hi all, i went for a cruze last week, sitting in 5th using my dogleg sunny gearbox. i shifted back to 4th but my gearbox didnt want to work, i couldnt shift to any other gears. so i had to pull over and get atow. the selector whas shifting when i used the clutch but the gears would not engage. now i have the car at a garage, they are saying that all the gears are blown and they can get parts to fix it and it would cost over $2000 just for the parts.does this sound right im not that flush with cash at the moment so that (paying $2000+) is probably out of the question + i also have seen a stanza style box (stronger) for sale for $1100 (although i dont think i can really afford this either) or i can put my 4 speed back in and worry about the fith gear when my funds recover

so what do you guys think, does it sound like my mechanics are right about all of the gears blowing?. could there be a cheaper option? i do know that it is a rare geabox

any comments or responses are welcome