Gearbox shattered / blown hole in casing.
Discussion
Car is Clio 172 which I sold to someone last week.
Gearbox was perfect during my 1 month, 1,000 mile, ownership and purchaser found no problem with it during test drive. 5 days later she tells me the gearbox has shattered. Naturally I sympathise with her position but can't help but feel it's come about through misuse.......
I have spoken to K-Tec Racing who are the local experts on 172's and they tell me 172 gearboxes are pretty robust and don't have a habit of blowing holes in their casing. On the limited occasions they have seen it they say its down to how the car is being driven.
Gearbox was perfect during my 1 month, 1,000 mile, ownership and purchaser found no problem with it during test drive. 5 days later she tells me the gearbox has shattered. Naturally I sympathise with her position but can't help but feel it's come about through misuse.......
I have spoken to K-Tec Racing who are the local experts on 172's and they tell me 172 gearboxes are pretty robust and don't have a habit of blowing holes in their casing. On the limited occasions they have seen it they say its down to how the car is being driven.
Herbs said:
I would say down to misuse but from the other side of the fence i would say 1 month ownership sounds dodgy (almost as if you are selling on a dog)
not my opinion - just playing devil advocate
Agree Herbs, doesn't look great and I can see it from her side as well. Would not be pleased if that happened to a car I bought. Difficulty is that the car was spot on when I sold it with no problems at all.not my opinion - just playing devil advocate
theironduke said:
I know it wasn't the gearbox but this remings me of the TG challenge with the 10k 1970's supercars...
Clarkson had bought that dog of a Maser and managed to destroy the engine in quote spectaculer fasion and had to ditch into a hedge!
To be fair, I'm not so sure the Maser was all that much of a dog, I seem to remember that there was something about it having just had an engine rebuild and it seemed to be going pretty well until Clarkson thrashed on the track, it was knackered after that all right.Clarkson had bought that dog of a Maser and managed to destroy the engine in quote spectaculer fasion and had to ditch into a hedge!
Herbs said:
I would say down to misuse but from the other side of the fence i would say 1 month ownership sounds dodgy (almost as if you are selling on a dog)
not my opinion - just playing devil advocate
This. You'll probably find that the new owner wont give up that easily, it does smell pretty fishy...not my opinion - just playing devil advocate
bales said:
Well it depends a lot on the car it happened to and how it was being driven...
I had it happen to me in a 205gti but I think that was more because it was having to deal with 120lb/ft more than what the gearbox was designed for.
The original "BE" style pug gearboxes were bad for this, especially high mileage ones (Taxis mostly)I had it happen to me in a 205gti but I think that was more because it was having to deal with 120lb/ft more than what the gearbox was designed for.
A previou boss had a 206CC which munched its gearbox one morning on the one mile drive into work.
Funnily enough, her daughter had borrowed it the night before.
Her daughter normally drove a Cooper S which of course has a 6 speed box. 6th on the Mini is in the same location as reverse in the 206CC........
Not that I'm jumping to conclusions
Funnily enough, her daughter had borrowed it the night before.
Her daughter normally drove a Cooper S which of course has a 6 speed box. 6th on the Mini is in the same location as reverse in the 206CC........
Not that I'm jumping to conclusions
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