[W126 Coupe] Transmission Question

[Eddie]

I got mine rebuilt and installed for $1450, with 2 year warranty.  Over in
ventura, California.

 

Eddie

 

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of airedale at sbcglobal.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:29 AM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Transmission Question

 

Here is a rebuilt transmission for $1195.00
http://www.adsitco.com/category.asp?CID=1646 .When my 107 sat over the
winter it leaked transmission fluid for about a day before it cured itself
with a shot of TransX.

Best,

John

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Robert Curry <mailto:robecurry at yahoo.com>  

To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com 

Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 10:20 PM

Subject: [W126 Coupe] Transmission Question

 

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)

 

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?

 

As always, any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance,

Rob

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