Does my nearly new car really need a new clutch?

burlington6

jimmy_cricket wrote: »

Thanks again...
@burlington6, it's not about whether it's what I want to hear, I don't want to be ripped off to the tune of 870... If it needs a new clutch then it does.

I think you took my comment the wrong way.If you're happy with the feel of the clutch what's the problem? Nobody on here has teh right to comment on a vehicle they've never seen. Like another poster said, take it to someone local you trust, forget the main dealer

BeenThroughItAll

burlington6 wrote: »

Nobody on here has teh right to comment on a vehicle they've never seen.

Well, to be fair, actually we all have the right to comment. What we don't have is all of the facts available to be able to definitively diagnose in our comments.

macman

4.5K, first service-so is it not still under warranty? If the dealer claims excessive clutch wear due to 'driving style' and so not covered under warranty, get Nissan UK involved. It doesn't matter if this dealer supplied the car or not.

jimmy_cricket

Thanks for all the comments. The issue I have with the clutch is that it makes it easier to stall the car. As an experienced driver I can cope with it fine and don't notice it. My two daughters who have only just started driving do struggle. I guess that my response and reason for posting here is that I feel that the garage I have taken the car to has been less than honest.
I use a main dealer, Stytner mini, for my car. They have always been fantastic to deal with, honest and don't overcharge. This other main dealer for the nissan, I feel that they have tried to take me for a gullible fool.
I'll take the advice offered and look round for a reputable independent to have a look to see if the clutch can be adjusted. Then, the next time it needs a service (it has a prepaid service plan on it), I'll look round for an alternative nissan dealer.

jimmy_cricket

@macman. This is exactly what they argued. I thought it should/would be a warranty issue, but they argued user error and driving style...

Stoke

Even if the clutch had been well and truly abused, 4500k miles is pretty low. My sister had dreadful clutch control on an old 106, used to ride it, grind it, truly awful, while learning to drive and it still took a good 15k miles before it was gone. That was on top of the 40k miles the car already had on the clock.

If the clutch isn't slipping, I wouldn't do anything. I would take it to another garage, ask them to adjust the pedal slightly as has already said. If the pedal is too high, you may be causing excessive pedal box wear for one thing.

BeenThroughItAll

Stoke wrote: »

Even if the clutch had been well and truly abused, 4500k miles is pretty low.

I would say 4.5million miles was quite a lot...

Stoke

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

I would say 4.5million miles was quite a lot...

touche!!

Ok, 4500 miles.... duh :P

forgotmyname

My MIL burnt out a brand new quality clutch in less than 8000 miles. All that was done reversing off the driveway every morning with too many revs and slipping it.

She only did short journeys with virtually no traffic otherwise it wouldnt have lasted that long.

OnanTheBarbarian

depends on the abuse it had

I witnessed a car transporter driver who came to pick up a 1948 Chrysler New Yorker my boss had sold to a guy in Ireland. The car could not be driven and it weighed about 2 tonnes +.

There was a brand new M3 on the car transporter and the geezer used that as a bumper car to push the New Yorker up the ramps onto the car transporter :eek:

The smell and smoke from the beemer's clutch was putrid