Sloppy gearchange lever
 

I've been looking at purchasing a 98 S40 but am a little concerned about the amount of side play in the gearchange lever. I'm seeing a good 2" movement each side of vertical when the car is in any gear. The mechanism works fine and the changes are positive it just looks/feels odd having so much play. Any ideas anyone ?

RE: Sloppy gearchange lever
 

You might have to replace the shifter cables. There is rubber in the ends of the cables. When it gets old it gets brittle and falls out.
Making it sloppy.