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tranny pricing
hey all, a local porsche wrecking yard has a 944S tranny available for $750 w/ 6 month warranty....i've been looking for a while and i think that's pretty good.....should i look around more, or should I go for it?
(someone PLEASE tell me to go for it!) 
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08-02-2005, 10:22 AM
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Is it rebuilt or just used ie pulled from the car and sold?
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08-02-2005, 10:42 AM
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it's used 84,000 miles...car had a broken chain tensioner....
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08-02-2005, 11:37 AM
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I don't know about your area, but it feel high to me....I got a whole parts car for less then that, but it was a NA not a S.
How real is the 6 month warranty, do you think they wil keep thier word?
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08-02-2005, 11:53 AM
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yah, here in CA it gets pretty expensive....i called a couple other places and for just an NA, they were looking to start from 700-800.......and the 6 month warranty is all on paper and they're a pretty reputable yard.......
it would probably be a little cheaper if i got one shipped from somewhere else, but that would make it difficult if i had any problems..... at least with this one, i could personally go over there and slap anyone if there were any problems!!!
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08-02-2005, 12:00 PM
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If you've been looking for a while, and pass on this one, how much longer will you need to find another one? Is it worth the wait to maybe save a couple bucks? Or maybe the next one you find has high miles and no warrenty. If somebody else buys this one are you going to be bummed?
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08-02-2005, 12:01 PM
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I think trannies go for about $50/hour in New Orleans.
j/k 
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HAHAAAAHHAHAAH
 damn legion.....that took me a couple seconds.....wow, im crying....hold on.....ok hehehe...... well Dantilla, you make a good point there.....and now that i think about it....i have been looking around for more than 2 months now.....and this seems to be the best option for me so far.....and it's about the price i was looking to spend......i think i've made up my mind and imma do it......woohoo!!! 
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08-02-2005, 12:23 PM
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I have a trany in a parts car (early85) that I never saw run and was asking $200 for it, and now that seems low.
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08-02-2005, 01:14 PM
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I sold an NA tranny a while ago for $800.
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08-02-2005, 04:27 PM
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woohoo!!
i bought the transmission yesterday it's very clean.....now, to find some time to work on it 
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08-03-2005, 09:11 AM
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It sounds like a reasonable deal to me, especially with the 6 month warantee..
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