Replacement cost of an engine and tranny

[muddpuppy]

Wondering what the cost of replacement would be to replace the Tranny and engine in a 07 Impala with a 3.5l Parts and Labor.

Senario I have 120k miles on the car now I have just 26 payments left I drive an average of 45k miles per year. So I figure the car will need both a engine and Tranny by the time I have it paid off or shortly after. I would like to pass this on to my son when he is 16 around the time I have it paid off. With me helping him with the cost of repairs. Or I can just trade it in now take a small hit and help him get into a reasonale car when that time comes.

I would think the car with 200k + miles on it might get spendy with the nickle and dime repairs?

[muddpuppy]

Did some calling around and depending on new or used I was 8-10k new and 6-7 used Parts and labor. I expected the high numbers on new but thought the used might be lower. I guess time will tell.

[Macgyver55]

I guess I'm cheap...but, I wouldnt be putting in any motors or trannys before they are needed.

It should easily go 200,000 miles with proper maintainance and upkeep and you can do a lot of repairs for that kind of money. Keep up on the regular maintainance, fix what it needs when it needs it, and it will remain a reliable car. Who knows what is going to happen to the car down the road? Just about the time you sink a bunch of money into it, (for prevention) some joker might come along and total it for you. You never want to put yourself in the position of having more invested in a car than what its worth.

There is a good bit of wisdom involved in "if it aint broke, dont fix it"!

[muddpuppy]

By the time I am planning on giving this to my son I am guessing It will have 220-250k miles on it. By that time I am guessing it will need replacements that is why I was curious of the cost. If it was only $2-3k to replace both it's a go but it seems that I might be better off driving for another year or so and trading up and helping him buy a reliable car when the time comes