Bought a very clean 2G TL back in 2023, before I knew about the B7WA. Unfortunately I thought it was a belt and didn't do my research. The original transmission already blew before I bought it, previous owner was a mechanic who replaced it himself with... another B7WA from a CL (we think its from a CL, theres what looks like a speed sensor hanging off the trans not connected to anything)
Still smooth no slips or hard shifts, 5th OD doesn't whine but I know the problem usually takes out 2-3 when it finally goes. The whine hasn't gotten noticeably worse since purchase, fluids still clear pink but noticeable black material on the rag. Haven't driven it much, only put about 20k miles on it since purchase (2nd car).
Any advice on delaying the inevitable? Cut my losses and dump it on marketplace before BAYA swap time? I would consider AV6/6MT if it was a Type S but not sure I wanna put that much time/money into a base model.
Main thing stopping me is the fact that its a well maintained grandma car, oil change records up to 60k miles in the owners manual, interior and exterior are perfect, body and engine could have 90k miles on them and you'd believe me if you didn't look at the odometer. Unfortunately the best previous owner I could ask for couldn't save those garbage B7's, and I'm having a hard time justifying the repair when I don't really *need* the car anymore.