I hear ya Chuck! I purposefully didn't keep any receipts for my '66. I would be sick if I know how much money I have blown on it. That's not even considering any kind of paint and body at all... I feel your pain! chuck blue wrote: > I sent the transmission in for repair and the preliminary est.was > $375.00 ta ?As things turned out the Bluebus had a bug transmission > with much bad stuff inside including axles,carrier,brgs, gears and > much expensive things.I have got to be SICK I gave the authorision for > repair today.Now I am looking for a bank to hold up so I can get > Bluebus to the point.Oh well I guess I'll just scrape paint till Hell > freezes over.If anyone has a burning desire to scrape paint come on > over and we will have a scraping party,Oh and thats's just to get to > the sanding and body repair point.I'm depressed and really broke now. > Denis must be rejoicing that Bluebus will probably not see the point > 5 untill I'm really old a feeble.I don't think he likes me.I think he > should warranty the transmission. That's the fair thing to do.I'm > depressed.I think I'll go smoke some meat. > ole blue