Skoda Yeti 1.2 manual gearbox

[crlee99]

I bought a 64 reg Yeti from a Skoda main dealer, and was given to understand that it had been a courtesy car. It had 12,000 miles on it when purchased in March 2017.

Since then it has done an additional 16500 miles, so not exessive (8,000 per year).

I got a humming noise, and took it to the local Skoda main dealer, who have come back stating that they belive the gearbox bearings may be the problem and want to charge £4000 to put in a replacement.

a) Has anyone else had a similar problem with the 6 speed manual gearbox

b) How much should I be looking for it to cost to replace with an exchange box

£4000 seems an awful lot of money. I know it is outside the warranty, but I thought gearboxes should last a lot longer than that

Any help appreciated

[Alucidnation]

Speak to head office.

[crlee99]

Thanks

I have now emailed customer services, and will await their reply. I have also now had a quote for a recondition gearbox and including fitting and VAT is £1200 - far less than Skoda - I can only assume their prices was for a new gearbox