Is this a "Good Deal"?...

[redoubthill]

I just picked up a rust-free 1984 300D federalized Euro with a manual transmission for $900. Paint is faded and there are some small dents but the title is clean and has never been in an accident. Shortly after driving it hard to see where the weak spots are, the transmission started to make unusual noises in 1st, 2nd and 3rd, but in 4th, even a high speed there are no obvious negative sounds. Draining the fluid revealed very little debris, nothing really obvious or glaring, just really needed a change.

Anyways.....I found a 716.005 with low (165k) miles that the gentleman said he will install and guarantee for $350.00

Is that a good deal?, seems fair to me, more than fair actually.

Also, checking around; there does not seem to be a good supply of spares for these transmissions. Is my assessment correct?

What viable options are there to repairing the one in the car now?

Thanks in advance.