Hey all,
My vibe has been plugging along over the years. we're at 217,000 miles now. I'd noticed the last couple of months it's gotten really loud when driving. the sound changes with vehicle speed, not RPM. I was thinking wheel bearing.. Anyway, I took it in to the shop, and they said it was a CV axle bearing. I said "do it" and after $500 spent, we still have the problem. They said they think it's a bearing in the transmission, and that they can't work on it, it'd have to go to a transmission shop. I asked if they had a guesstimate on price, and they told me probably $1500-$1800.
Soo.. I thought I'd pop on here and see if anyone had encountered something like this and what you did/paid to resolve it.
I've been cool doing the occasional $1k repair here and there, because it's been cheaper than new car payments, I love the car, and I suspect that the engine will get me at least another 80k.. but if I'm going to be in $2.5k on this one repair.... that's down payment money.
anyway, thanks in advance for any thoughts or advice.