hey fellas if you had just paid $1500 to get a used tranny put in but it only lasted a month and some days, what would you do... please no smart comment

 

What I would do:
Take it back to said shop, complain, myself because I didn't get a warranty.

Turn back time scenario:
If I had another car, use said 1.5k to get 5MT.

 

i did and the mechanic had the nerve to tell me the tranny is messed up and i had to pay again if i wanted it fix because it's my fault... how the hell can i mess up a tranny in a month driving for about 1hr a day, im filing a lawsuit on this

 

easy. It's used, not rebuilt.

I have a used tranny for sale for a lot less than $1500.

 

i agree, but would you agree that he gave me a F**ked up tranny... would you have ate the 1500 and get another tranny??? honestly

 

Here when you buy a used tranny, you get 30 days. And to be honest, he has no way of knowing if the tranny is messed up or not. Only way to know that is to open it up, at which point I am sure it would be rebuilt.

 

This guy at the dealership said you can bring in a used tranny and they can rebuild it and install it. Im not sure on the price though...

 

does the dealership do it for roughly the same price?

 

i understand and agree with you 100% from the mechanic's stand point, but like i asked, what would you do, you can be mad or disagree with me for being upset nobody wants to spend 1500 a month for 1 problem

 

probably the same amount plus installation...im going to ask the next time i got to the dealership

 

Well if it was a 5 speed you got dropped in then it your fault for not having it rebuilt. Anytime you buy a used trans it should be rebuilt. Anything can happen at anytime. The only person you should be blaming is yourself. I would never drop in a trans that hasnt been rebuilt.

And what is it we are talking about being torn up?

 

i was tryin to drp it off tomorro evening hoping i could get it back maybe saturday-monday, if you can find out for me tomorro ASAP, ill try to use my mork computer to check. shoot me a PM i would most certainly appreciate it... i will yet again miss the maxima meet this weekend

 

it's an auto, and just in case you havent read my replys about being mechanically dumb, let me say it again, im f**kin winnie the pooh when it comes to mechanical work that why i f**kin hate negative post (like this) because people ask questions for a reason... to get answers... i dont know the advantage a rebuilt tranny from a used one, so my bad MR. smartguy,

 

its getting hot in here! lol

 

lol, i just hate when people actually kows something then act all Einstien with other people because they dont know, i mean c'mon it must be a reason i ask

 

how many miles was on that used tranny?

 

i told the mechanic whatever the cost was to get another tranny to do it, so i dont really know if it's used or rebuilt or how many miles was on it, sorry, i just think i should have gotten a year at least

 

hey dude, come over to collegeville pa., and work on my max. god **** ripoff artists around her **** me off. sick of paying top dollar for every little repair. e-mail me or something will ya?? good luck on the trans dude.

 

If you were local, sure. But i understand the ripoff part. Helped a guy on here with a misfire problem. Turned out it was the mechanic that snapped the coil then tried to cover it up. If you ever take a weekend trip up to nyc, hit me up. Other than that, take that mechanic money and buy yourself a beginners set of Craftsman tools.

 

No BS, please work on mines in MD, but can someone tell me why its so better to get a rebuilt tranny? if i had to guess i would say a used tranny is used and its no telling what the owner did to it but a rebuilt tranny is takin that used tranny and makin it as new as possible??????????????? am i right?... if so, then it kinda make sense. is it normally more expensive to do that?

 

Rebuilt (if done properly) means they open it up. take out what is bad (or everything period) and replace it with new good parts. Will your tranny be brand new? not unless every single thing is replaced. a used tranny however, you have no idea what is going on inside. could be perfect or it could ebon its death bed. and there is no way to know until you look at it or until something happens. I am not completely opposed to a used tranny, BUT at that price, you should have shelled out the little extra for the peace of mind of knowing the bad parts have been removed and the remaining parts seem to be in tact.

The same holds true for brake calipers, starters alts axles etc. I forget which is which right now but I think REBUILT = bad pars replaced and REMAN(ufactured) = all internal parts replaced.

