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You know the one about 200+ bhp and auto transmission?
Posted by Bill Davies (more from Bill Davies) on Thu, 2 May 2002 14:41:07
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Well, I was on the way up to London yesterday morning, pulled in for fuel on the A303, drove off (gently, I promise) and, 300 metres on, there was a mild "chunk" noise and I had no drive in any gear. Coasted to a convenient pull-off, phoned the RAC (1½ hours wait) and was towed to Kenny's workshop. Box and car are now at the specialists in High Littleton but I imagine it will need a complete rebuild. Aaargh!
Will definitely keep the car because I know its various faults and it only has 113K miles, and goes like a train. But I hadn't planned to spend like this, so I hope my new sales enquiries come good...
Whenever people ask on the board for comments on the longevity of auto transmissions I contribute the same message – that they can last a very long time with proper servicing, regular fluid changes and so forth, but can also break like anything else. I think I've been hammering my 'box on downchanges, because it's so much fun. This will be fuel to the argument, I guess. However, we had Betsey Biggs on Wednesday needing a new manual box so it's tough all over.
Will keep you posted on the results/costs of all this. The worst bit was using trains and taxis yesterday and today.
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