turns out the pedal vibrations was the gearbox, gearbox advice

[Len]

Yes mate but cars at Santa Pod have been prepped to do that! Yours aint!

[DubFan]

I heard from a specialist that the Mk3 gearboxes are notably unreliable, and some said they wouldn't fit a s/h box because you have no idea what it'll be like, they fitted one to a Golf which then came back within a couple of months because that one had failed.

A full g/box from VW will be over a grand, a recon box will be about £600, then you may as well add in a new clutch while the whole lot is out. So add another £100 or so for that.
If you can put up with the car being out of action, you could get your gearbox rebuilt, that way you know it's history better and you should get a guarantee from the company that did it.

[boneybradley]

can i just say it's your car and do what you want and don't let other's tell you otherwise ( I broke my last golf on the strip and only blame myself and had stick from my mates for what thay called abuse of my car and told me to grow up....) ... and reading your original post it still sound's like a broken gearbox mount!!