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Nadine
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Just a word of warning for all my fellow bravo owners out there. 2 months ago my gear box went AGAIN which the way I drive my car comes as no surprise. My mate offered to fit the new one free of charge, which was nice until his botched job almost killed me. He put the wrong bolt into the ball joint, under the pressure the ball joint came lose pulling the drive shaft out with it, this caused the wheel to destablise and rip through my drivers side wing. All this at 30mph leaving a half mile shid mark and me sliding in an uncontrolable car. 200 yards down the road was the dual carriage way that I normally travel home on at 90mph, do the math, I ended up in hospital for the night with shock after I missed the side of a house by 2 feet. 200 yards saved my life. Moral of the story - make sure you can trust your mechanic with your life - and drive safe