I was sold a lemon...

I take it you didn't test drive this car before you bought it? You should ALWAYS have your mechanic check a car before you buy it. Believe it or not he will quickly spot hidden problems such as a missing tranny.

The only real hope I can offer is to sell it on eBay Motors. There are car enthusiasts that look for cheap chassis/engines to buy so they can strip it and build it from the ground up. If you're lucky, you may find a buyer who doesn't care if the tranny is missing because they plan on swapping all the major components anyway.

The other option is to sell the parts individually. This is more complicated and time-consuming, and you won't be able to sell every part, but it's better than taking a complete loss on the car. You could probably take it to a salvage yard, too, but I doubt they'd give you a good price.

Good luck. Sorry you had to learn one of life's lessons the hard way.

It also occurred to me that you could tow it to a dealership and pay for a tranny + installation. Although this will cost you big bucks, you may save money in the long run, assuming the rest of the car is in working condition.

When you say "no tranny", do you mean the transmission is actually missing, or that it is there but it died soon after you bought it?

Would it help you to find the seller? What sort of agreement did you have with him or her that would support your position.

You can sell the car to a junkyard, maybe for a few hundred dollars, or you can probably find someone who will install a junkyard tranny for you.

What is the car, what did you pay, how much do you want it?

Thanks I may try ebay, once I get the new title from DMV. Thanks

televascular wrote:

The car is an Acura CL (white) 1998

You can trade or sell anything, all you need to do is find a willing buyer. The real question is what you will get for the car, which is not very much.

Next time have the car checked out by a mechanic and insist on seeing maintenace records.

There were recalls on some Acura transmissions. Before you give up entirely on it, check with a dealer and make sure this one is not still covered.