Gearbox woes

[jbmitchell]

Not really problems, just annoyances! I bought my car just over 2 weeks ago (woo! hoo!) and immediately put it in the garage for a new gearbox (doh!) ... and there it has sat for the last two weeks. And there it will continue to sit for the next week. I should (note, should!) get it back next thursday evening. This should be cause for a large woo! hoo! but I am off to Dublin for the weekend, followed by a trip to Falkirk for 3 days and then a drive in a hire car via four of our depots back to Kent. This means I wont get to drive my car until almost exactly a month after I first got it! I just want to drive my car, is that so difficult?

Even worse than all this is that if I don't pick my car up next Thursday then my girlfriend will and she will drive it before me!

Thanks for listening, just wanted to get it all of my chest

[The Vee]

Why a gearbox so soon? is it a manual or auto

[Kieran]

I think the Manual V6-24 box is a bit of a weak point.... They don't like heavy use it seems.... Nick/Paul Beazer has had trouble, Mine is about conked out, I knew someone at work who had to have their's rebuilt too (though don't know why)... :inquisiti

[jbmitchell]

I bought the car at auction and it needed a new one (it made a sound like a tumble drier full of stones!)

[Kieran]

I bought the car at auction and it needed a new one (it made a sound like a tumble drier full of stones!)

Oh, you mean a bit like my......................................... :inquisiti :embarasse



Nothing to see here - Move along please!!! /help /help

[Jimbo]

I think the Manual V6-24 box is a bit of a weak point.... They don't like heavy use it seems.... Nick/Paul Beazer has had trouble, Mine is about conked out, I knew someone at work who had to have their's rebuilt too (though don't know why)... :inquisiti

I didn't realise people were getting issues.....what sort of problems?

I'm contemplating another V6-24 myself to replace the Mundaneo, because after 4 years and 70000 miles in my old one with only a power steering fluid leak and a couple of bulbs, I'd consider the car to be near bomb proof :thumbsup:

We're not talking about that 1st-2nd clunk are we? That's not a fault ;) It's just a quirk :thumbsup:

[psbarham]

I didn't realise people were getting issues.....what sort of problems?

I'm contemplating another V6-24 myself to replace the Mundaneo, because after 4 years and 70000 miles in my old one with only a power steering fluid leak and a couple of bulbs, I'd consider the car to be near bomb proof :thumbsup:

We're not talking about that 1st-2nd clunk are we? That's not a fault ;) It's just a quirk :thumbsup:
mines done 131000 and not a problem so it must be these rough drivers

[Paul Beazer]

mines done 131000 and not a problem so it must be these rough drivers
I blame the previous owner, eh Nick Mann!! :happy:

[Nick Mann]

:embarasse

But I haven't driven jbmitchells car!

[Paul Beazer]

:embarasse

But I haven't driven jbmitchells car!
Asleep are we??
The car I brought off you, duh!!

[jbmitchell]

Hey! You did this to my car? /yes

[Nick Mann]

Asleep are we??
The car I brought off you, duh!!


:smug:

I may have needed a 'tongue in cheek' smilie then!!

jbmitchell - I most certainly hope not!! It would be nice to have superhuman powers, but alas......
Hope you get to enjoy it as it should be!