£700 to fit a new clucth how I love thee main stealer

[alfa daley]

How hard is it to fit a new clutch to a 145 cloverleaf?

My local alfa dealer reckons that its going to cost £700 based upon £473 (5.5hrs) labour and £220 for the clucth kit!!

Funny thing is just prior to him quoting me this price I asked the parts bod how much for the clutch kit including all components/ springs etc and was quoted £104, so do Alfa just bump up the prices on the parts if they fit it. When I informed them that their parts man had only 5 minutes ago quoted half what they had for the same part he replied, 'oh well its was probably for a reconditioned one' yet at no point did the parts man say this. Do they all take the piss like this then?

[MJK 24]

Very common for manufacturers to supply recon clutches. VW do and they're great value for money.

I'd have over your £104 and take the car to a local garage who will charge £30 per hour. You'll have the whoole job done for £260.

[jwyatt]

So get someone else to do it. My GTA is not going near an Alfa dealer the second the warranty expires, there are some decent specialists about that will do a better job for less money. Alfa main dealers are all monkeys in my experience...