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Car-part.com does not show any 3- or four-cylinder Metro transmissions in South Dakota, although they have an automatic transmission for a four-cylinder in Rapid City. $350 with 128,162 miles. Searching for transmissions for three-cylinder engines nationwide, the best that I found was a 1995 transmission with 137,096 miles for $225. That is through Karcz Auto Salvage. 920-822-5508 / 800-335-5508
Assuming that everything else in good shape, I think that the car qualifies as "Fair" according to Kelley Blue Book, having put "needs repair" for transmission.
kbb.com: $1,610
edmunds.com: $1,233 "average."
If my car did not have second gear, I would not put many miles on it, either.
I would have it inspected and if the transmission is the only thing wrong, offer a thousand dollars--it might help to actually have it on hand. Maybe you can find a transmission nearby, but the one at Karcz is $225, plus shipping.
How much does it cost to ship a transmission?
How long does it take to swap a transmission?
gofalls, do you have you ever replaced a transmission?
Under what conditions would any of you pay two thousand for a Metro? Maybe, just maybe, if it had recently-rebuilt engine and transmission, everything else was perfect, and it had lightweight wheels.
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