re: What to do with truck with bad transmission?

if you plan to keep the truck until something more major goes wrong, i'd have it repaired. Call AAMCO or one of the other big transmission repair places in your local area. Was the quote you received from the dealership? If so, you can expect a rebuild for probably half that. Also, check with autozone. They used to be able to get rebuilt transmissions. If you go that route, buy it through them and have a smaller shop swap it out for you.