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hype1

1st, I'm not convinced the garage I used totally fouled it up, as I think it must have been in its way out anyway, but they certainly didn't do the job properly, but that's the thing, most people don't know how to di it properly, you really need some kind of pump to make sure all the old oil is removed.

2nd, your symptoms sound similar to mine, the biggest jolts were when slowing down to a halt, at a junction for example, it would jolt a bit changing down into 1st

3rd, a reconditioned replacement box is definitely the way to go if yours does fail. I sold my to a Polish scrapper and bought a Boxster to replace it and now deeply regret not just using the cash to replace the box as I loved that car and it was in great nick otherwise with a nice spec, and I'd have saved about 6k by not buying a new car too!