380 quid to replace clutch on Honda Jazz?

rosie383

The bearings are starting to go on our Honda Jazz 2006. We have been quoted 380 by Mr Clutch to replace it. This includes 250 pounds for labour, but the guy who gave us the quote from his computer, said that it seemed very excessive.
If we source one ourselves and get it fitted independently, what is a reasonable price to pay please?
( pound symbol not working on my keyboard for some reason!)

mcjordi

Try an independant garage.. Not a chain.. £380 does sound excessive tbh
edit- also let the garage get the clutch then any warranty claims/problems would be dealt with by the garage

Stephen_Leak

That doesn't sound excessive to me. Changing a clutch and/or the thrust bearings is a pig of a job. Get quotes from other companies by all means, but Mr. Clutch have a good reputation.

Sourcing the parts yourself and then having someone fit them can be cheaper, but can have one big disadvantage. Don't expect the person fitting the bits to include them in any warranty.

rosie383

Surely if we had a warranty on the part, and a warranty on the work, we would be covered. Or am I wrong?

Stephen_Leak

rosie383 wrote: »

Surely if we had a warranty on the part, and a warranty on the work, we would be covered. Or am I wrong?

Yes. But, in practice, you'd have to pay someone to remove the defective part, and then what do you do, while you claim under the warranty from the supplier?

marlot

Rosie - Are you sure its the clutch? Honda Jazz have a reputation for some gearbox bearings going and needing replacing. I'm not saying it isn't the clutch release bearing but just so you know that it could be something else.

rosie383

Fair point. BTW Mr Leak, is this where you hide out these days? I seem to remember you on the OS forum many moons ago!

marlot

rosie383 wrote: »

Surely if we had a warranty on the part, and a warranty on the work, we would be covered. Or am I wrong?

But if the clutch is faulty, its warranty won't include the labour to take it out and swap it over.

Edit - just realised d that point's already been made.

rosie383

Mr Clutch said it was the clutch, and my dh had an idea it was too, as we had an old car years ago which made exactly the same noise and it was the clutch then. It just makes a rapid knocking noise when you start off in low gear, and is ok by the time you are up to maybe 3rd gear and driving at 30mph.

vaio

rosie383 wrote: »

Surely if we had a warranty on the part, and a warranty on the work, we would be covered. Or am I wrong?

I'd go for "wrong" as the clutch supplier & the garage that fitted it blame each other

rosie383

We have always sourced parts ourselves and then got them fitted. In an effort to save money. Is it ok to do with other parts then, but not a clutch?
Do you guys never source your own parts?