the 2nd owner and purchased it when it was only 2 years old/40,000 miles. Now it has 150,000 miles....I always maintained the engine pretty well (oil changes, etc). But I went through a divorce 5 years ago, and didn't have $$ to put into the car so it has several typical caddy problems, like windows not working, air messed up, dash panel cracked from weather, etc. And it is starting to show some light rust. I had the tranny rebuilt 1-1/2 years ago, only drove it 5,000 miles since then......and a couple of weeks ago, the tranny went AGAIN....UGH. The mechanic won't stand behind it (was only garanteed for 1 year).......I'm just SICK over the tranny going so soon (this is WHY I spent $1300 to have it REBUILT, as apposed to a USED one)......so I'm trying to decide if I should fix this tranny again, or try to find another 1994-96 Caddy with lower miles/better condition/etc .....plus, I'm picky and only want Black (in other words, trying to find a needle in a haystack........lol). I have been watching Ebay, and geez these cars are holding their value!! There was a wrecked one that just sold for $1,000. And there is one with only 30,000 miles that is currently at $7,000 and the reserve isn't even MET. Others with over 100,000 miles are still going for $5,000. My friend who buys/sells alot of cars, says I shouldn't put more $$ in this car, he thinks I could find this same car/better condition for cheap on Craig's List, but so far no luck. I also checked autotrader.com. The ones on Ebay seem to go pretty high dollar, and most are far away (I'm in PA)......I am SO scared of buying something sight unseen, having it shipped, etc. And 1/2 of me says I "know" what I have in my car, and worried that I might be buying a lemon.......ugh. So, trying to weigh the decision out. Any advise??
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