I do like the way you think Caryalon. So I may be crazy putting the money out on fixing the transmission, but the car itself is very nice well cared for yes I bought it used but hey it was nice when I bought it and it still is. So to fix the transmission yeah I'll get years out of it no problem because then it is like a brand new transmission again and I won't have to worry about it for a while except just the regular fluid filter change every so often.
Back in 1968 my Grandpa bought a Chrysler New Yorker brand new off the showroom floor. When unleaded gasoline came into Play we rebuilt the engine to run this lower quality gas. At that time the car had 200,000 miles on it. the car now has 535,000 original miles on it yes the transmission has been rebuilt as well and it went from my grandpa to my mom and it is now mine. To this day I still have my first car out of high School. It's a 1955 Porsche 356 pre A . continental coupe. And I recently acquired my dad's 1968 Turner GT fastback with a 390 big block in it with over 400,000 miles on it. So to answer the question on everybody's mind. Why am I fixing the transmission in a '05 X5? because I like my X5, I like my cars.. and it's cheaper than a car payment and I know what's going on with it. If I bought a used car I'm starting from scratch as far as knowing what the condition of the drivetrain is in and what kind of treatment it has had in the past. If I buy a new car I'm starting from scratch with payments which would include a high interest rate perhaps to pay back the loan higher insurance rates until the car is paid off also I would have to carry full coverage insurance. So yeah that's where I'm at.