I also ordered a new transmission from Serra Toyota while they had their free shipping and 25% off discount going on. I wasn't looking for one, but stumbled across it while trying to look up fitment for a fellow member. 33030-34100 is an R150F for a 1st gen Tacoma with the 5VZ. Took some looking at several parts websites before determining it was indeed for a 4wd. Some parts websites listed it for an S Runner Tacoma which only came 2wd. Full retail $3003.73, online pricing $2441.88-$2654.21, pricing after extra discount and free shipping came to $1831.41 including taxes/fees/shipping. Considering Marlin Crawler wants $1400 for a rebuilt transmission plus you have to ship them your transmission (not included in pricing) and wait a claimed 3-4 months, which in Marling Crawler time should be doubled. R150F for 1996-04 3.4-liter | Marlin Crawler, Inc. The only other rebuilt R150F I could find was from yota1performance and they wanted $1865.35 (not including a $500 core charge). R150F Rebuilt Transmission for a 5VZ 3.4L - Yota1 Performance, Inc.

It arrived in a cardboard box of all things, and in keeping with my bad luck the back up light switch was broken off. Almost like a cardboard box with no packing was a bad idea or something... I started a claim with UPS, but probably won't have a resolution for at least a couple weeks.

I won't have a chance to replace the transmission for at least the next 3-4 months while I slowly try to finish my kitchen/dining room remodel. Currently on drywall coat #2 which I have to finish this weekend so that I can sand, then do a final coat, sand that, then a skim coat on everything, then sand that, then finally paint. Why did I think doing this on my own with no drywall/cabinet building experience was a good idea? Your guess is as good as mine. You can't know what you don't know. Which apparently was a lot!

I've also got a surprise planned for the transmission when it's time to go in. Still working out the finer details, but it's in the works!

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