I have multiple options at hand with my GTP situation. But first things first here is the rundown. My GTP's trans is pretty much gone besides driving it normally. TCC locks if i touch WOT and let the car shift from second to third. First gear won't engage unless in drive, and it sometimes just won't go from a stop. Myself is the only one to blame, i already trashed one trans on my 3.4 setup, then i throw a 3.2 on and meth so i knew it was going to happen. Just not right after the day i got the meth on and tuned.
So here's my dilemma. I honestly don't really want my GTP anymore. I want to get a G8. But I can't expect to sell my GTP with a trashed trans. I have a magic number I'm shooting for for the G8. I'm looking for G8 GT's for around 22-24k, but want to be able to have enough cash to get the loan amount down to around 16k. I have $2300 saved up so far, so i have to weigh my options to get me the most cash out of my GTP in order to hit the 16k area. So here they are.
1.) I have a friend of the family who can build me a trans and install it for $1200, and it's guaranteed for 2 years. Then I can still drive the car with my mods on it, and attempt to sell my car fully modded (mods in sig). So my saved amount would drop to $1100. If all else failed as far as selling fully modded, i could demod and sell the car stock.
2.) Fully demod right now, and trade it in to a stealership with the trashed trans. I already had a dealer offer me 3k trade in for it, so I expect to see around $2500-3000 because the car is very driveable and it's their job to inspect the car.
What do I do? I can't seem to wrap my head around what would benefit me the most. I just want to get the most money out of my car to fund my G8.
