* Ali's 350z gt *

[Ali123]

and from having a quick look it looks like either the driveshaft has popped out of the gearbox or snapped by the gearbox

[Cam]

Sounds like you give this car a hard time tbh, stop spending money on performance stuff and maintain her Ali

[Ali123]

i do
spent just shy of 700 to get it through MOT the other month! and done an oil change, plugs n all the usual and wash it every week

[Cam]

Ahh i see !
I will shut up then ha!

[Daz_Kez]

Originally Posted by Ali123

i do
spent just shy of 700 to get it through MOT the other month! and done an oil change, plugs n all the usual and wash it every week

£700 to get it through the MOT?
Oh Jesus!
What was wrong with it?

[Ali123]

needed a new gearbox, new exhaust manifold since the other one split on the down pipe, new tyre, rear axle was fooked, new ball joints and a new drive shaft

[Gandi699]

Have you looked under the car yet? Seems to me whoever did your gearbox job and fitting didnt do a very good one

[DreamEater]

Originally Posted by Ali123

i do
spent just shy of 700 to get it through MOT the other month! and done an oil change, plugs n all the usual and wash it every week

If you wash it every week then it should fly through the MOT

[Ali123]

Originally Posted by Gandi699

Have you looked under the car yet? Seems to me whoever did your gearbox job and fitting didnt do a very good one

Nope! Like I said in a previous post, when I jacked the car up the majority of the gear box bolts were loose!

[Liamjrhodes]

Originally Posted by Ali123

Nope! Like I said in a previous post, when I jacked the car up the majority of the gear box bolts were loose!

Id take it back to whoever did the gearbox then as by sounds of it they havnt fitted it right! They should pay for it fixing!!

Cant you come down with someone else?

[Ali123]

Originally Posted by Liamjrhodes

Id take it back to whoever did the gearbox then as by sounds of it they havnt fitted it right! They should pay for it fixing!!

Cant you come down with someone else?

wasnt at a garage, was someone who was recomended by a mate
and i think i will if it isnt sorted tbh

[Ali123]

after looking at this thread, this is exactly what mines done http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8547
so new box it is AA picking it up in half an hour and we'll have to see what the garage say

[Liamjrhodes]

If you have only just had a new box and its gone already is something majorly wrong with how it was fitted that or you drive it like you stole it haha

Hope you get it sorted :-)

[Ali123]

cheers mate
but it isnt looking good! was just at the garage, they said its the clutch thats gone, but it cant be the clutch! because it engages all the gears fine etc also there was power going to the drive side wheel, but it was the passengers side not getting any power, so im thinking the gear box has had it tbh

[Ali123]

just having a quick look, can get insured on a 106 gti for less than on my vtr, so if do sell it ( most likley ) gti it is!

[Pricklep]

I would of sacked it off if i had a £700 repair bill.. £700 towards another car. Fair play though.

[Ali123]

i know, but i thought maybe if i spent that much on it it might of been good for a good while! but obviously not really am tempted for a gti though!
600 quid LESS to insure a cammed gti than to insure my vtr!

[Ali123]

right i have decided that i want more umph and i wanna get rid of this car, so 16v i go! hopefully cammed aswell if i can find a decent one

just wondering whats the best option to go about this car though? scrap it? ( would get 180 for it ) , break it, fix it then sell it? it will have 10 or 11 months mot and tax till december, refurbed axle, new ball joints etc

really dont know how to go about this? any advice would be great!

[vtr-marc]

Ricky p selling a black gti £1100, should have take your vtr to him, prob wouldn't have got ripped off Ali .

[Liamjrhodes]

Yeah ali get ricky p's black gti as you know you wont be getting ripped off and then break yours as thats the only way to get decent money out of it