Car won't go into reverse gear - Modeo MK2

[Thunderchild]

I have a mondeo mark 2, works fine, all of a sudden it won't go into reverse. The stick just will not go into the position, all other gears work fine.

It's not the clutch (people keep saying this for some reason but like i say gears 1-5 work fine) and I am pulling the bit up under the knob, I've also pulled the fabric cover up and checked and that bit is working fine.

[KJN]

Selector switch?

[Thunderchild]

which bit is that ?

I' trying to establish if it is something i can fix for under a hundred pounds or if i best just scrap it because it has other problems and will need more repairs soon (like an overdue cambelt change) so it's starting to not be economical to keep anymore.

[KJN]

Top of gearbox, check that the bolt on the plate is secure,only a guess though maybe internal gearbox problems also, hard to put a for sure solution could be many things ,have heard that they have a problem with 5th gear selecting also that oil change very important .

[Thunderchild]

it's done 100'000 miles, all other gear feel just fine. Taking it to garage later, to be honest I'm pretty much hoping it costs a lot and forces me to buy something a bit newer and more economical to run without repairs every five minutes

[Thunderchild]

Garage said that it could be cable and will cost £200, friend looked at it and said gearbox - result: scrap.