If he found driving stressful and over reacted, what on earth is he going to find life in a kitchen like?

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p.s. may i request this doesn't become an anti-lorry driver thread. IMO most are pretty good and as ever the few ruin it for the many.

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Just passed it`s MOT and recorded 0.06 on the fast pass. The limit`s 3.00, I believe for a turbo diesel.
I didn`t even bother giving it a good blow out, prior to the test either. But that said, always take it up to 4,000 revs once, on every hot engine trip.

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I have seat Toledo with a shot DSG gearbox. I have been told the box can not be repaired (can't get parts) so needs to replaced. The all in quote to replace the box with a new one is £3500. The car is 4 years old and has done 82k, so a sensible valuation with a working gearbox is £5500.

So my dilemma is what to do, get it repaired or try to sell it?

If I try to sell it, what am I likely to get for it how long will it take?

I'm just looking for options, the simple (and expensive) is to tell them to replace it, what else can I do?

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I'm not sure what I've done! Yesterday I changed the reverse light switch on my Focus, everything seemed to go well, and now the reverse light works.

This morning I drove it and it has develeoped the following problem:
When I engage 1st gear, it pulls away fine untill I lift my foot completely off the clutch, at which point there's an extremely load clunk. After the clunk, the car drives perfectly, and changes through the other gears fine.

When I then stop, and engage reverese, there's again a loud clunk when I lift my foot off the clutch.

This only happens with reverse ad 1st gear.

I am sure I put everything back where I found it!

Does anyone have any ideas?

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It was long and fast, although I guess that`s a relative term when there`s a Punto van towering over you - the gleam of greased pipes and frames almost overhead.

But not quite - NOT QUITE!! ------- made it - although perceived in the languar of retirement relaxation, amongst the lemmings of the morning rush hour, as perhaps a ferret - the poor mans whippet of these Northen climes.

A rat run then perhaps? around the brick terraces of autumal dreams and desires of far away places - or at least Magaluff and a few lagers.

But no. It ran tail stretched out behind - fast and sleek, across the inner city dual carriageway - up a short brick wall vertically and into the rich pickings of car window excreted burger remains (with French fries)

A true rat run then, one fast food place to the other - across a busy road.

I could see in the gleam of it`s left eye... appreciation for the salt repelling grease on the pipes and frames.

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