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]I require some assistance........driving home wednesday night all seemed normal.until my 85 lux jerked a couple of times (best i can describe) almost as if taking her last couple of breaths and then stopped engine cut out and i was unable to start her again..[]...called the missus plonked on jump leads ...she started then died immediately, would not even turn over after that, Now up until then she was a daily driver starts first time every time. The previous 2 days i had been doing a 60 mile round trip doing a constant 80-100 for 30 mins or so each way along the M20 (so glad it didn't happen then[]) after my final return journey there did seem to be a rattley type noise coming from the rear/gearbox.......now cutting it short ....I am able to roll the car in neutral first or second but it wont move in fourth or reverse the starter now wont turn and i no the alternator was on it's way out as the battery has been dying on me recently. what i want to know is has the gearbox siezed? or is it the engine? i think the starter has now given up the ghost because it woudn't turn the engine when breakdown assistance came or am I of track. Can anybody advise what could be the problem? and how much to fix....the missus wants rid of the car and it just seems to eat lots of money[]
eitherway the car originally cost me a little over £1200 in march 06 400+ for it's first service another 400 for master and slave clutch fittings 100+ sports exaust 100+ new steering wheel and boss...it's only been 6 months[]
]I require some assistance........driving home wednesday night all seemed normal.until my 85 lux jerked a couple of times (best i can describe) almost as if taking her last couple of breaths and then stopped engine cut out and i was unable to start her again..[]...called the missus plonked on jump leads ...she started then died immediately, would not even turn over after that, Now up until then she was a daily driver starts first time every time. The previous 2 days i had been doing a 60 mile round trip doing a constant 80-100 for 30 mins or so each way along the M20 (so glad it didn't happen then[]) after my final return journey there did seem to be a rattley type noise coming from the rear/gearbox.......now cutting it short ....I am able to roll the car in neutral first or second but it wont move in fourth or reverse the starter now wont turn and i no the alternator was on it's way out as the battery has been dying on me recently. what i want to know is has the gearbox siezed? or is it the engine? i think the starter has now given up the ghost because it woudn't turn the engine when breakdown assistance came or am I of track. Can anybody advise what could be the problem? and how much to fix....the missus wants rid of the car and it just seems to eat lots of money[]eitherway the car originally cost me a little over £1200 in march 06 400+ for it's first service another 400 for master and slave clutch fittings 100+ sports exaust 100+ new steering wheel and boss...it's only been 6 months[
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