So, among other things I'm dealing with right now, my transmission feels like it may be on its way out. I got my car in April, and its got about 165k on it right now. Along with my busted TOB (which I posted about a few months ago) I am having issues now with shifting into gears - mainly second and reverse. Its especially bad within the first 15-20 mins of a cold start. These were all issues over summer, but for obvious reasons the winter weather has amplified them.

I know when I got the car, my mechanic had put in a new clutch. And after I noticed the TOB problem, they pulled the trans (free of charge luckily) and attempted to fix it. Well, I don't know anything about transmissions, but I guess they replaced the wrong bearings..cause the noise pretty much started back up within a few weeks. I decided, to just deal with it...but now with the shifting issues I'm beginning to think I need to seriously consider getting a new transmission.

I saw some posts suggesting things such as fluid changes for rough shifting, but I have to assume my mechanic has replaced the fluid either during the initial work before selling me the car, or during the trans drop they performed shortly after (I'll have to check with him on this). Personally, I figure at 160k+ miles, my problems go far beyond fluid.

So that aside, what are my options? Go and find a used NV-T350? Get the current one rebuilt?

Thanks in advance.