Tranny Problems 95 Legacy

[G.R. Aydelotte]

I'm posting this for my wife's coworker who has a 95 Legacy Wagon RHD
mail vehicle with 130k miles and a blown auto trans. He had the trans
replaced by Subaru at 90k miles. One thought about why would this
trans go out 40 k miles later is that maybe it was a rebuilt unit. He
does use it on a rural mail route which is probably hard on a trans.
The owner says he's priced a new trans for $6000, and that nobody
seems to be able to rebuild it, except maybe someone in Indiana. Any
ideas on how to help this guy.

TIA,
Gregg

 

[TG]

I ran a '95 on a mail route...the trans went out under warranty at 60,000
miles before it ever saw the route. Then I drove it on my route for a few
years and about 250,000 miles with over 5oo stops per day...no problems.
Used low mileage units are imported from Japan and made available here
very affordably.
Do a Google search, here are just a couple. TG
http://www.engineplace.com/subaru.html
http://www.asapmotors.com/used-subaru-engines-transmissions.htm