Geo-TH,In
Well-known Member
Had tranny fluid changed today and had an interesting conversation with owner. He was telling me which transmissions have issues. Never thought of going to a transmission shop to find out what cars to stay away from. I Think he said the worst may have been VW, not 100% sure. For a total rebuild, parts alone are close to $4K. After all the work is done, you have to take the car to a dealer and have the computer re-programmed. Costs approach $8K. He also said something about Ford's 6 speed, two different models. Some are good and some are not. There is a long back order list to get parts for the bad ones. He was going on and on about which ones had problems and what years. Who would have thought that a man who has been in the business for over 45 years would be better than consumer reports? Not sure I would own the car I have had I talked to him first.
George
George