# Transmission Repair or Replace

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-repair-or-replace/38406>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** infiniti, transmissions, i30, repair\
**Created:** [October 21, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-repair-or-replace/38406 "2009-10-21T14:51:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aceitreim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@aceitreim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aceitreim)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-repair-or-replace/38406/1 "2009-10-21T14:51:46Z")

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My automatic transmission is on its death bed. I have received two recommendations from different repair shops. My trusted mechanic who I have used for a number of years recommends replacing my transmission with a rebuilt, used transmission versus having a transmission shop overhaul the transmission that is in the car now. The costs of each are about the same.  
  
  
  
 Anybody have some advice for me?

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**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-repair-or-replace/38406/2 "2009-10-21T15:06:56Z")

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If the costs are about the same, I would lean with a rebuilt. You should also get a bit better warranty than with the overhauled one. Ask first and see what the answers are.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-repair-or-replace/38406/3 "2009-10-21T15:10:47Z")

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Is there any sort of warranty on the rebuilt transmission?

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-repair-or-replace/38406/4 "2009-10-21T15:15:53Z")

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How long can you live without the car? It seems to me that a rebuild will take more time since the current transmission has to be removed from the car anyway. A rebuilt transmission can go in right away.