transmission fluid needs changed Options

[Terzin1]

I'm looking to do some regular maintenance on my 95 GT vert. The car runs fantastic. I just checked the tranny fluid stick and it's looking a littler more brown than I like. I've had the car nearly a decade and never had it changed, but I think my parents did at one point. Needless to say, it's pretty brown and needs it.

Is this something that I could do at home w/o a lift or is it something that is not worth the headache and I should get a garage to do it? If it's the garage route, what would a good price for the tranny fluid change be? First garage I called wanted $150.

This post has been edited by Terzin1: Dec 16, 2013 - 2:27 PM

[Spider77]

When I got mine I had about 180K on it, I drained old fluids and put new stuff in. The old AT was a bit brownish, but still had that red-pink tint. Now im sitting at 240k. The only problem I had with the transmission was excessive backlash on the differential sun gear (and thats recent). Thats been my personal experience.
Its an easy job to do, and if you just do a drain and fill you'll still have old fluid in there, in case you really want that "dirt".
Now 300 for a drain and fill is way overpriced (I could kind of get 150 all inclusive). Then there is the other school of thought when it comes to high mileage AT's, that if it works leave it alone (given that the fluid has never been changed). I know guys on both sides of the fence.