Generic Question. . .How much $$$ for a new transmission?

I know this has probably been asked a million times. . .but I'm wondering
what I should expect to pay for a new transmission? I am looking for a very
inexpensive car, and I have found a number of cars that need a new trans.
and most are selling for around $300-500. I would strongly prefer to find
myself another 240, but there are a number of decent sounding cars in my
area that only need a new transmission (an 89 Camery, a 92 Maxima, a 92 Town
Car).

On the same note, are there any websites that anyone knows of that have
rough estimates of what other various work might cost? Something like a
brake line on a 92 Town Car, or front struts on a 240?

Any help is very greatly appreciated.

 

Play roulette at the junk yard--less the $500.
Get a shop to rebuild one--1500-2500
Factory referb ~22-2500

These are based upon my experence with Fords and rice burners, NOT VOLVOS.
(I am very afraid to ask)

 

Those $ are in line with what I've experienced in Iowa for Volvo AW-70
repair estimates.
Marlin

 

decent, camery, maxima are we talking about real cars do up the Volvo (a
decent car).

 

We're talking about cars under $500.

But thanks for your unsought opinion anyway.

 

If you are ready to spent hundreds of dollars on repairing a 13-15
year-old car, you would be better to spend it on a slightly newer car.
$500 + $500 (or $1000 or more) will get you a better car.
If the transmission is gone, you might also ask what else is going or gone.
In my family there have been at least 5 cars over 10 years old with
300,000 km (180,000 mi) or more (1 with 550,00 km) with manual
transmissions with no clutch changes or problems.
I would not personally buy a car needing a "new" transmission unless I
could change it myself.

 

I got a very used Volvo 240 1990 for my son for AU$1700 and with time and a
little money its a SAFE clean car .Needless to say I dont go near the
dealers .

 

Agreed there, changing a transmission is no big deal for me and it can
be a great way to get a nice car for a cheap price since transmissions
are under $100 at the local yard here ($55 for a manual gearbox) but
unless you can do it yourself, the labor can kill you.

Also while good Volvo transmissions are easy to find, some cars have
rather weak transmissions so the junkyard units will more often than not
have issues of some sort, if they're not the reason the car was junked
in the first place. Beware of junkyard cars with straight bodies,
particularly if the interior is decent too. There's a reason they're in
the junkyard.

 

i would advise to get a "junk yard" tranny, for
a few hundred that is guarrenteed to work...slap
that in and you should be fine.....i replaced (and blew
out) my 1993 940t tranny for aprox $600...a few hundred
in labor to have it installed, i was too lazy and did not
have the shop / tools / lift to do it myself....it only
took a few hrs to do.....once everything is "set up"...