yep. not worth 2000 but if the transmission lasts 1 year it has paid for itself in either car payments, depreciation on a new or used car (that could be 3600 in one month) , lower taxes, lower ins etc. Engine runs great, uses no oil, so it was a toss up to repair. Deciding issue, daughter getting married in April, after that she is on fiancees paycheck so 3600 was much less then replacement car IMO given the short time frame and great condition of engine.
Replacement Costs of Cutting-Edge Transmissions
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Have you done any research into frequency of failure? This can make an apparent comparison of prices a bit altered if you find that a slightly more expensive trans is purchased 4X the amount of the time of a slightly less expensive trans.
If you see what I mean. It's little consolation that you're not getting taken for as much as you think, but you're being taken much more often to make up for it.
$4000 is way too much. They're less complex than engines in their mechanicals ..have fewer machined surfaces ..blablabla ..yet nearly trump them in costs. They're mass produced and should amount to a few hundred $$ in real materials with a like cost component in assembly labor. The rest is ROI on availability/stocking. The R&D has long ago been paid.
Have you done any research into frequency of failure? This can make an apparent comparison of prices a bit altered if you find that a slightly more expensive trans is purchased 4X the amount of the time of a slightly less expensive trans.
If you see what I mean. It's little consolation that you're not getting taken for as much as you think, but you're being taken much more often to make up for it.
$4000 is way too much. They're less complex than engines in their mechanicals ..have fewer machined surfaces ..blablabla ..yet nearly trump them in costs. They're mass produced and should amount to a few hundred $$ in real materials with a like cost component in assembly labor. The rest is ROI on availability/stocking. The R&D has long ago been paid.
Hmmmm... From what I've read on nissanmurano.org the dealers charge around $6k to replace the a out-of warranty failed CVT. No JATCO rebuild kits yet, everone gets a new one for that price, or is it factory rebuilt "new"?? There is pool on there about failed CVT's, with over 70 votes. Some have failed more than once. Considering the total number of members on the forum, I recently calculated a 1.3% failure rate. Failures seem to be of electrical nature, or secondary to CVT fluid loss (a leak is difficult to detect, I guess, since in most cases fluid would drip on the exhaust and evaporate).
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dealers charge around $6k to replace the a out-of warranty failed CVT.
Another engineering group who's marvel warrants them a bump to the top of the Gary Allan Consulting's "force them to meet a hard object with the yanking of the tie/necklace" award list.
Even though a 1.X% failure rate seems low, given that the cost is a major % of the original vehicle's cost, it's still a crime. I still regard this as "R&D in the field" and should be covered by an extended warranty.
dealers charge around $6k to replace the a out-of warranty failed CVT.
Another engineering group who's marvel warrants them a bump to the top of the Gary Allan Consulting's "force them to meet a hard object with the yanking of the tie/necklace" award list.
Even though a 1.X% failure rate seems low, given that the cost is a major % of the original vehicle's cost, it's still a crime. I still regard this as "R&D in the field" and should be covered by an extended warranty.
It seems that reality doesn't fit adhere to the thread's premise.
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Hmmmm... From what I've read on nissanmurano.org the dealers charge around $6k to replace the a out-of warranty failed CVT. No JATCO rebuild kits yet, everone gets a new one for that price, or is it factory rebuilt "new"?? There is pool on there about failed CVT's, with over 70 votes. Some have failed more than once. Considering the total number of members on the forum, I recently calculated a 1.3% failure rate. Failures seem to be of electrical nature, or secondary to CVT fluid loss (a leak is difficult to detect, I guess, since in most cases fluid would drip on the exhaust and evaporate).
Kits exist from Alto ???, but shops aren't willing to do the work.
The 6k figure sounds about right if the dealership is charging MSRP or over MSRP for the transmission.
Hmmmm... From what I've read on nissanmurano.org the dealers charge around $6k to replace the a out-of warranty failed CVT. No JATCO rebuild kits yet, everone gets a new one for that price, or is it factory rebuilt "new"?? There is pool on there about failed CVT's, with over 70 votes. Some have failed more than once. Considering the total number of members on the forum, I recently calculated a 1.3% failure rate. Failures seem to be of electrical nature, or secondary to CVT fluid loss (a leak is difficult to detect, I guess, since in most cases fluid would drip on the exhaust and evaporate).
Kits exist from Alto ???, but shops aren't willing to do the work.
The 6k figure sounds about right if the dealership is charging MSRP or over MSRP for the transmission.
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