My partners 54 plate Touran 1.9 TDi with 48,000 on the clock has just had a complete gearbox and clutch failure. VW wanted £3,500 for a new gear box so we had the original reconditioned at an indipendent garage, even so with a new clutch it came to £2000.

The car was with he garage for 2 weeks as they had problems getting a new gear box casing from VW, due a shortage, this implies to me that this may be a common problem! Does any one know if this is the case and if it is worth us perusing VW for some of the cost?