2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS from North America - Comments

I bought a 2001 Monte Carlo SS with only 72,000, garage kept, maintained as it was supposed to be, in Feb 2009. In July the transmission shifted real hard a couple of times, then all of a sudden, wouldn't shift at all. I took it to be repaired, $1000 later stripped 4th gear completely, drove it for 4 days, and it started doing it again, the mechanic told me to bring it back, took it back and it wouldn't do the shifting hard thing until after it has been driven for 40-50 miles, which he was only test driving it a couple of miles. Long story short, he works out of his home garage, builds racecars, definitely knows what he is doing, now knows what's wrong with it after calling GM about it and how to fix it... I only have to pay for the parts. But I still am trading it in, NO MORE GM PRODUCTS FOR ME!!!