1987 Dodge D150 pickup 5.2l 318 cid

My transmission recently went out in my D 150 looking to get it fixed witch would be better rebuilding what I have or just getting another not looking for best price looking for what going to last longer THX
If you're capable of pulling the transmission yourself, call around to your local shops and see if you can find somebody that'll do it what's called an "on the bench" rebuild. I took my 747 down now mind you this was probably 12-14 years ago, $300