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Not that I need one-yet!-but does anyone out there have costings/experience of clutch replacement for the speed six engine/S? Whats the "average" mileage before change ( obviously dependent on severity of use ). I havn't yet asked my dealer, so any info would be appreciated- forewarned is forearmed so they say! Thanks.
Daftlad said:
NEVER go to the blood sucking main dealers for this type of job, but an independant, which should save quite a few £££s, for a more professional job!
Bit unfair there Mr W. Not all dealers fit your type casting, nor do all Indies.
Yes, it was unfair
some dealers, I concede, do not suck anyone's blood chris watton said:
chris watton said:
NEVER go to the blood sucking main dealers for this type of job, but an independant, which should save quite a few £££s, for a more professional job!
Bit unfair there Mr W. Not all dealers fit your type casting, nor do all Indies.
Yes, it was unfair
Was your bonnet painted by a dealer then...no? thought not.
Daftlad said:
Was your bonnet painted by a dealer then...no? thought not.
What the hell's my bonnet got to do with it??? FYI, I will be using the same bodyshop again the next time I have a stone chip respray, for a number of reasons.
Also, for what its worth, I was quoted over £350 just to have my c/r box fitted (an hours work, or there abouts), had it done for £100 by an well respected independent.
Finally, most of my posts are with tongue set firmly in cheek, I use main dealers for services every time, but not for every job that needs doing on my car.
PS, your Saggy looks stunning!
>> Edited by chris watton on Tuesday 23 August 18:09
I had to have the clutch replaced on my Tamora, 2 weeks after I bought it second hand. The complete and utter 
who sold it to me, obviously spent the entire 4000 miles he drove it from new, riding the clutch, to the extent that the flywheel needed skimming as it was warped by the heat generated!!
It cost me about £800 from a main dealer.
who sold it to me, obviously spent the entire 4000 miles he drove it from new, riding the clutch, to the extent that the flywheel needed skimming as it was warped by the heat generated!! It cost me about £800 from a main dealer.
nubbin said:
I had to have the clutch replaced on my Tamora, 2 weeks after I bought it second hand. The complete and utter
It cost me about £800 from a main dealer.
I remember reading about that in the Tamora article in last years Sprint, as I recall, they said it had slight blueing (!!!)
Must have been an awful driver knackering a strong clutch like that in 4000 miles!
chris watton said:
Must have been an awful driver knackering a strong clutch like that in 4000 miles!
Smug Mode On
I did 160,000 miles in my Vauxhall Carlton....never needed a new clutch...went to the grave with it's original unit
Smug Mode Off
Okay so it's not a S6...but I thought I'd mention it anyway
YP
>> Edited by yellow peril on Wednesday 24th August 07:31
chris watton said:
Was your bonnet painted by a dealer then...no? thought not.
What the hell's my bonnet got to do with it??? FYI, I will be using the same bodyshop again the next time I have a stone chip respray, for a number of reasons.
Also, for what its worth, I was quoted over £350 just to have my c/r box fitted (an hours work, or there abouts), had it done for £100 by an well respected independent.
Finally, most of my posts are with tongue set firmly in cheek, I use main dealers for services every time, but not for every job that needs doing on my car.
PS, your Saggy looks stunning!
>> Edited by chris watton on Tuesday 23 August 18:09
Chris,
Probably unfair having ago about the bonnet but the jibe was directed at the fact that it had been a two week job. In my experience this is the downside of indies - they can take for ever to do things cos they often dont carry the stock (not relevant with a paint shop though), strip the car down then have to wait for bits when they find what they need.
Your £100 gearbox change comparison should make a clutch about £100 + parts
Hope theres no hard feelings
Daftlad said:
Chris,
Probably unfair having ago about the bonnet but the jibe was directed at the fact that it had been a two week job. In my experience this is the downside of indies - they can take for ever to do things cos they often dont carry the stock (not relevant with a paint shop though), strip the car down then have to wait for bits when they find what they need.
Your £100 gearbox change comparison should make a clutch about £100 + parts
Hope theres no hard feelings
Of course not
I guess we only talk from our own experiences, and perhaps we're sometimes guilty of shouting from the hip before thinking fully through what is written, safe to say that maybe I was guilty of that!
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