Sorry to hear of your issues Steve mate.....


Shame about the expense, but glad its now all resolved.
Here's hoping for trouble free happy motoring from here on in


Best


Jim

 

Wow! You got a good deal. I paid $3,500. for the rebuild, $630 for labor but I got a break as my valve body was cracked ($350 used) and the trans mount ($133) flex disc ($140) also had to be replaced. $5,354. to be on the road again.
'99 at 118,668 miles, now 149,000 miles and still going strong.
LaRue

 

Ouch LaRue - that seems steep! I do get a discount from my indie for being a JCNA member - so that did help. Plus, I looked on line while before they determined rebuild was necessary and found a place selling rebuilt with 12month/12k mile warranty for 2250. Then I would have had to pay shipping, pay for install and pay to ship my core.

Jim - it's all good. Considering what I paid for her, her age and 30 months of relatively trouble free motoring prior to this I can't complain. Indeed it is nice to be driving her again vice the Smart for 2.

 

Another price for reference...albeit the slightly newer, 6hp26...my rebuild with a refurbished ZF torque converter, used valve body, and several valve body upgrades using Sonnax parts... $4500 in 2012.

Its good to have all this information in one thread where possible members facing similar bank account depletions can have a frame of reference and budget to plan for.