transmission not responding

I was afraid of that, but thanks for quick reply. I noticed a lot of questions related to timing belt especially 4 cyl. This car history is unknown to me other than it needs trans. it has 260km, how can I tell if I should I change belt and would you recommend any other essential maintenance (besides the trans change?) I only paid $800 as is and I found a used trans. for $400. The car looks great other than the rear wiper is missing. Assuming every thing else is working fine, would you agree that it was a good deal? it will cost $500. to install trans. plus the belt maybe - I'm looking for some encouragement. thanks elizabet

thanks for reply and for refferencing www.hmaservice.com; I'll certainly be checking that site out. cheers