On 2 Sep, 10:19, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article .com,
Sarah wrote:

i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight
problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it
is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of
Reverse!

Very expensive fix. Means replacing the gearbox. Allow 500-1000 quid for
this job if a garage has to do it.

Maybe not that bad. A recon box is £215 from Canley Classics, and a
halfway competent garage shouldn't take more than half a day to fit
it. Worth doing the clutch at the same time though.

OK, 500 quid-ish.

Don't buy the car!

Ian