I asked for a written report from the tech...
Why am I not surprised?
Holy cow!
Maybe but this dealership seems to be on top of things all around...not my original dealership but one that my wife's dealt with often with her 2011 Explorer with 200K...they've been great with communication and got back to me with diagnosis within hours of dropping off this morning...they explained that rebuilding is possible but not advised as the labor would be over 5K and not counting parts involved...since they have a brand new crate transmission on hand with warranty, I think I'd rather save time and grief over $$$...if I go hunting around to AAMCO and save a grand but not have my truck for another week or more...that's gong to haunt me everyday until I get my truck back...
smart move and AAMCO - no thanks. I think most of us that have suffered similar misfortunes or setbacks - certainly not limited to an auto experience - we struggle with accepting it in the short term , including of course feelings of anger and frustration. But I think it's innate to eventually accept it, get over the hump and put the incident in the rear view mirror. I wouldn't want to take a chance on a more riskier avenue and have it backfire, that would be mentally draining. Been there done that, not fun.
If I was going rebuilt, I would definitely go with a trans shop and not let the Ford techs deal with. But then again, that would cost about 3K for a rebuild, with a 1-year warranty, if you were lucky.
Considering I may be at 200K within another 3 years...?
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My odo's at 99,131 miles when I dropped her off this morning...I'm hoping they don't add another 900 test drive miles so we can roll through the 100K mark together into the new year and begin a new chapter for Msfitoy 3.0...
Ha...it wasn't $10,000 I had predicted so I should be happy eh? Y'all enjoy your tranny...95K will sneak up on you fast...BOOM!Sorry to hear about the results Sid. Look at the bright side. You can now start back on your 2 hour lunch runs and start racking up those miles again.
No worries here, you know how much I drive. ?
