5 speed on the road - Page 2

RSVX · #16 02-08-2002, 10:26 PM

Too bad you are way the hell out in WA... I was considering getting rid of my SVX due to Tranny stuff, its fine now, after all its a 2 year old tranny... anyway, $4000 is much easier to handle than a new car payment... anyway, branch out the the NJ, NY, PA area and your buisness would probably boom. And I would be your first customer.

immortal_suby · #17 02-24-2002, 08:13 AM

Brian -
I am still looking for a good 5 spd to do the swap on mine but the tranny you have on ebay also caught my attention since I could save quite a bit of money and buy some time to look for a good 5 spd by putting that in. (not to mention get back on the road) Is there anything else you can tell me about it (I'm the high bidder so far - dheyvis)
thanks

#18 02-24-2002, 10:32 PM

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Originally posted by immortal_suby
Brian -
I am still looking for a good 5 spd to do the swap on mine but the tranny you have on ebay also caught my attention since I could save quite a bit of money and buy some time to look for a good 5 spd by putting that in. (not to mention get back on the road) Is there anything else you can tell me about it (I'm the high bidder so far - dheyvis)
thanks

The tranny in question is out of a 92 we bought for parts. It was banged pretty good on all four corners but driveable. I was able to locate the PO even though I purchased it at an insurance auction and he provided the rebuild info. I had already noted a Subaru reman tag on the pan. I only drove it a mile or so since it wasn't licensed but it seemed to work fine. The PO said his girlfriend was driving and spun out on ice.

immortal_suby · #19 02-25-2002, 04:51 PM

Thanks.
hopefully (for me) the bidding will not get too rich for my wallet, but if it does go out of my price range I hope you get a big pile of cash for it. I actually kind of hope it gets too high for me so I am forced to put in a 5 speed.
decisions...decisions.

wawazat?? · #20 02-25-2002, 07:47 PM

Brian wins either way!

immortal_suby · #21 02-27-2002, 04:39 PM

I WIN!
yeah for me - I get to put in a tranny - for $960
poop for me - no 5 speed.

This is good. it buys me some time with an auto to do the proper search for a good 5 spd - not to mention I get to regain my sanity. Putting it in myself will be a real pain in the neck but I will be able to save all that money for a good RS 5 spd to put in later. (unless I screw it up royally and have to drag it to the dealer for them to fix. I can already hear eddycat's words on stupid customers)

Thanks Brian - I hope the final price was what you wanted.
Huck - looks like I am postponing the trip to kentucky for now. I appreciate your help so far in giving me the details needed to get a good 5 spd swap. I will surely be hauling the car up there in the future for a 5 spd with how hard I drive it. Hopefully I will be prepared better next time.

Uncamitzi · #22 02-28-2002, 12:02 PM

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Putting it in myself will be a real pain in the neck but I will be able to save all that money for a good RS 5 spd to put in later. (unless I screw it up royally and have to drag it to the dealer for them to fix. I can already hear eddycat's words on stupid customers)

One of the Techs can correct me, but isn't there a sign over every single service desk in the country that says,

Normal labor shop rates:

$60.00 per hour
(if YOU worked on it before you brought it here $90.00 per hour)

or something like that.