Is my clutch about to go?

cyclonebri1

Common guys, a clutch will eventually fall. If it's treated with kid gloves it will slip away to oblivion without the slightest wiff of BO, if it driven hard at that point, it will simply depart a few miles earlier stinking to high heaven

ukjoel

One thing to do is balance the saving by leaving it a couple of months against the cost and hassle of deteriorating on you suddenly and leaving you carless at the worst possible moment when the garage is suddenly full of work and will need a week before they can get it in.

The way I see it (if it is the clutch) is that you have done 70k on that one which means the replacement should go until the car has driven its last journey.

Not too many clios around with 150k plus on the clock. Take it to a decent independent and they will drive it for you and let you know.

Just be careful how long you put it off for. The few quid you save by eeking an extra 2 or 3 thousand miles out of it dont mean much when your standing by the side of the road waiting for the AA.

the182guy

ukjoel wrote: »

One thing to do is balance the saving by leaving it a couple of months against the cost and hassle of deteriorating on you suddenly and leaving you carless at the worst possible moment when the garage is suddenly full of work and will need a week before they can get it in.

The way I see it (if it is the clutch) is that you have done 70k on that one which means the replacement should go until the car has driven its last journey.

Not too many clios around with 150k plus on the clock. Take it to a decent independent and they will drive it for you and let you know.

Just be careful how long you put it off for. The few quid you save by eeking an extra 2 or 3 thousand miles out of it dont mean much when your standing by the side of the road waiting for the AA.

Fully agree with this. I don't intend to drive it unless needed until it's fixed for fear of it packing up whilst driving..... e.g. halfway up the M6 where there is currently no hard shoulder. Certainly not putting it off for a period of time. Trying to get into an independant for the weekend but not looking like they can fit me in (the cheapest place).

Had another quote for £400 and £329 (both independants).

cyclonebri1

the182guy wrote: »

Fully agree with this. I don't intend to drive it unless needed until it's fixed for fear of it packing up whilst driving..... e.g. halfway up the M6 where there is currently no hard shoulder. Certainly not putting it off for a period of time. Trying to get into an independant for the weekend but not looking like they can fit me in (the cheapest place).

Had another quote for £400 and £329 (both independants).

So the original price of £250 as was originally stated was very fair?, a fact we made clear?

the182guy

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

So the original price of £250 as was originally stated was very fair?, a fact we made clear?

Looks like I'll be lucky to get away with £250. Best quote I've had was £250-300 which was very rough, he is on holiday until tomorrow so can give a more accurate quote then.

It would appear something needs doing with the back brakes aswell. So to keep it, it needs:

New clutch ~£300
2 new tyres ~£120
MOT + Tax (next month) ~£50 and ~£65

That's assuming the MOT passes, if not could be more to do. Which means as someone said hand in pocket time or get shut.

onejontwo

The best way to test a clutch...............handbrake on, clutch pedal depressed, 4th gear, rev engine and quickly release clutch pedal. The engine should stall straight away if clutch is ok.

MX5huggy

I would be inclined to get the MOT done 1st (especially if you are within a month of it expiring) to check that it is worth doing the clutch and tyres.

the182guy

Thanks for the responses all. It's going in the garage this week for the clutch and they are going to do a 'pre MOT' to see if there are any other problems, after double checking the MOT doesn't expire until May.

Cheers

the182guy

Quick update: Had the clutch done, the car feels like brand new to drive! Cheers for the help all.