518 46re smoked

Cost me about 500 to 600 to rebuild it myself including a converter....just a 727 with an overdrive on it....

This makes me think of when I was looking for a TF2 kit for my 42RH and a local shop quoted me $325.00.
That actually made me laugh on the spot and got one off Ebay for under 100.
Problem is, we can't buy an Ebay rebuild and we are stuck with whatever the best local price we can get.
And then there's the part where we have to question the rebuild quality on top of that.

This is just one reason I do all my own work on my car.
Can't hardly even trust shops to be able to actually do a job any more.