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Thanks for the question. As for repair costs, any vehicle repair will always cost more through a shop than a shadetree mechanic in a backyard. Regular shops have overhead and wages to pay.
You pay more for the service, but you also receive many benefits, OEM or better quality parts every time, a long term warranty, and recourse in the event of a substandard repair. One other thing you get is the experience of a shop's staff who have worked on transmissions for many, many years. The knowlege of our staff is second to none.
Although there are many good, dedicated and honest shadetree mechanics out there, all too often you hear the stories where they leave town, don't honor any warranty, don't offer warranty or out of town warranty, and other bad situations which can and will leave people up the creek without a paddle.
Many, many times we have had to perform a repair that was supposedly recently completed by a backyarder for a very high price.
Please feel free to call me anytime at 972-221-5678 between 8am and 6pm Mon-Fri, or 8am-1pm on Saturday to discuss your needs.
Ernie

$1200-$1800 u might want to consider a recycle yard $350-$500 e bay or craigs list i have found over the years that a rebuit transmission only lasts 12-18 months and then u have the same problems all over again, hope this helps