Hi Stevebsy
I just had my tranny rebuilt last month so here is what I found.... A NEW tranny from the dealer is $7900CAD (about $5000 USD) Too rich for my blood!! A REBUILT unit again from the dealer is $3200 CAD (about $2000 USD).... Still a bit high...
Then, a friend told me about this friend of his who owns a tranny shop near Montreal. So I went to see him, he had never seen an SVX before....! So he looked into his database, found that in internal components are the same as MPV, Pathfinder etc... , phoned a few supplyers to see parts availability and said "NO PROBLEM!" Total cost including replacement of one broken tranny mount.... $2150 CAD! ($1400 USD).
The car drives like new now
In fact, it has never ran this well before, I'm in love again!!!
In conclusion, the cheapest option is to find a REPUTABLE tranny shop in your area and have the tranny rebuilt. Too bad you live 1436 km (892 miles) from here... Imagine how much MONEY you would save by having it done here!!!
Hope this helps
Joe 90