Nice cheap car

Whats the box like?i had a 16v with 125k on it, was a right nightmare to get into gear sometimes, and reverse was worst, sometimes i sat on the drive(or in a car park) like a lemon trying to select it for 5mins probably to do with the way it was driven by previous owners as it was a slightly modded 16v version, ramming it in gear for 125k takes it toll ( i drove it properly though)