Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:25:23 -0000 From: "David Haydon" <home01nopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: Wanted: Gearbox 9000 2.3 T
I had my gearbox reconditioned only a few hundred miles ago for just under £500 with another £150 or so for clutch, slave etc, not to mention the two half days removing and refitting it... Then I went and crashed the car! (and it's a '91 2.3l turbo Carlsson so the trashed bodykit alone is the best part of £1000 to replace). So in effect I'm looking for the reverse of you, a good car with a dead gearbox/engine.... to get a box for under £500 you will have to find a non-specialist scrapyard (i.e. don't know what the real going rate is) or someone selling a shed of a car Having said that there is someone in Reading selling an engine & gearbox for £100 on adtrader (http://www.adtrader.co.uk search for Saab and look in parts & breaking) he's been advertising this for months now - I noticed it when I was looking into reconditioning mine. good luck David "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote in message news:3C7BBC94.3AE09D3Enopsamanytime.co.uk... > > > me wrote: > > > > My gearbox has recenty packed in and I cant find a sensibly pirced 2nd hand > > one anywhere in the UK. £500 upwards has been quoted! Thats almost as much > > as the car is worth. > > Its for a 1991 9000S 2.3 Turbo. > > Can anyone help? > > > I once had my gearbox overhauled, the bill came to somewhat more than > £500, so it is not likely that you will find a goodden for that price. > Try Two-Stroke to Turbo in Colchester. Or you might be lucky and find > a write off car with some good parts. > > Johannes