<prompt> Human: I bought a car three months ago for 7000 total including TTL. It is a used 2007 Volks Jetta with 103k miles, but it was in good condition. During the test drive before I bought it, I noticed some strange transmission issues where the RPMs would shoot straight up, and then it would slam into gear. I alerted the salesman who was in the car with me and he said hed take it into service. When it came back, he told me they replaced the vacuum pump which I later learned was for the oil and on the second test drive, there were no issues with the car. Great! So against my better judgement I bought it, but I made sure to get their BG warranty, which involves putting additives in the car and then the warranty covers the engine, transmission, etc. up to 4 months or 4000 miles and up to 1500.2 weeks later the issue popped up again. Crap. I was working 12 hour days 7 days a week during the first month August, so I couldnt do anything about it. I spent September trying to get ahold of the head of service as per the recommendation of someone I knew who worked in the used cars department at that dealership, but never could get ahold of him. I got ahold of one service guy who said hed call me back and never did, and finally last month October I got ahold of another service guy who told me to bring the car up there. Diagnosis was 120, which was covered under the warranty, but when the guy came back he told me I needed a new transmission which would cost 5000, which wasnt covered. I paid 7000 for this car 2 12 months ago at the time, so I was like hell no. I explained the situation to the guy and he said he couldnt do anything, call the salesguy. I did that. This particular salesguy is very vague and all over the place sometimes, but over the phone I heard we need to get you into another car. Ok, sounds good.I go up to the dealership again and he starts showing me cars that I know are within the value of my car when I bought it. Im still skeptical but play along. After riding around in one of them he hands me a credit app, and then alarms went off in my head. Turns out they werent going to swap my car duh but instead would give me 800 for it and I would have very low payments on another vehicle. Fuck that!I explain the situation again to the salesguy and he finally gets it, and I talk to his boss, and his boss talks to his boss, and when he comes back he explains to me that they could not find the transmission issue noted ANYWHERE. Its not on the service record, its not on the service sheet I was handed when I bought the car should have noticed that, still kicking myself, its not scribbled on the back of my folder at the dealership. All thats noted is the vacuum pump replacement, which makes me think the salesguy never told service the issue, he just dropped it off and they looked it over, saw an oil leak, and fixed that. And of course the salesguy doesnt remember the issue.The salesguys boss is a nice guy from what I can tell, and he tells me hes looking into options for me, and that I cant drive my car right now because it will further damage the transmission, and gives me a loaner for a few days. Two days ago I drive back up there and they tell me that theyre going to try to trade in my car for a higher amount than I otherwise would get for it, and that theyre not looking to make money off me but I may have to finance. Im thinking at this point, with nothing concrete to force them to do anything for me since that issue isnt in writing, I might as well go for it, and I am going up there today to learn all the details. If I only end up paying 2k or 3k total for a newer, better car, then I might just go for it, still cheaper than a tranny replacement. And they dont owe me anything really.However in the meantime I left a transmission place a message on what it would cost to fix things, and Im asking for help here, because I really dont want to make another mistake. I live in Texas, but unfortunately the Lemon Law doesnt protect me. Im also thinking about what theyre going to do with my car, and Im going to ask them if I can drive it off and think about the offer for a few days, and if they say no, I know somethings up, because if the car isnt worth fixing then why do they want to make sure its not damaged further, right?Assistant: I find it hard to believe that a transmission is going to set you back 5k. It would probably be closer to 2k if I had to guess. They might be lying about the cost to make you think it would be close to pointless to use the warranty.Otherwise, the other advice youre getting here is good. You should always have an independent mechanic look over the car for you. Bonus points if you are friends with them and they point out flaws to help get the price down.EDIT: I found this forum post about your issue, which seems to be a common one for your vehicle. Most people solve the issue by replacing the valve body and resetting the transmissions learned adaptive shifts, which is significantly cheaper than 5k probably less than 2k. Take the car to a different VW dealer or independent shop and ask about an estimate. Mention you think the valve body needs to be replaced. If their estimate is lower, show that to your dealer and demand they repair it under the warranty you purchased.Human: Thanks, this really helps!  <response>: Additionally theres good likelihood the transmission does not need replacing... From the sounds of it I wouldnt put it past the dealership to be overplaying the issue to wheedle more money out of you... Id get it out of there and looked by an independent reliable mechanic first 