Tibor had my car ready the same afternoon I sent the car in on Tuesday. He said he cleaned the gears and fixed a wire which apparently was the culprit of the transmission incident. But Tibor said the gears are all pretty worn out that the tranny might go within a year (maybe sooner).
So the car runs like a champ again. And Tibor didn’t charge an arm and a leg for it. He even said if we decide to get the tranny replaced (an eventuality), he’ll give me a break on this job because he said this job was almost like a pre-requisite to diagnose any kind of transmission problem. And it doesn’t make sense for him to charge me twice for it. You can’t find an honest mechanic like Tibor anymore!
But we think we’ll have to replace the car with something a little more reliable soon. After our investment in fixing the engine, any additional pay outs for major fixes would make the car cost more than its worth. Plus now we have a baby, it makes sense that we get a car that we don’t have to worry about. So maybe we’ll do what Murdza did and get a certified pre-owned.