Imagine two identical transmission replacement shops, or for that matter, imagine two identical hospitals, side by side. One charges patients a little, and the other piles on the bills. Where do patients get better care? Researchers at Dartmouth say that, overall, there is no connection between the intensity, quality or cost of treatment and how well patients fare.
That’s one of the biggest challenges in fixing health care patients, doctors and insurance companies are not all playing with the same information. As patients visiting a doctor, most of us are like drivers taking a car to the mechanic. If we had the know-how, we’d fix it ourselves, but we don’t and so we have to rely on someone else’s judgment.
Similar to the automotive industry the medical industry has turned into groups of specialists that deal with one part of your body only. Cars and trucks have been broken car down into specialists in much the same, due to the complexity of modern cars. Every auto system has a specialist that only works on that part of then car. In the old days automotive mechanics did it all. I remember my mom dropping the car of at Mr Miller’s Garage and he would do everything on the list. From basic transmission repairs or transmission replacement to fixing the engine or A/C (not to many cars had A/C in the late ’50s and the ’60’s). Basic oil changes, front end work and brakes.
Those were the days of true craftsmanship in workmanship. True, things were much simpler then, but that does not diminish the fact that many mechanics are still true craftsmen, but the auto business is more difficult to operate now, with our environmental issues, now we have to dispose of waste products properly. More business guidelines to follow, even car insurance company’s to deal with as a shop owners nowadays.
You can see the similarity to the medical business. I remember when I was a baby we saw the baby doctor, Dr. Stein. He did almost everything, including pulling my tonsils. Doctors even made house calls that long ago. Now medicine is a business and there is the potential to bounce around from specialist to specialist until your illness is diagnosed. A real pain, literally.
Since I’m discussing specialists, one of the largest specialty fields in the auto business is transmission replacement, what ever your favorite term is, both are the same. Transmission specialists actually cover a lot more than transmissions in particular. They need to know how to fix or replace the components that are related to the transmission, either directly or indirectly. Transmission specialists usually do a lot of general repairs related to engines.
So the art of installing a rebuilt transmission actually starts with finding a rebuilt transmission that suits your needs and is affordable. If you are, for all practical purposes ignorant to the subject of transmissions, then in a sense you are in the same spot as when you go to a new doctor who is a specialist in a condition you have never heard of. You need to have trust in the person you choose.
Hypothetically, if you needed a replacement transmission and had no idea were to turn, what can you do? A lot of people ask friends or acquaintances that have had a rebuilt transmission installed in their car, or you can talk the Better business Bureau. One of my favorite ways to chose a doctor or someone to service something I’m not familiar with is to call or stop by, in this case, some transmission replacement or repair shops and check them out. Ask questions, get a general feel for the attitude of the shop, make sure that no matter what is wrong you will get an explanation in terms you understand and be properly advised on what replacement transmission that suits your best interests.
I can’t choose your mechanic, however if you have a qualified repair shop in town you trust, pass it on in our comment box, we hope to be able to recommend qualified transmission replacement and repair shops in different areas of the country as our lists grow. I can recommend an transmission replacement specialty company. My professional experience with them has been everything I expected an company that sells transmissions of all types, such as low mileage used transmissions, used clunker transmissions, transmissions has been 100 percent positive.
From the owner, Brian Hanson, who is a total gentleman and obsessed with customer satisfaction, to the gentlemen behind the telephones, their commitment is to educate you properly and advise you on what choice in transmissions fits your needs and budget. Trust me, GotTransmissions.com is the one stop place you need to call for an affordable, quality rebuilt transmission. 866-320-1182
