Mother took car (Y-reg Civic in very tidy condition owned since almost new, with about 85k on it)to garage with a 'funny noise'. Garage (where she's been taking her car(/my father used to take it) for probably twenty years) said something funny with the tracking on your two rear wheels, put new tyres on. They were only two years old, but she did - they've probably done 15k miles.
Noise still there, so she takes the car back.
Ah, it's a gearbox problem says the garage. £700 later... the noise has gone away.
I don't think I'd have spent that money myself.
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