Replace clutch or buy new car?

realised

Hi all

My V reg Polo has recently been over revving and I have just found out the clutch needs to be replaced. The mechanic says it will probably cost ballpark £200 including labour to get it done.

My car already has 85k on the clock and I'm not sure whether I should just call it a day and get another car or replace the clutch. I'm quite attached to this car (first car!) but I don't know whether it would be worth it?

I need the car for the next month or so to drive to Uni but I also have to take into consideration that I will be graduating this year with no job (yet) therefore not much money =(

Deliberations =/

Any advice?

davetrousers

Get other quotes. Who gave you this quote?

£200 won't get you a new car.

85,000 miles, isn't that high really.

Hammyman

realised wrote: »

Hi all

My V reg Polo has recently been over revving and I have just found out the clutch needs to be replaced. The mechanic says it will probably cost ballpark £200 including labour to get it done.

My car already has 85k on the clock and I'm not sure whether I should just call it a day and get another car or replace the clutch. I'm quite attached to this car (first car!) but I don't know whether it would be worth it?


Any advice?

£200 is barely scrap value and thats the kind of car you'd end up with sub £500 and, being realistic, sub £1k will pretty much guarantee you're going to have £200 of repairs before the MOT.

My car has 151k on the clock and I have no intention of replacing it as it runs just fine.

Get the clutch fitted.

Strider590

I wouldn't even think about it.... New clutch, definitely!

A Polo of that sort of age is going to be right in the middle of when VW still made reliable cars..... If not for some idiot, I reckon i'd still have my old Seat Ibiza (same car underneath) even now, owned from new (in my family) it never went wrong in over 9 years.

leosayer

If the car is otherwise sound then get the clutch replaced.

At 85k miles it is barely run in.

realised

My mechanic gave me the quote. He is my partners family friend and has been doing his car for years and therefore I dont doubt he is trustworthy.

I know £200 won't get me a new car but I wasn't too sure whether it would be worth spending that much on a car that old vs getting another one. The mileage isn't that high and it has been well used (I drive it from Nottingham to Sheffield 4 times a week)

My partner is leaving the decision up to me. He said I could pay to get it fixed, or sell it and get another car- but with the clutch needing replacing I know I won't get much for it.

Lum

Nothing wrong with a V reg Polo, and the clutch is a wear item.

Would you replace your car because it needed 4 new tyres?

SailorSam

If you buy another cheap second hand car the thing you can more or less guarantee is, there are going to be things wrong with it, you're buying someone elses problems.
What are you going to do, change your car every time it goes wrong.

realised

Thanks for all your replies. There are no other real problems with the car other than this at the moment.

When we bought it (from an auction) there were numerous problems but once they were all fixed, it works pretty well and I do love it!

realised

Thanks SailorSam, You're right. I'm better to pay to get it fixed knowing that there arent any other problems than buying a car with unknown problems.

Thanks posters for all your constructive advice

jase1

Better the devil you know.

£200 is four tyres. I've spent £200 on older cars than that on a few occasions. It's nowhere near the point where a £200 bill writes it off, unless the car has other, more serious faults. If the car is reliable, spend the money.