# Mechanic has had my car for over two months! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 13, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mechanic-has-had-my-car-for-over-two-months/134531 "2019-02-13T05:41:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mechanic-has-had-my-car-for-over-two-months/134531/21 "2019-02-14T04:56:52Z")
You must settle the bill for parts and labor before you can take the vehicle, that may or may not be greater than the deposit. The shop may not be comfortable with you taking the car in a disassembled state, it will cost you about $5,000 for the transmission core and the associated parts that were left behind. You might have been able to sell the car last month as a car with a transmission problem but as a “parts car” you may only get $2000 to $3000. > [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > In the future suggest to stick with make/models that sell in high volumes. The wealthy don’t fit well into a Corolla. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mechanic-has-had-my-car-for-over-two-months/134531)._