 

makes perfect sense, too bad the mechanic didnt tell me that, thanks for the knowledge man, but how much in price difference are we talking?

 

Used tranny here = about $300+/- + installation (about another $300). To have one rebuilt here from what i remember = about $2k +/- depending on where you go and how old the car is.

 

2K includes installation???, 95 GXE, cant i buy one from like AAMCO and have someone put it in? and it works out less???.................. and are you telling me you can get a used tranny put in for $600 there???

 

you could buy a rebuilt tranny from one of those companies. at least you would get a warranty.......

 

yes you can get one put in for $600 used give or take. 2K includes everything (removal repair and replacement) again give or take. I dont think AAMCO sells trannies outright. I think they only repair them and would have to install it themselves to honor the warranty. I could be wrong about that.

 

shyt then dont you think if i paid more than twice that amount i should have at least have a rebuilt tranny???.... do you think AAMCO would have roughly the same price range? (2 grand) cause really thats probebly the most i can spend right now

 

aamco = biggest bunch of morons on planet earth. i would'nt trust them to take dents out of my trash can. i got a used tranny from a reliable junkyard, they proceed to spend 2 weeks to put it in. at the end of the 2 weeks the put the fluid in, would'nt go into gear. ( they put a new employee on this job ) i freak out and threaten to sue in front of a few customers, they say no charge. one of they're ( ahem ) senior employee's go's to put it in gear to get it out of garage and " viola " it goes into gear. of course i did'nt know what was done so i took it elsewhere only to find out that 6 months later had they tightened the torque conveter bolts the tranny would've lasted alot longer. lesson " get a rebuild from someone reliable ", ie not a big name like aamco, or cottman, the more flash, the more cash you spend to get job done, period. take it from someone who knows, i almost lost my job waitin for that car to be done.

 

Used trannys can be good or they can be junk.

If you brought the tranny to them, it's your responsibility. If they found the tranny, then you can take it back.

Dave

 

i got my auto tranny rebuilt and it cost met $2300...but that was with rear brakes, so it was probably like $2100 for just the tranny. i dont know why youde pay 1500 for a used tranny and install though. you can get one for like 300 at a junkyard

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anyplace is going to take at least a week or two. rebuilding a tranny is not the easiest of jobs. plus they have other jobs they gotta do at the same time. i took it to a small local shop and it took a week n a half.

 

allright, first off, 2 weeks is friggin ridiculous to drop in a used, ( not rebuilt ) trans. trust me, 3 to 5 days TOTAL!!! as far as a rebuild, maybe, and i stress maybe a week and a coulple of days. these guys prolong the job so they can charge more, also in my case, lack of expierience. you'll learn not to trust what these guys tell you, the few that are honest will tell you ahead of time what the time frame is, and how much. and you always want to see any " extra " parts they say had to be replaced, PERIOD!!!!!!!! i've had at least 5 rebuilds, and all but 1 was an import. imports are more expensive, and you cant replace some gears and what have you like a stick. and price around and ask questions before deciding on what shop to use, don't use because your car " broke down in front of their shop ", listen to expierience and read up on this **** and you'll save in the long run.

 

from a rebuilting transmission company or the dealership?

 

i agree, used, not rebuilt, could be done in a day or two easily. but i have rebuilt a couple transmissions and can tell you it doesnt always work out the way you want it to. there are so many parts that you think you get everything in nice and good and then you get it in the car and nothing....maybe a little clip fell out, maybe you dropped a snap ring on the floor and didnt see it putting everything back together. then you gotta take it all out of the car again, take everything apart, and do it again. thats one hell of a ****ty process. can easily take over a week. i honestly dont think the shop i went to (that took just under 2 weeks) was trying to "up the price by holding the car longer" or whatever you said. that is based on what i hear about their rep. see, mechanics hate people who dont know much about cars cause they assume things like what u just said. i dont think many tranny shops are out to get their customers. it depends on many factors to determine how longs its gunna take. like what parts are bad, what needs replacing, what you gotta take off the car to get the tranny out, did the guy take his time and double check everything, etc. its a lot harder work than youd think.