Hennessy_Nights
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Hi
I've a W reg Leon with 120k on the clock and recently it's having gearbox problems. Under acceleration the gearbox is fine but without power being applied or just cruising it sounds like a bag of old spanners. I've taken it to my local indy garage and they've diagnosed a diff problem, they said that the diff bearings have broken up and want £1,200 to supply and fit a recon box.
Is this a common problem, are they right in their diagnosis and is that price reasonable. The car isn't worth much more than that, am I better scrapping it or is another path more appropriate?
The options I see are:
a) Fit recon box (perhaps this might be cheaper if I source the box myself, ebay?)
b) Recon my current gearbox
c) Scrap car
Any advice greatfully received
I've a W reg Leon with 120k on the clock and recently it's having gearbox problems. Under acceleration the gearbox is fine but without power being applied or just cruising it sounds like a bag of old spanners. I've taken it to my local indy garage and they've diagnosed a diff problem, they said that the diff bearings have broken up and want £1,200 to supply and fit a recon box.
Is this a common problem, are they right in their diagnosis and is that price reasonable. The car isn't worth much more than that, am I better scrapping it or is another path more appropriate?
The options I see are:
a) Fit recon box (perhaps this might be cheaper if I source the box myself, ebay?)
b) Recon my current gearbox
c) Scrap car
Any advice greatfully received
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