<prompt> Human: I was on a road trip from LA to Las Vegas when my cars transmission burned out. I had my car taken to a mechanic and they quoted me a price of 2400 to replace my transmission with one from a used car. I drive a 2012 Mazda 3. Am I being ripped off?  <response>: That sounds about right from a standard shop. Youre paying a decent bit for labor. If you look around for an independent shop that charges less per hour, you can probably get away with 2000. But dont expect anything less.EDIT: a good used transmission costs about 1300-1500The job will call for 6-9 hours of labor, at a standard rate of between 100-120 per hour. 