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Rickshaw · 6th October 2021, 11:36

At local breakers yesterday was a diesel 75 with totally loose gear stick - wobbled any way you like. I was told it was a low mileage car. SO , are gear cables something known to fail often or on rare occasions ? Appreciate views on this.
My second point is one of real anger - here is why. This car was immaculate , like new outside , inside , under the bonnet etc. Staff mentioned this and that it was low mileage with an engine that ran very smoothly. Why was it there I asked. Because the garage told the owner that the gear cables had broken and they could no longer be obtained - so owner scrapped it. A quick look on Google shows this as nonsense :-
• DMGRS sell new ones
• On EBay these - and associated parts - are available
I was rather angry yesterday. Perhaps the garage had more interest in selling a new car than bothering to look after their customers interests properly. The garage is somewhere in Sussex I think.
Wanted to vent my anger. Grrrrr !

6th October 2021, 11:36	#1
Rickshaw Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer, 2 X75 Saloon , MGTF Sunstorm Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Guildford Posts: 380 Thanks: 497 Thanked 172 Times in 93 Posts	Gear Cables woes At local breakers yesterday was a diesel 75 with totally loose gear stick - wobbled any way you like. I was told it was a low mileage car. SO , are gear cables something known to fail often or on rare occasions ? Appreciate views on this. My second point is one of real anger - here is why. This car was immaculate , like new outside , inside , under the bonnet etc. Staff mentioned this and that it was low mileage with an engine that ran very smoothly. Why was it there I asked. Because the garage told the owner that the gear cables had broken and they could no longer be obtained - so owner scrapped it. A quick look on Google shows this as nonsense :- • DMGRS sell new ones • On EBay these - and associated parts - are available I was rather angry yesterday. Perhaps the garage had more interest in selling a new car than bothering to look after their customers interests properly. The garage is somewhere in Sussex I think. Wanted to vent my anger. Grrrrr !