HOLY C$%&!!!!

anothermr2guy · 04-16-2008, 08:22 PM

So I go to do a 2-3 upshift on my way home yesterday and I feel something give.... I let out the clutch... and I'm still in second. After a long limp home doing 45mph in second gear, I do some inspecting and verify the shifter cable is indeed broken. I searched all over the internet and couldn't find one. So, since it is a daily driver and I don't want to put the miles on my Grand Cherokee, I head to the dealer. $260 later i'm wondering is it me or is that expensive as S#!% for a shift cable? A well... it's only money.

PHOENIX · 04-16-2008, 08:27 PM

wow, $260 bucks for a cable

David_K · 04-16-2008, 09:15 PM

I paid $326 after tax for my cable a couple of weeks ago. I had to install it myself.

anothermr2guy · 04-17-2008, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Levi

Atleast you broke the cable in 2nd and not 1st gear or 5th!

and labor =/ (still a bad deal though but trying to make OP feel better =)

Yeah.. at least I can install it myself... I feel bad for the people that have to pay labor on top of the $260. I guess I should also be happy they were not on back order for 3 months, or worse... discontinued.

TRD_MR2_DRGN · 04-17-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by anothermr2guy

So, since it is a daily driver and I don't want to put the miles on my Grand Cherokee, I head to the dealer.

Shouldn't it be the other way around?

Haha. That does sound expensive for a cable.

04-16-2008, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
anothermr2guy Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	HOLY C$%&!!!! So I go to do a 2-3 upshift on my way home yesterday and I feel something give.... I let out the clutch... and I'm still in second. After a long limp home doing 45mph in second gear, I do some inspecting and verify the shifter cable is indeed broken. I searched all over the internet and couldn't find one. So, since it is a daily driver and I don't want to put the miles on my Grand Cherokee, I head to the dealer. $260 later i'm wondering is it me or is that expensive as S#!% for a shift cable? A well... it's only money.

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04-16-2008, 08:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 7,913 Thanks: 84 Thanked 260 Times in 197 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (46/100% )	wow, $260 bucks for a cable

04-16-2008, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
David_K Spoiler Free FTW Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 141 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I paid $326 after tax for my cable a couple of weeks ago. I had to install it myself.