I too am a more than happy customer of Daryl at AAtransaxle he goes the
extra mile and is always willing to discuss your specific needs and
recommend appropriate solutions.  My Syncro transmission that he built in
2004 did have a problem a few years later when it was out of warranty by
time but had low miles on it.  I contacted Daryl and he covered it under
warranty, I did have to pull it and pay shipping but it was more than fair
as it was outside his stated warranty coverage.  As for the other options
you listed I have no personal experiences for transmissions but do know
that a local Vanagon repair shop that many of us here in Anchorage use was
very displeased with GoWesty after one of their transmissions failed and
they refused to cover it.  Some shops I might question their version of the
story but not this one as I have know the owner for almost twenty years.

Mark in AK
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> So, I'm currently investigating new transaxles.
>
> Bus Depot offers one from Rancho Performance, which from their website
> seem to offer some options for better highway gearing. They also seem to
> do alot of racing rigs and prices seem fair starting around 1100.00
>
>
> There's Daryl (sp?) from AA transaxle, who from the mailing list
> archives is well regarded. His prices are also pretty fair starting at
> 1095.00
>
> And Gowesty, who refurb the transaxles themselves. They are a bit more
> expensive at 1400.00.
>
> Anyone have experiences with any of these vendors?
>
> All come with a core charge (refundable) and shipping costs. BD is
> driving distance from me so that would, presumably, save me some coin of
> crate/shipping.
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>