Not wanting to waste the time of my local highly paid toyo parts person......how much is a replacement VC for an 80 series? I have no drive in Hi ratio (93manual) and thinking that it has failed completely....I like the idea of having one but only if it isn't too expensive like. I knoe a few people have removed them but no-one talks about replacing it! Is there an after-market or should I try compare the meerkat