Thanks for the replys you lot!
No offence taken cooljess76
yeah this is my first post but i've been 'beamering' for a while now. I actually brought it from an auction for the missus and its on the way home i noticed the 5th gear problem then when i got home i noticed reverse also
I think the Z3 2.0 is a 6 cylinder, i have the guys phone number so i'll give him a call to see if it is or not.
If the gearbox is the same or i locate one out of a 4 cylinder, is it a simple bolt on bolt off job?
Nothing at all happens when i try to engage reverse, the reverse lights come on but its like its in neutral. As for 5th, normally it will just crunch but i noticed i was able to get it in to 5th if i let the revs drop further than you normally would, put it in to gear really slowley and push the gear stick as far forward as it would go... But then it went through a stage of about 10 miles were it would'nt come out of 5th! All other gears work fine.
How would i tell if it is the gearbox for sure and not something less expensive?
Thanks again for all your help