So I finally bought my dream, Im addicted to it.
I'm little by little getting her upright, the previous owner just drove her
and i'm under the impression it was just a car to drive.
so over the last year, I've replaced alternator, starter, radiator expansion tank,
Air/Oil separator, all the pulleys including the tension pulley & belt.
next, i decided, that i should have a "good porsche mechanic" scan and check all codes.
just to get ahead of any surprises that could be on the horizon
his diagnostics, came back all clear except for a no signal from a speed sensor on the transmission
the car drove, shifted and really other than his reading, i had no
reason to think that there was a problem. at this point i went back to the "good mechanic" and asked? So.... what can we do about, the sensor??
he quickly told me that transmissions where out of his hands, but mentioned the only place he would ever consider taking it. in his words "the only one he would trust with this issue".....
a week later, i make an appointment to Drive my baby into the recommended shop.
im received with a sure thats a no brainer, but they will need the car for a day or to to run it through some test & hook it up to the computer to determine the fault.
i get a call on day 3, im told that their is a problem, but to determine it they will need to drop the tranny, ($1300) to be credited towards the repairs and that it would take 2 more days. (i've done a lot of research by this time, im at this point considering a good outcome in the $2100 range or bad at around $4800) so i give the ok.
2 weeks later & 3 calls from me, i get the news 3 options 1) $24600 remanufactured tranny not including seals or fluids
; 2) $8790 rebuilt 1 year warranty no seals or fluids
; 3) used tranny $6500 & no guarantee of any kind + seals & fluid.!!
i started laughing right when he said $24K!!! when he mentioned the other numbers
my only comment was " you have never done one of these! "
he swore that they had done plenty of these, but that the only place to source all the parts was the Dealer and thats why the high cost, he did not finish before i interrupted & called out a shop in NJ , that sells a rebuild kit for $895.00, he could not ask fast enough who, where & how to connect with them.
he called and was told that yes they had what they needed except for seals, filter & fluids but that Pelican Parts had all this stuff and should be no problem.
my transmission shop requested for them to please order all and just have it sent form NJ back down, because they had no idea what Pelican Parts Was or that they are only 25 min. away from their shop. in La Habra.
So as of today, at 11am they had been test driving the Car to make sure its all good, i never got a call to pick it up (im thinking they will go to dinner with it and call me tomorrow) the total bill so far, I paid for all the parts ($1200) they completely rebuild the trany & thorque converter (still don't know why),changed out the valve body sensor plate ($115 on amazon) their cost $375 & labor $4575.00.
so good deal? but i have no peace of mind, i hope it will last at least a year.
as far as pulling the car from the shop at the start, well something about taking a car out of a shop in boxes & a tow truck does not give me any sense that it could get better, so i just pushed through.
i'm not posting names, Primarily, because, i have not gotten the car back.
also, was this all my own fault?
let me know what you think.