Originally Posted by ThosDoran

hey all,

some of you may know, Regenbogen, my 240D suffered some abuse in the hands of a local tow co. that resulted in a deep fried transmission.

Insurance came through, valued the car at $3500 and cut a check to cover the cost of a rebuilt tranny + labor. Dodged a bullet there; at first they had totalled it but perserverance pays off. I've now got $2400 to work with.

The car is waiting now, either for a used transmission to go in or for a SunValley rebuild to ship out. The used tranny would come from my mechanic's shop and he would take all liability for defects. Any problems with the rebuilt tranny itself would rest on me, but comes with a 2 year warranty.

Which would you go with? What's your logic? Pros and Cons for each?

t