Yikes!! That's an amazing and incredibly generous offer! Thank you so much for that Woody! I don't want to take advantage of anyone's generosity, but I'd be a fool to say no.
They already started on my tranny service and said that he fluid and filters are absolutely filthy for only 30,000 miles. However... There' still the fear that the torque converter is shot because it was shuddering badly on deceleration and not fully releasing at a stop. Yours would be a much better bet. I'll PM you!
Thank you everyone again! The support and encouragement has been just mind blowing and very much appreciated! I'll keep you up to date.