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Well my brother does transmission rebuild and repair, so he's going to rebuild it for me at no charge. So a rebuilt transmission, clutch/pressure plate/throwout bearing, labor to have it installed only adds up to about $500. The only readily rebuilt transmission I could find was $2100 and that was wholesale price! So $500 is well worth it to know that it's a part of the car I'll probably never need to worry about again. Meanwhile, I could have my other transmission rebuilt and sell it for a decent amount, as they seem to be hard and expensive for people to find when needed.
The car has about 149,000 miles on it now. Eventually, I know the engine will give up. So far though it has no oil leaks, does not burn anymore oil than it's supposed to, and runs like a top. Unfortunately there is no "cheap" route around that when it happens, but hopefully it still has a few years left in it. I'm prepared either way.
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