How to check an automatic transmissions condition.

As automatic transmissions become more reliable these days, it’s still easy to break and very expensive to fix part of the vehicle.

If heavily abused, the automatic transmission can be easily destroyed within just half an hour. For example, a friend of mine had burnt the automatic transmission up in 20 minutes when he was trying to free his shiny Audi from the snow in the next day after he bought it! It cost him about $3000 to rebuild it and after one year it broke down again.

Also, an automatic transmission is very sensitive to the transmission fluid quality and condition. Improper fluid type can damage the transmission. A person I know added a gear oil (oil for manual transmission) into the automatic transmission, guess what, 30 minutes of driving was enough to kill the transmission.

Obviously, when buying a used car, the automatic transmission is one of the most important parts to check. I have already described a few signs that may indicate potential transmission problem in a used car. In addition, I strongly recommend to have the used car inspected by a mechanic before buying it, it will well worth it.

I have a friend who bought a fairly new Honda Civic that seemed to be in great shape. It has low mileage, about 35,000 on it and drove great on the road test. Basically it looked like a great buy. He got a good deal on it and decided against buying an extended warranty. One that would cover major failures like the transmission or engine, or any part of the power-train.

Low and behold about 2 months out of the short warranty he received, the transmission had a failure. I’m not going to drag this out, but this time he took my advise. You see when I recommended the extended warranty, he decided against it. Too late now. Now he decided to listen to me.

After the great battle between him and the dealer, which was a short battle, it was time to choose the right replacement transmission. With that he took my advise and called GotTransmissions.com. After speaking with a representative he chose to buy a used transmission. It’s been a few months and he is a happy camper with his low mileage used transmission. Call us @ 866-320-1182.