took my old vw into garage as gears were sounded/felt funny and there was an oil leek. Advised that needed to replace a part as was looking worn but no rush, would do 20000 miles before it needed replacing.
A few days later, some 100 miles into the assured 20,000, the gearbox failed. Got towed home by AA and took it to garage who have now advised that gearbox is stuffed, would need to be replaced but unfortuntely can't find a replacement gearbox. Our search for a replacement has been unsuccessful so now looking like our lovely van is going to have to be scrapped. Subsequent google searches have revealed that a gearbox making noises needs to be repaired straight away - only wish we'd seen them before putting our trust in the professionals.
Do the garage have any responsibility here or am I blaming them unfairly and if so , is there anything I can do about it?