Q: Will this gearbox fit?
Hi, I need a second hand gearbox for my golf, i've found one which is a 2010 gearbox with 51k miles on it. However, the 2010 sounds like a mk6 gearbox? Its the same code - GQQ and BXE but will it fit?
My car has 180000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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