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Car broke down on the highway tonight for the second time in a year.
They put in a new transmission a year ago and it just blew again.
They better pay for this shit 100%.
Yikes. That shit's not cheap, good luck.
There's a class action settlement pending for this.
The dealership put the last one in for me at no charge (told me that it would have cost me $6,000 otherwise).
This second tranny is about a year old and has less than 30K miles on it.
Good luck with that. I had a similar experience and got nothing out of it.
Short story. Learned stick on first clutch, beat up said clutch because I was 18 with a Mustang, lasted 1 1/2 years. $700 later, knew how to drive stick, didn't want to pay $700 again so I treated it nice, lasted 8 months. $700 later from a different place, still on that same clutch 8 years later driving the same way as the 8 month clutch.
I would have just jumped out of the car, got underneath the car and fixed it. :)
Well, the dealer offered to put another transmission in for $100, plus I need to pay for my own rental car for four days.
I'm having them fix it, then I'm getting it detailed and selling it.
Seems like a good time to buy a new car, anyways.
Anybody aware of any good deals on rental cars?
I'm not... I don't travel anymore. I just use my card that gives me more sky miles when I need to rent a car. Thats my way of thinking I'm getting a good deal.
What kind of car Glenn? Chevy? Or what tranny is it, if you remember.
Google up "VTI transmission".
I got a rental car for four days for $88, using an online discount code that I found (Enterprise).
I'm hoping the car prices come down soon with the bad news on the financial front. We're looking to buy an Escape Hybrid in the spring but if they come down a lot we might jump on it. We've been very happy with our Mariner (that's not what we're replacing), but the Hybrid gets 30 MPG and has more horsepower than the previous year. They have plenty of space (unless you are Shawn Kemp) and ride nice IMO for a non luxury vehicle.
I told my auto repair nightmare (about being on the hook for a new engine after fighting with the warranty company) a couple years ago. That shit sucks.