[my94baby]

I could really use some feedback, so I might also post again separately.

My mechanics tried a bunch of things, including the input shaft thing apparentlty, and then concluded it was the transmission. They sent it out to someone else (I don't know who). My car came back minus the cigarette lighter knob and all my spare change. Which was quite a bit. (I would like to believe that they just left it unattended. But the fix is so shoddy, really I wonder.) And it cost about $2000.

Within a week, it was knocking again, at least as badly if not worse. I took it back, they sent it out again, and it came back.

Again, after about a week, it is knocking again.

Now, my mechanics are great. But I don't know what to think about these other people.

I thought the whole point of older cars (well, one of the points... ) is that they were simple to fix. Fewer computerized things meant that mechanics understood what to do.

Is this not so? And what the heck do I say to my mechanics? It seems like quite a fiasco. Are transmissions that hard to fix? Are they using cr*ppy parts? What on Earth is going on here??

Your thoughts appreciated.