Car problem !! hELP

Loc123

Can anyone help me?, I'm looking to buy a new car and there seems to be a problem with the gear stick. I took it for a test drive and when I put the car into gear the car starts to vibrate. Can anyone tell me if its a major problem to fix or if its nothing at all??

Alanstrainor

Loc123 wrote: »

Can anyone help me?, I'm looking to buy a new car and there seems to be a problem with the gear stick. I took it for a test drive and when I put the car into gear the car starts to vibrate. Can anyone tell me if its a major problem to fix or if its nothing at all??

What car is it? Year, make, model, engine, gearbox(manual or auto?)

If in doubt walk away to be honest. But we need more info to tell you.

Loc123

It's a Mitsubishi colt, 2003, manual , 1.3??

bazz26

Doesn't sound normal. Give it is a miss and move on to another.

Loc123

It's a good deal , IDE just like to know if its a major job

toastedpickles

Back away not today disco lady

statto25

It's a good deal because there is an issue with the car. Save yourself the headache and take a look at something else

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Loc123 wrote: »

It's a good deal , IDE just like to know if its a major job

Lol. It's being sold cheap because of this problem, if it was a simple fix would you not think the garage would do it themselves and charge more for the car?

bucketybuck

Loc123 wrote: »

Can anyone help me?, I'm looking to buy a new car and there seems to be a problem with the gear stick. I took it for a test drive and when I put the car into gear the car starts to vibrate. Can anyone tell me if its a major problem to fix or if its nothing at all??

I think you need to clarify things.

Do you mean that if you put your foot on the clutch and then select a gear the car vibrates while sitting stationary?

Or do you mean the car vibrates when moving forward in first gear?

What do you mean by vibrate, is the whole car shaking on its wheels or just the steering wheel vibrating in your hands?

Loc123

It's not from a garage .

Loc123

Yes the car will vibrate while sitting stationary in gear

bucketybuck

Loc123 wrote: »

Yes the car will vibrate while sitting stationary in gear

Its very hard to know what this particular cause is, could be worn engine mountings or could be something much worse.

If I was you I wouldn't take the risk, the chance of it biting you are too high. At the very least I would have it checked out, but do not take a chance on buying without knowing what the fault is.

_Brian

Loc123 wrote: »

Can anyone help me?, I'm looking to buy a new car and there seems to be a problem with the gear stick. I took it for a test drive and when I put the car into gear the car starts to vibrate. Can anyone tell me if its a major problem to fix or if its nothing at all??

Unless your very hands on technical walk away from any car with an obvious or even possible major fault.. This is your chance to get the best motor around on whatever your budget is, while you may have to compromise on make/model/year don't compromise on the quality of what your buying..

And to answer your question... NO, nobody posting here will be able to tell you if its a big problem, it may indeed just vibrate away for years without developing into anything or it may die a death before you get home from buying it !!

Alanstrainor

You'd be mad to proceed with this one. It's not a good deal if it's going to end up fooked. If you knew the cars, and were handy with a set of spanners by all means assess and proceed if you think its fixable, but I wouldn't in your position.

keithclancy

Loc123 wrote: »

Can anyone help me?, I'm looking to buy a new car and there seems to be a problem with the gear stick. I took it for a test drive and when I put the car into gear the car starts to vibrate. Can anyone tell me if its a major problem to fix or if its nothing at all??

Jesus H