Right, took it somewhere on reccomendation of the 1st garage to get an opinion from someone who specialises in gearboxes.
As soon as he put it into third he said it was a gearbox that needed replacing, a gearbox would be cheaper than synchromesh as the amount of labour needed to take apart the gearbox and fit the synchro mesh.
He quoted £565 for used gearbox and fitting. Went back to the 1st garage told them about this and they said it's overpriced. He suggested a used gearbox would cost £250 at most (recond. £600ish) and fitting about £100ish.
The gearbox guy says he gives 12months warrenty on the gearbox.
Called up a local Audo dealer and they said they do a free road test and see what's wrong with the car. I'll be taking it there Monday after work, and if there's a long list of things then i may just sell it instead of shelling out on a new gearbox.
By the way... What's this? (see image attached). I opened the compartment in the boot where you can get to the rear lights, and saw this plug/socket. Looks like some kind of audi cable, but not sure. Any ideas?
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