Basically I noticed about 6 months ago that when I'd been driving for a while, whenever the clutch wasn't pressed down I could hear a horrible clunking sound. I was told that this could have been the clutch release bearing. After taking it to a garage near me, due to usual guy being on holiday, I was told it would be £420 + VAT for a new clutch. Promptly abandoning that idea I took it to my usual mechanic when he returned. After he'd had a look at it he told me it was actually the gearbox that was causing the noise, but did say that I could leave it as it wasn't going to do any damage and the noise would just get worse. At the same time he replaced my exhaust manifold gaskget, which had previously been making the car shake and wobble a bit when idling, when he'd done that the noise was significantly reduced. Just thought I'd get a new box if there was one going on here, as I'll be needing it in the future.
Sorry for the essay
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