Not that up on car prices but £2000 seems high for a 10 year old Astra. If you do get rid of Bongy and can manage without a car I'd take a little time to look around for what you want. Yes,I had a quick look and they usually range from £1500/£2500 depends on condition etc i suppose.I'll have a look...

You are right of course! Might be more than £600 though, the one fitted in 2011 was £650.Of course that if it is just the box.I'm getting in a right state about it and don't really know why. I will try and get an estimate from the garage and if the astra is ok get that anyway at least it will fit in...

i think g/box itself is the prob,hell of a noise when I was trying to get it into reverse.Its had a new head and rad in 2011 aswell.I'm gutted because its a good runner(was) started first time no matter how cold,wellhouse conversion,couple of small dents and rust spots but that didn't bother me.Crui...

Spoke to the garage couple of days ago and they confirmed the box has gone(as far as I can tell only 20 odd thousand mile since that was fitted in 2011) and they are finding it hard to get a replacement thats any good,I jokingly asked if they had a small car to swap,they don't sell cars,however he s...

Its now at the garage awaiting their inspection but their initial thoughts are that the g/box is knackered.Annoying if that considering that a g/box was fitted in 2011 whether a new one or recon i've no idea.

Yes,had a look but no clear answer.Rac guy turned up but couldn't really help and called recovery annoyingly I had to buy home start to get them out whereas if I'd stopped when problem started i would have been ok and easier to recover.getting it recovered to bongo freindly garage about 10 mile away...

Hi, Coming down a1 south of alnwick and rev counter shot up,had the feeling it wasn't going into top gear for some reason managed to get home about another 30 mile down the road.Problem is that when i stopped to let passenger out I couldnt get into reverse or forward.Switched off then tried again th...

Windscreens are widely available for about £200 so don't listen to anyone who says it will cost £700. So are the side windows but autoglass couldn't get one,I think because they use designated supplier(s). The story was that I rang them a week last saturday 10am(through my insurance) and was told t...

As said on my previous thread I had a side window smashed,hopefully that will be sorted tomorrow.However I just had the thought that if autoglass could not source my window(which they couldn't)would I have the same problem if my windscreen went or has anyone had autoglass replace one?

Simon Jones wrote:Its usually easier to buy the one with the correct factory tint already present but as that's not always possible at short notice, any decent tinting company should be able to match the current one.

Thanks! just been quoted £30+vat so that brings price up to £76(glass £30+£10 delivery)

Ordered a glass as per rita above(thanks) however assuming its the right one and arrives ok i will need to tint it.Does anyone know if its possible to get for the one window rather than a whole set?

Thanks for the advice! Tried to ring the garage i use but they are closed till monday so i panicked and rang the insurance (autoglass) looks like I jumped the gun a bit,I assumed the glass would be hard to source for me.I have £100 excess suppose that applies to glass replacement?

wonkanoby wrote:assuming you have glass cover it usually does not effect your no claims

Thanks! Problem is now I can't find my insurance docs,i know it was renewed in july though.

woke up this morning to find window as above has been put out,nothing taken,no stone/brick evident.Question is do I contact insurance or get it done myself?

Use it on a regular basis! I.e. weekly or monthly at least, like any mechanical item it works better when used rather than allowing muck and grime to build up on sliding surfaces which then bind or corrode. After all you bought an AFT model rather than a cheaper TinTop presumably because you want t...