i have an automatic and its pretty much blown. I was wondering if any of you have ever replaced it themselves. the shop is asking about a grand for the tranny and labor itself. I called a junkyard n found a tranny for 450. would it be cheaper to swap a manual? and ne of you fromt he bayarea know where i can get a good deal on a auto tranny?
Originally posted by JtPxTreMe
[B]i have an automatic and its pretty much blown. I was wondering if any of you have ever replaced it themselves. the shop is asking about a grand for the tranny and labor itself. I called a junkyard n found a tranny for 450. would it be cheaper to swap a manual? and ne of you fromt he bayarea know where i can get a good deal on a auto tranny?
thanks,
john [/B]
used auto tranny should be 2-300. not sure about labor but i imagine around 250-400. manual swap runs about 6-1000 depending on how much you get each piece for, plus labor- figure 4-600. i heard someone had it done for 1200 from a home mechanic. i got the whole car with front end damage for 400 and am gonna do the swap myself. gonna sell the parts and motor and probably end up profiting
so about 500-700 to replace the auto or manual swap for 800-1600. just depends on how bad you want a manual and how much you can source each scenario for.