HELP! Need urgent car advice!

son-in-law had the same problem with his ford ranger.he bought a cheap neon and left the ranger sit for over a year.his uncle got it off him and changed the fluid and filter and it runs smooth now.my assumtion was that the fillings settled over time and after the flush and filter change it allowed the valveing to open properly.please keep us updated with what happens cause i for one know tranys can be the most expensive of fixes on a vehicle.

Sounds a little expensive to me. I think Watty is right about the tiptronic. I can't really say because we have already established that you guys "over there" get royally screwed when it comes to cars.

In the US even if you bought it privately, you might still have recourse against the seller depending on how much you paid for it.

As an aside, I cant believe that there is a whole website dedicated to finding a gearbox. Next thing you know we will have phones without wires, pre-packaged meals, scary.

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Originally posted by Mr_Big_

As an aside, I cant believe that there is a whole website dedicated to finding a gearbox. Next thing you know we will have phones without wires, pre-packaged meals, scary.

now ya being silly

3 large sounds right for a tranny job on a BMW.. usually thats the price for FWD.

you can check http://www.craigslist.org/ to buy one privately and have it installed ny a tranny tech.

3 large in dollars yes mate... but dont forget he is talking pounds.

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UPDATE: getting a reconditioned one for £740 from a car that did 14,000 miles a mechanic is gonna charge £200 to replace it.

that sounds much better

Whatever the cost, I would still personally "visit" the guy who sold it to you and ask him to contribute towards the cost

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Originally posted by TickLes

Whatever the cost, I would still personally "visit" the guy who sold it to you and ask him to contribute towards the cost

The guy died, i bought it off his wife. I paid £5k for it she was asking £6k so i guess what i thought was a good deal initially has now turned out to be an average buy to say the least.

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Originally posted by Watty

3 large in dollars yes mate... but dont forget he is talking pounds.

Ahh yes we Americans get it...pounds are valued more right?..here is your silver nickel..YOU Brits PAY over 7 DOLLARS a GALLON FOR GAS!!!!!!!!!!.........

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Originally posted by Stone-Cold

Ahh yes we Americans get it...pounds are valued more right?..hee is your silver nickel..YOU PAY over 7 DOLLARS a GALLON FOE GAS!!!!!!!!!!.........

Has anyone ever noticed that the native speakers around here have the worst spelling abilities?
Or do I need to re-tune my parser?

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bought it privately!!

omg thats just stupid, didnt you check the car out first or something ?:P

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bought it privately!!

omg thats just stupid, didnt you check the car out first or something ?:P
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Yep, he took the engine apart piece by piece and checked to see if it was going to go wrong in 3 months time. In fact, he took the car the Germany to the BMW factory and got them to dismantle the gearbox first.

If it's so stupid, how could you tell if this gearbox was planning to pack up?

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Originally posted by buckfast67uk

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Whatever the cost, I would still personally "visit" the guy who sold it to you and ask him to contribute towards the cost

The guy died, i bought it off his wife. I paid £5k for it she was asking £6k so i guess what i thought was a good deal initially has now turned out to be an average buy to say the least.
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typical, the guy died just to avoid fixing a gearbox. You can't trust anyone these days

Other than the gearbox the car's in mint condition, the transmission specialist says it's rare for BMW gearboxes to go even after 100,000 miles, but it can happen.

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[reply=Watty]
3 large in dollars yes mate... but dont forget he is talking pounds.

Ahh yes we Americans get it...pounds are valued more right?..here is your silver nickel..YOU Brits PAY over 7 DOLLARS a GALLON FOR GAS!!!!!!!!!!.........
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havent got a clue what point ya trying make tis a simple thing 3 grand in pounds is around $5½ grand

BBurn the car and claim on insurance sounds about right i think.