Kerry is right unless the tow company settles up ammicably. You will have to be very cautious if they offer to replace the transmission themselves. Get everything in writing and double check everything. From my own experiences as well forget the lawyer. As was mentioned by that route you may as well go put a new transmission in now with your money. There are honest lawyers out there without too much self interest. I just cannot find them. At worse you should get a judgement through small claims court. Try to arrange to have an expert witness with you in small claims court if it comes to that. Any automatic transmission rebuilder type person would do. A lot of todays judges or surrigate judges in small claims are so unknowledgeable they depend on so called expert witnesses for any knowledge whatsoever. I also have grown to love insurance companies over time. I would like to throw a tar and feather party for them at my expense. If a person feels otherwise about them thats okay too. I know some people are treated fairly but a few of us do get into quite a squabble to settle up with them in a reasonable fashion from time to time.