theconqueror

About two years ago i picked up my grandmother's 92 maxima. She was your typical old lady; drove to work (two miles round trip), church (3mi r/t) and the supermarket (6mi r/t) by the time i got it there were 38,000 miles on it. however like an old lady she did minimal maintenance (it still had the stock rubber) and its cleanings came only with the rain and snow.

I have done the basic maintenance on it since; oil, coolant, a/t fluid. replaced a few parts; new distributor, wires and plugs, drivers side CV. its up to about 86,000 miles.

two days ago second gear went. i dropped it off at the shop this afternoon and the guy gave me an estimate of $1500 to $2500 for the repair. also i have noticed that the engine has a mildly erratic idle that evens out under throttle. the car isn't worth that much on the market, so my question is. is it worth the repair bill or should i just cut my losses? ideally i would like this car to get me into 2010.

you guys are my pros, am i looking at any major repairs likely to arise given proper maintenance? thanks all, sorry for the long post.