Thanks guys,

The trip was an event in and of itself- Gettysburg to Ocean City should be around 4 hours. Getting over the bay bridge took 3 hours by itself then the car broke down a half hour after that- trip was a little over 9 hours total. Then all our luggage and stuff in the bed of a truck with no cover and it had rained on and off all day.

The ride home on Monday was thankfully normal. Now I have to drive back down once it is fixed and swap back vehicles, that is not really something I'm looking forward to.

I would think the labor is most of the cost, I agree Ford probably doesn't want to do it anymore than I would. I was concerned that this is such a heavy vehicle, I live and travel up and down ridges aroudn PA and am wondering if the tranny is getting stressed too much?