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Transmission estimates

select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,499 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2013 in General Discussion
Went out for the last 1.5 days and got some quotes. It is funny how some places just want to take advantage of a situation. This morning the following

1. First local shop.. Guy wanted to build the transmission back the same way it was. That isn't any good cause it broke the first time... duh... he won't give me a quote for upgrade parts in the transmission or a heavy duty torque converter...gave me his card.. I threw it in the trashcan by the door.

2 Second local shop... Owner has only 2 vehicles in his large shop.. ( bad sign not busy .. like a restaurant.. no business keep looking ) He comes to counter.. I tell what I want.. he bluntly says.. I can't help you. Wow.. turns down business.Maybe something else is going on in his shop????


3.Another local shop.. Place has cars sitting everywhere and One employee. Owner is at desk doing nothing. I tell him what I need and he will return call but never heard of aftermarket parts I describe and he says he would rather just build it back the way it was. All I think of is what the first shop showed me on puter. He doesn't want to do an upgrade torque converter.

4. Transmission shop very near my home. Yesterday the guy quoted me a great price.. the ol bait and switch routine. I checked on them parts and there is no way he can do the job for what he quoted. I will go back tomorrow to get his formal quote but I think it is a waste of time for me. That shop speaks spanish.

5. Called a national known transmission shop that is about 15 mile from the house. He said he would come get my truck with the rollback, free of charge , check the transmission and determine the final cost. He knew all about the aftermarket parts and said the parts he used were the same as what I said. He recommended no stock converter be put back in but said the same thing they all said.. the transmission is fine stock built but the weak point in Dodges are the torque converters. An upgrade converter fixes it all. But for an additional 250-300 the upgrade clutches for the transmission would make it real real real tough.

Conclusion..For the places who won't upgrade.. they want repeat business if the parts are not upgraded. It will break again.
She will be in the last shop tomorrow getting the work started.
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