Self Drives: The Trabant

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Self Drives, The Trabant, 4. Gearbox Blues

Will runs into gearbox problems in his East German car. 

Will Self embarks on a 700 mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car: serious gearbox trouble. From 2016.

Will runs into mechanical difficulties with his iconic communist car. 

Having resolved to continue his 700 miles journey to where the car was manufactured, Will's vehicle develops a gearbox problem on the motorway. 

Will and his travelling companion Mike hope that a friendly Trabant enthusiast might be able to save the day.

Producer: Laurence Grissell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.

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Will Self goes on a 700-mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car.

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