How would you define the term used transmissions? Did you ever stop to think that when you buy a new car with only 5 miles on it, the transmission is a used transmission now? Realistically speaking once the transmissions are fired up at the factory it is now a used transmission, in essence. After the lot boy does the prep work for delivery and takes a spin in it, it is used. Did you know that car salesman often grab a new car to blast down the street to the store for some coffee? You know what cars many car salesmen and executives drive home at night? The car you might buy ‘new’ tomorrow.
I bring this up because the bulk of transmission break in is done at the factory on a machine called an transmission dynomometer before the transmission is installed into the car. They adjust it and put it through a ten minute break in procedure. That takes care of the critical start up period and the transmission is about 7o% broken in. The other 30% comes from the next folks who drive it. If it is test driven 10 times and the possible new owners wants to see how fast it will go or how much power it has, the transmission is now being broken in incorrectly, abused to say the least, and if you buy that car you may not get the full life that one might expect out of your ‘new’ cars transmission.
So a well broke in transmission is hard to detect when you buy a new car. The last vehicle I bought new for myself, was a 1988 GMC 3500 1 ton 4X4 standard length pickup truck with only four wheels, it is not a ‘dualie’. It has a GM T-700-R4 in it. I was cruising on my Harley Davidson Motorcycle past the GMC dealership on a Sunday afternoon and saw it on the semi truck being pulled off. I immediately hung a hard right into the dealership and asked a salesman if I could test drive it. It had 3 tenths of a mile on it and I fell in love with the body style when I saw it on the trailer truck.
I told the salesman I don’t want anyone driving it, please put a dealer tag on it and let me take it for a drive. He was cool with that, and after going a couple blocks I turned around and came back and told him I want to buy it and take it home with out any dealer prep and my reasons why. Somewhat confused, he agreed and I bought the truck.
This will make you sick, but the original new cost was $17,500.00 in 1988 (I feel like I stole it, so throw me in jail!). The same truck now is over 50,000 dollars. The new trucks are fancy shmansy and all that jazz, but they don’t drive like mine. They don’t have the sold feel, straight ahead tracking or breaking ability of mine. That is why I still own it. People want to buy it from me every day, don’t even ask me! It only has 93000 easy miles on it.
I hope you can understand that even a new car can have a bad or poorly broken inĀ transmission in it. If you have a car that needs a replacement transmission, prematurely and you bought it new, the above story may be why, especially if you bought the car brand new. If for any reason you need a replacement transmission for your truck or car call GotTransmissions.com @ 866-320-1182. Our used transmissions for sale are low mileage and have proven to be top notch long term solutions for anyone who needs an transmission transplant.