maybe post a year/make/model of the 4x4. I know a few members on here work on cars, and 1 I know works on transmissions.
Recently, in Alexandria, $1800 to rebuild a transmission on a 95 Chevy 1500 where we first pulled the transmission out of the truck before we took it in to the trans shop, then reinstalled it ourselves. $2600 for an 02 Dodge Dakota where the shop did the whole job including the take-out and reinstall.
If you are looking at a vehicle and the seller is saying it just needs a transmission rebuild, prepare for a lot more work.
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yep, kind of like looking at older motorcycles and the owner says "It won't start now, but it just needs a carb rebuild." Seems like every older motorcycle that doesn't start just needs a "carb rebuild."