[W126 Coupe] Transmission Question

[Mister McGoo]

Rob;

The pricing sounds high to me.  But I must admit that I have a HUGE mental 
block around transmission shops.... heard too many horror stories.

I will be getting a price myself next week for a Mercedes Benz Canada 
rebuilt transmission (exchange) from Toronto.  I had a price for one (380SE) 
a few months ago of $3,400 installed (abt $2,900 US) +tax.  A Mercedes 
Canada Rebuilt incorporates all of the factory transmission updates and is 
warranteed.

I deal frequently with a small Mercedes Benz shop owned and run for the past 
ten years by a couple of factory trained ex Dealer mechanics.  I'll see if I 
can get a breakdown; the transmission price and the labour, but I believe 
the labour (R&R) is abt $600.

-Bellamy


>From: Robert Curry <robecurry at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: [W126 Coupe] Transmission Question
>Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 20:20:54 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>A couple of quick questions if I could:
>
>
>
>As a non-DIYer, I recently had my 86 560 SEC brought into a repair shop to 
>have the transmission either repaired or totally replaced, as it was 
>slipping between first and second gears.  Price quoted for repair was 
>between 2500 and 3500, with total replacement in the 5000 range.  The car 
>has 133k miles and has been routinely maintained since purchase in SoCal.   
>The only glitch is that the car has been sitting for a couple of months 
>while I was away on business.
>
>
>
>First question, does the quote I received seem reasonable? (repair shop is 
>in Northern VA, just outside of DC)
>
>
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>Second question, if I am going to spend somewhere in the neighborhood of 
>2500/3500, does it make any sense to spend the extra money to have an 
>entire new transmission installed?
>
>
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>As always, any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>
>Rob
>
>
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