BrianBas Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Sunday, drove from Essex to Bourne, Lincs, B&B and in parking, a clunk, was stuck in gear and gear stick not connected to anything. The well known Rover R380 gearbox design fault, with a small grub screw coming loose, and selector becoming disconnected. Monday morning had AA transport my SEiW V8 to Halls Garage, just 2.5 miles north of Bourne. The forecourt full of classic cars, mainly MGB's including V8's so I knew this was a good place. Owner Steve Hall soon had mechanics working on the car and I was immediately impressed - they certainly knew what they were doing and indeed Steve had experienced the same issue in his own car some time before. I caught the bus back to Bourne and was investigating bus/train availability back to Essex but in a few short hours a phone call to say job done and tested. Bus back to the garage, even original grub screw found and loctited this time, transmission tunnel covers perfectly replaced and 5 forward gear again. Charge - £78 - what a fantastic service and enabling me to thrash around the Lincs roads the next day. They even build kit cars so well worth a visit. Highly recommended and thanks again Steve. https://www.hallsgarage.co.uk Brian . 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 A friend lives in Borne and isn't surprised by the good service you've received. a family member of the garage owns this_ https://hallandhall.net/?fbclid=IwAR3dPFfzm7p5kuQ9Td6fwG1jhqIbPOR3Ekg2CYQy-ZMsFxiWN0fzfAqYfVc some nice stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hunter - Club Secretary Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 49 minutes ago, Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO said: A friend lives in Borne and isn't surprised by the good service you've received. a family member of the garage owns this_ https://hallandhall.net/?fbclid=IwAR3dPFfzm7p5kuQ9Td6fwG1jhqIbPOR3Ekg2CYQy-ZMsFxiWN0fzfAqYfVc some nice stock! Wow, they certainly have some works of automotive art! Just spent 30 minutes drooling, I think the Mrs thought I'd found some dodgy website 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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