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konafocuswrc,Dec 12 2009, 01:36 AM Wrote:i m getting ready to do manual transmission swap..

by the end of feburary when weather gets warmer, i should have around $2500..

i was thinking to get another focus with manual transmission from private, pay $1000 cash and pay rest for labour..

but i also thought about get financed from dealer and pay around $200 monthly for 1 year..
buy clutch, flywheel and motor mounts for under $1000 and pay another $1000 or something for labour..

what would u do if you were me?
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I agree with the others that this is a waste of money ... and furthermore, it's a nightmare waiting to happen - swaps like this rarely go right especially if you're doing it on a budget and as much as you might spend doing it in the first place, you can almost count on spending more to get it fixed afterwards.

If this is something you're bound and determined to go forward with ... you're better off finding a tranny and the other pieces you'll need at a junkyard, and then make a deal with a transmission shop to do the swap and keep your autotragic as part payment for it - there's no way you're going to get a full car for the same as a transmission only, and then you've got an undriveable car to deal with afterward ... no offense Leo, but every which way you look at this proposition you've got heartache and expense in your future.

My advice - be happy with the auto ... OR ... sell your car, buy a manual and then mod it the way you want over time - less overall expense, better value for your money, and basically no down time between auto and manual.

Oh ... and as to your original question - there's no way I'll ever finance an unnecessary mod - if you can't afford to pay cash then you can't afford it.