Hope things improve for you, and you have a Merry Christmas in spite of it all. For what it's worth, it strikes me as very unlikely that the transmission is go

Hope things improve for you, and you have a Merry Christmas in spite of it all. For what it's worth, it strikes me as very unlikely that the transmission is going to be less than an additional $4500. But you never know, it could be a simple fault - no sense in trying to make mental decisions before you know the math involved.