Not All Gearbox Repairs Are the Same
When people talk about gearbox repairs, they often treat it as one thing. It isn't. A manual gearbox and an automatic gearbox are fundamentally different pieces of engineering, and the way they fail, the way they're diagnosed, and the cost to fix them can vary significantly.
If your car is having gearbox trouble, understanding which type you have and what typically goes wrong with it will help you have a much more informed conversation with your mechanic — and avoid being caught off guard by the bill.