I found a transmission from a company in Nebraska (Certified Transmissions). They quoted me $1799 plus $160 shipping. I just called the mechanic and I'm being quoted $900 labor to put it in (10 hours).

I guess I didn't expect something like this to take ten hours. Is this normal?

Considering that I'm now close to $3000, and I'll still have to deal with the engine in this thing - would it make more sense to just write it off as a loss and move on to another vehicle? The bluebook on this vehicle is roughly $6000.

DS