Mr clutch

[mobile chicane22]

Wifeys X plate polo gti needs a new clutch ( original has 150k on it and is becoming a bit on or off )


My local mr clutch in reading have quoted £230 all in with a 2 yr 20k mile waranty.

it will be a valeo clutch aparently.

So any horror stories, is this a reasonable price etc etc.

Before anyone asks I know the clutch for the polo is about £70 - £100 ( probably less if I shop around ) but I dont have the time or the equiptment to fit it myself.

The price seems reasonable although I have yet to get hold of the local speclilist in newbury for a quote.

[TooLateForAName]

Just google mr clutch.

The name and shame rule will stop many people from commenting

[JonnyFive]

TooLateForAName said:

Just google mr clutch.

The name and shame rule will stop many people from commenting

This.

I'd never, ever go to them from what I've read.

This thread will probably be closed soon anyhow.

[mobile chicane22]

" Wanders back from google " hmm time to get hold of my local independant I think, cheers guys

Right can anyone recomend somwhere in the newbury / basingstoke / reading area which isint mr clutch

[80sboy]

I think you have to fill something out and take the car back to Mr Clutch after so many miles for a check up to validate the warranty. Usually places like to make in as inconvenient as possible to validate warranties like this. Just so they give out as few as possible.

My girlfriend used them for a service once on her Mini which was just out of warranty (silly girl!). They cocked something up, which resulted in them trying to charge her more £££ and held on to the car for longer than quoted. We had none of it and they returned the car at no extra cost, problem sorted, without much quibble.

Personally, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Might be a few quid cheaper, but might not be worth the hassle that it could (potentially) cause. Warranty or no warranty.

I'd find a small reputable local garage or even a mobile mechanic. Mobiles seem to be very cheap.

[rallycross]

I've had a few clutches done by Mr Clutch things like Golf Gti, VW caravelle, Fiesta, never had a problem - things like Polo/Golf fairly simple to fix even Mr Clutch can cope with that - its not like you are taking a highly complex machine in for an engine rebuild! Its just a clutch on a Polo.

[jkh112]

I had a clutch replaced by them a few years ago on the wife's car. They used a clutch kit from the main dealer and I had no problems with the work. The guarantee is dependant upon a regular check, which can be inconvenient, but their price was the best I could find at the time.

[thinfourth2]

Used them years ago in Glasgow and to be honest i couldn't fault them

[chucklebutty]

They tried to onward sell (called me halfway through the job) me a skimming of my flywheel which I felt was not needed and I turned out to be correct. Clutch out lasted the car, original quoted price was competitive. Flywheel skimming would have taken it up to a very neat £299.99 funnily enough.

[Blue32]

mobile chicane22 said:

" Wanders back from google " hmm time to get hold of my local independant I think, cheers guys

Right can anyone recomend somwhere in the newbury / basingstoke / reading area which isint mr clutch

Give The Phirm in Hook a call http://www.thephirm.co.uk/ can’t recommend them highly enough. I use them to look after my R32 (120 mile round trip for me, but worth it).

[mobile chicane22]

cheers blue32 will be making some calls tomorow

[Mr2Mike]

rallycross said:

I've had a few clutches done by Mr Clutch things like Golf Gti, VW caravelle, Fiesta, never had a problem - things like Polo/Golf fairly simple to fix even Mr Clutch can cope with that - its not like you are taking a highly complex machine in for an engine rebuild! Its just a clutch on a Polo.

An underpaid, under-skilled fitter who is under pressure to get cars through the workshop as quickly as possible is likely to make "mistakes" even on relatively simple cars. A favourite is forgetting to re-fit earth cables and frying ECUs, or having a misaligned gearlever after fitting, or clutch judder due to bent fingers on the diaphragm spring amongst a whole heap of others.

[anonymous-user]

Do not ever go there.