Transmission Service Pricing?

[illini97]

Hi, my 2004 Mazda3 has just reached 75k miles. So far, this car has been wonderful. The only problem I encountered about 10k miles ago was a bad engine mount which has been replaced.

I'm planning on bringing it into the dealer for a full transmission service. They quoted me $149. Is this expensive? I normally don't like taking my cars into dealerships for anything just because their prices are usually outrageous. The $149 for this seems acceptable. Not sure if I would trust a non-dealer for performing this service. What do you guys think? Is it worth having the dealer do this just for the piece of mind that they will do a good job compared with Joe the mechanic from the corner repair shop?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

illini97

 

[MikeHTally]

Hmmm. $149 does seem excessive. This is probably not a difficult DIY. I did my Ram truck in only a couple of hours for about $65 including the fluid, gasket and filters. I helped a co-worker do his Highlander -- it only took about 45 minutes. If you have no place you can do this, or are not comfortable with the task, a tranny shop (NOT Aamco or Cottman) will probably do it for you for < a c-note.