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Car Forum / BMW Cars / May 2006cost of auto tranny replacement and muffler - 93 325is
Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to pay for these replacements? Thank you. > Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto > transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to > pay for these replacements? Thank you. In the UK, a *new* transmission would cost more than the car is worth, and even a reconditioned one pretty close. So I'd get some firm prices for both before contemplating buying.  Signature*Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes. Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. really?! i haven't had to deal with car repair for quite some time now so i guess i'm out of the loop, but, judging by the kelley blue book value of the car, that's a lot for a transmission! thank you for the info. > really?! i haven't had to deal with car repair for quite some time now > so i guess i'm out of the loop, but, judging by the kelley blue book > value of the car, that's a lot for a transmission! > > thank you for the info. You need to remember that cars depreciate a lot faster in the UK. Also, BMWs don't have the cachet appeal there that they do here in the US. But a '93 isn't worth a whole lot, even in good shape. Maybe $5-6k... So a new transmission would be out of the question. A used or rebuilt one would be the way to go. Signature-Fred W Thanks a lot guys for the help! > > Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto > > transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > even a reconditioned one pretty close. So I'd get some firm prices for > both before contemplating buying. I used one would set you back 100-300 pounds but then of course there's the fitting. The other thing is that often if a car needs this it'll also need that, and then some. If you can get the car super-cheap and don't mind the hassle then it may be worthwhile. one last question - i'd rather get a 5-speed but in my price range, i'm looking at cars with close to 100k miles, so a transmission change might be impending. any ballpark figures for a manual transmission replacement? i know it's cheaper than an auto, but if anyone has any specific numbers, i'd appreciate your input. thanks again! > one last question - i'd rather get a 5-speed but in my price range, i'm > looking at cars with close to 100k miles, so a transmission change > might be impending. any ballpark figures for a manual transmission > replacement? i know it's cheaper than an auto, but if anyone has any > specific numbers, i'd appreciate your input. thanks again! If you buy a car with a manual it is highly unlikely that you will have to replace the transmission. A clutch job, perhaps. Figure on $500-700 or so for that at an independent garage. Signature-Fred W >Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto >transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to >pay for these replacements? Thank you. Well, I replaced a manual trans. (auto trans cost more) about four years (price has gone up) ago on a nissan truck (alot cheaper than any part for a BMW). It cost about $800 us. I dont know if that helps any but based on all of tat I would guess that a new trans. would cost about 2000-3000. I also recently replaced my exhaust system because I had a bad cat. it cost $1100. >>Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto >>transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >of tat I would guess that a new trans. would cost about 2000-3000. I also >recently replaced my exhaust system because I had a bad cat. it cost $1100. Two years ago I had a car with a and transmission and bad exhaust. I found a really good exhaust, needed a new $137 front pipe and found the bits to repair the transmission. Took a week or two going slowly and fixed a bunch of other things too. If you're gonna take the care in someplace and say "fix this call mne when you're done" then expect to pay. But if you're doing it yourself it's really more a question of where so you get parts: ebay, car-part.com and hang around online forums for your chassis and see what pops up. You can sometimes get stuff off craigslist.org to. I'd hold out for the manny tranny to be honest. And if possible get manual windows, seats and heat. Euro versions are worth looking at they usually come this way. SignatureNeed Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net >Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto >transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to >pay for these replacements? Thank you. Well, considering the dealer wants $900 to replace 3 leaky hydraulic power-steering hoses* in my E46... I'd hate to think what a tranny would cost. *About half parts and half labor, they said. Can it really take a professional mechanic 3 or 4 hours to replace 3 hoses? > Well, considering the dealer wants $900 to replace 3 leaky hydraulic > power-steering hoses* in my E46... I'd hate to think what a tranny > would cost. If it's anything like the E39, it's those silly cramped connectors which cause the leaks. Replacing them with worm drive (Jubilee) clips sorts the leaks for pennies. > *About half parts and half labor, they said. Can it really take a > professional mechanic 3 or 4 hours to replace 3 hoses? Labour at a UK main dealer is 120 GBP per hour, so that would make it nearer two. ;-) Signature*A backward poet writes inverse.* Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. >>Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto >>transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > *About half parts and half labor, they said. Can it really take a > professional mechanic 3 or 4 hours to replace 3 hoses? Yeah, and probably all you really need to do is get some good hose clamps on the ends of those hoses. The crimp on clamps from the factory always leak sooner or later. Very common on the power steering systems in the 90's vintage cars (E34s and E36's) Signature-Fred W >>Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto >>transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >*About half parts and half labor, they said. Can it really take a >professional mechanic 3 or 4 hours to replace 3 hoses? Bah. There's nothing special about high pressure hydraulic hoses; go to a place that sells them, have them make you up a set then have some more economical mechanic fit them. There really are guys that have all the hoses and conectors and they're waaaaaay cheaper than the ones from Germany and work just fine. Any trammy is just $500 if you're careful and patient. Just swap. SignatureNeed Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net >>>Hi - pondering buying a 325is from 1993 that needs a new auto >>>transmission and a muffler. Can you tell me how much I would expect to [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Any trammy is just $500 if you're careful and patient. Just swap. I don't think that they are even high pressure hoses that are leaking. The hoses between the reservoir and pump are the ones that usually start to dribble and those hoses are under low pressure. Signature-Fred W |
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