Q: I have a friend who recently bottomed out on a small rock in their friends driveway and the shop now tells him the transmission is bad Chevy Cobalt

asked by on December 06, 2016

It was cold out to and the car was not warmed up maybe 28-30 Fahrenheit

My car has 70000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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