Hi bonzo dog

The car has 60k miles on it and is 3 years old.

What the noise is that when you drop down or climb up through the gears you hear a constant clicking/whirling noise, which is eventually drowned out by the engine noise the faster you go.

My mechanic inspected the car and made the call that the gearbox is knackered following the inspection.

In addition when you try and move off from a standing start the car starts to jerk and shunt when you are approaching the bit point. It is also difficult to select reverse on occasions.

I have also called a transmission specialist and after describing the problems/noises also drew the same conclusion.

I have no doubts that both are correct, but when and where it will go is the problem. it could be today, next week or next month.

Is it possible to sue him 6 months down the line? I would prefer to get the problem sorted sooner as the car was only picked up a week ago and the longer I wait the less chance of getting it sorted.

I am happy to bring the car to the main manufacture garage to get a report done, but problem is that the seller is saying he wont pay no mater what i do

so would it be better to bring the car back for a refund? And more importantly am I entitled to do so?

Edited by sitchey on 09/03/2011 at 17:33

Should have had your mate check it BEFORE you purchased it! What did you mate say? How can he say it will pack up without stripping it down? Whats the age, mileage and price you paid? Is there a VAT number on the receipt?

My second attempt at posting, hopefully this one stays....

What did you pay for the car? What mileage and age? Is there a VAT number on the receipt??

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