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Old 15th February 2017, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by tintin View Post
2) Gearbox - by far the biggest risk, which at worst can cause a £3k rebuild, though the low mileage, if correct, suggests this is less likely to be a risk
This

My 4.2 QS had it's first gearbox rebuild at around 72k miles and failed again around 115k miles

Just assume you will have to do it at some point and budget accordingly
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