Hi everyone! To start I don't know much about cars, but I'm making this post on behalf of a family member so I apologize if wording or terminology is off. We have a 2006 Outback, Automatic, 2.5L, and we are looking to replace the transmission. We have taken it to our local transmission mechanic who can confirmed it is shot, but we are looking around for other options that may be cheaper than the ticket price he gave us. I came on here to ask if anyone knows or has had experience using another year’s or model's transmission. There seems to be a lot of transmissions around us that are either the right year and wrong model, or wrong year and right model, so we are just curious to see if anyone knows if there are others that work. If any more information is needed I'm happy to post it and I appreciate any help we get. Thanks!