[Magdalen] The verdict; was It finally happened...

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

All of that pile of stuff has to be manufactured and pass tolerances so
that when you engage, the car moves instead of exploding or merely grinding
the parts into scrap. This costs money even when the tranny is rebuilt.

If it makes anyone feel any better, the dollar is worth much less these
days, so $2000 is far cheaper than it has ever been before. If you think
about it, it's quite a bargain (well, think about it, and squinch your
eyes, so the images go all blurry...)

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 3:49 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 7/21/2016 2:45:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:
>
> half  suspected, so am anything but shocked.  But... $2000?  Actually,
> yes, $2000,  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> About ten years ago, Wilfred was driving his mother, who was visiting  at
> the time, and the transmission on our Ford Explorer failed.  The price  for
> fixing it was more than the sum listed above.  I saw a specialized
> mechanic
> putting together the transmission after doing necessary repairs, and  the
> thing looked like an insane pile of mechanical junk.  How  transmissions
> work is beyond me.
>
>
> David S.
>