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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: andy j cdx on 07 March 2010, 10:56:52

Title: keep or sell
Post by: andy j cdx on 07 March 2010, 10:56:52
hi all ,heres my problem my car  is due tax and mot very soon,needs 2new tyres and a set of wipers ,the car itself is in good nick very neat and tidy evrything works a few minor niggles but things i can live with.apart from 1  thing gearbox problem,  symptoms are intermittent  think its missing 2nd into 3rd but only when i give it some welly ,when i drive carefully and with no hard acceleration it doesnt do it. and have been putting up with it from day 1 since last march the 1st time it did this i took it to selector gearbox centre in speke they checked the oil  and it was ok clean an  correct level so they  checked for codes and told me i need a new box and i have a leak on the box too which i know to be true  seen it  myself,so bought myself a box ,ar35 of markey mark an its been under the stairs ever since  march ,selector want £220 to fit it is that an ok price ???? i would like to think that someone else could do it for cheaper ;).or do i cut my losses and sell it with the box for£200  would anyone on here be interested??money is tight at the moment the place i work in  dont look to healthy at the moment :'( i dont know what to do help :'(  would realy like to keep it its a good family car but everything is against me at the min