Serious bad luck. Need HELP!

[svxistentialist]

Had my house burgled Friday last, door broken, small amount of money taken, a lot of large pieces of crystal and some jewellery. Could have been a lot worse. But the bad luck continues......

My car is currently in the shop having the tranny refurbished. Rang the transmission specialist yesterday [Monday] to enquire if he had my SVX ready. He said he would have had, except that his workshop was broken into and robbed. They stole all the best of his tools, about £3000 worh of Snap-On gear, his diagnostic computer for electronic transmissions, [another £3000 worth], a Mercedes 300E which they used to haul away the stuff, and last but not least, my SVX gearbox!!!

Of course, in loading the haul into the Merc, they used my bootlid[trunk] as a handy platform for the metal boxes. And the black paint is scored right down to the white plastic!

I am not sure if I am mad or disappointed or something in between. To my knowledge, there are only three SVXs in the whole of Ireland. What they are going to do with my tranny is beyond knowing.

I will have to claim the value of the tranny from the garage insurance, and I would appreciate your help here. Could you guys give me an indication of what a replacement tranny costs with no trade-in? Much appreciated if you can.

Joe