something shattered

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I test drove my mates car today (182 cup) that i am thinking of buying to fix and sell.

It started and idled fine. The problem came when I took it for a drive. There was an immediate whining noise as I pulled off in both 1s and 2nd gear and gears where hard to engage. When I can to reverse the car it sounded like the clutch shattered and bits of clutch went flying around the bell housing. The car carried on reversing for around a meter when it became stuck as if the gear box was seized??

I could now no longer get into gear however eventually managed to move it back into a near by parking space to where i had to leave it.
Transmission fluid was leaking from bottom of car at this point.

What do you recon ? new gearbox new clutch ?? What could the noise have been ?
 
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Yep, sounds like new gearbox needed. Possibly clutch too. Whats the mileage? and has it ever had a new clutch or gearbox oil changed?
 
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