I may be a little biased
, but I wish I could vote all three times for reputation..................a good reputation justifies the price and warranty (and vice-versa).
That is not to say that price and warranty are not factors by themselves, but from my experience most transmission repair shops are....um.....shady in regards to price and warranty (no offense Terry).
PriceI have seen it both ways………shops that will quote you >$1800 to correct a problem that they know is most likely related to a $100 sensor; and the ones that will say anything to get your tranny on their bench....knowing that once its all in pieces you will not take it somewhere else for a better price when “unexpected expenses” arise.
WarrantyA long warranty is good, but there is always considerations and conditions on both sides.
As a customer it is inconvenient to be without your vehicle due to additional repairs, and it can be a lot of work if you have to drop your tranny yourself.
From a shop's perspective I would imagine that warranty work = no money, so how much time and parts does a shop throw at it before they actually start losing money on the deal........once that happens, I would imagine that most shops just do enough to get out from under it
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I may way off here but if you pay a reasonable amount to have knowledgeable installer put good quality parts in your tranny, then you really don't need a definitive warranty.
When I made my decision to go to a shop, I ended up driving >1.5 hours and passed at least 30 different shops to get to TAC transmissions…....was still the best decision I made during that rebuild………..plus TAC introduced me to this site
-R-
