last week had a coolant hose that broke...lost all coolant but luckily
pulled over and had car towed and got problem fixed.

A week later, went out of town which required some low speeds on trail
at camp (5 miles or so of driving). Later that day, car would not
engage and gears starting slipping and soon car would barely move.
Reverse worked fine though. Had car towed and repair shop says
transmission and drive shaft needs replacement. Is this feasable?

Any ideas? Second opinions? Ideas on getting it fixed cheapily (parts,
etc)?

Many thanks,

SACH