Re: GOT MY 'ROCCO!-tranny

[trnsfrma@ix.netcom.com (Shawn C. Meze)]

At 08:29 AM 2/28/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>> >- Guy that sold it to me has a rebuilt close-ration GTi tranny that he's
>>> >willing to part with for $400...is this a good deal?

I paid $300 for an alegidly rebuilt "4K". Now im gonna have to shell out 
another $400 to actually have the job done right AND gain a few of the gears I 
was soposed to have. Know exactly what your getting so you dont go through this 
crap i've been going through. (Waiting for the rain to stop so I can go drop 
the tranny, again...)

>>regardless, $400 seems a little steep, though. I've picked up decent '84
>>GTi trannys for as little as $150.
>>
>
>Even for a rebuilt transmission?  I think it is a good deal for a 4k that
>is not going to blow up/self machine.  If this was included in the rebuild,
>I think it is a wise investment.  Keep in mind that NJ is unusually low in
>price for all of this stuff, too - I don't know where this message
>originated, but everywhere I've looked, 4Ks are $250ish in the
>paper/junkyards for a non-rebuilt (meaning it is going to self machine
>about a week after it goes in the car - the luck of suck).  Anyhow.

True, true! You know, if you do it right, you wont have any problems with it 
for a very long time. (I thought I was)



Shawn

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