In the last week, I have had enough conversations about transmissions to last a lifetime. I have made tons of phone calls and scoured Mud and the rest of the interweb for hours. The consensus has been to replace my burnt tranny with a used one, rather than have it rebuilt. Here are a few options and I would love any input:
A. Cruiserparts.net has one for $1000, delivered and a year warranty. My concern is that I've seen some reviews that complain about poor customer service and lengthy shipping issues. I guess I could go to NH and pick it up and that would add to the cost, but my accountant lives close, so I could write off the trip as a business expense.
B. Brandywine Truck Parts in MD has one for $750 delivered and 101 day warranty. Online reviews seem to be positive and the guy that I talked to seemed solid.
C. Deals on Wheels in Zebulon has one for $650 that I can go pick up, but the truck had 300k miles on it and they aren't sure if it is the original transmission.
There are a few other options, but they would require going to the Chesapeake area to visually inspect them.
Thoughts?
A. Cruiserparts.net has one for $1000, delivered and a year warranty. My concern is that I've seen some reviews that complain about poor customer service and lengthy shipping issues. I guess I could go to NH and pick it up and that would add to the cost, but my accountant lives close, so I could write off the trip as a business expense.
B. Brandywine Truck Parts in MD has one for $750 delivered and 101 day warranty. Online reviews seem to be positive and the guy that I talked to seemed solid.
C. Deals on Wheels in Zebulon has one for $650 that I can go pick up, but the truck had 300k miles on it and they aren't sure if it is the original transmission.
There are a few other options, but they would require going to the Chesapeake area to visually inspect them.
Thoughts?
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