Q: Weird noise while driving

asked by on January 19, 2017

Whilst driving i noticed a strange noise my car is making like it is dry or something it feels also shaky while driving i need help the car drives fine but the sound is really disturbing?

My car has 103567 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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