I’ll get it examined

Well we don’t know anything yet

May be more than that up with it though... for goodness sake in past 6 months it's had more spent on it than its worth.

Car

Because it’s a lovely cat

400 new gearbox for a working car…

I honestly to god don't think it's worth it, when car will be worth 1200 max

Maybe but possibly may do it

Still very expensive.

For that age of car

Depends though if it’s gearbox and I can find a reconditioned one. There are a lot of them around

Will be expensive whatever it is

Gearbox, not suspension cos he checked suspension arms etc...

Yes but need to know what’s causing it before deciding…

It's 16 years old... and an audi. Audi parts are very expensive

Believe me, the sound it was making just turning the wheel.... and stuttering, jumping etc,

How can we know without a diagnosis?

Need to what?? The car is bloody kaput, knackered... even RAC guy reckoned it'll cost a lot to fix it.

Well will need to do diagnose it

Doesn't need to, it doesn't bloody drive.

Cos of the battery I guess

I meant he didn’t start it

Ok

But it's internal, so without taking the whole underneath of the car to pieces you can't tell.... he looked underneath etc, but nothing visible, hence its 'internal'

Ok and all he could say was “internal”?

Yes, bloody 2 of them. RAC and local.

Has a mechanic actually seen it?

Sounds like gearbox

Bit more than a rattle. Sounds like a kids bloody toybox full of toys! Or a washing machine with nuts and bolts in it...

Like a rattle

But to add to it, battery has died too.

No only when driving. We been through this, but it jerked and stuttered then stopped on Kirkleatham Rdbt and I had to get a police escort off the rdbt

when it’s idling, does it also make that sound?

Well what does a kids toybox sound like... with toys in when you shake it..... quite obvious.

in that case, I think gearbox

Jack in the box?

A box lol

Tbh I think the car will cost more to fix than its worth.

I don't know till tomorrow. Your not sure what a kids toybox sounds like.... have I missed something???

Gives me a chance to ride the bus

So I’ll come up and call AA and then get it recovered to Sheffield most likely. What days are you working in the next few days?

Because I thought you meant today, somebody was going to look at it who could get more of a diagnosis

So it’s something like wheels or suspension

OK, I’m just not sure what kids toy box sounds like

Went through this. Wheels turn but then stop, jerky, sounds like a kids toybox internally.

OK internal is in engine or what. What was the sound like, like wheels or…?

Something internal. I don't have the funds to do it. It may cost more than that.

You don’t want it fixing? What specifically did he say is wrong

Probably a scrap yard unless you wanna pay for it fixing....

Well wherever.....