What to do with my old car...

[anonymous-user]

So I've just got a new car and luckily just in time as the clutch has just gone on my old one

I've just had to tax it as its on the road, but its just sat there

About 2 weeks ago the car started making a noise like the fan belt was slipping which got worse when the clutch pedal was depressed, thats now changed to a situation where depressing the clutch, does nothing

So I have assumed the clutch has perished, it managed 148k so can't complain, but I spoke to my garage today and to pick up the car and fit a new clutch will be £525, so add that to the 118 I have just paid to tax it and we are looking at £700 ish

I don't think its worth much more than that at all, but its too good to scrap, as far as I can tell it has no rust which is very rare on an E30 and the engine is a peach

So what are my options, fix it and sell it, try and sell as is, or Ebay or scrappy?

Any advice?

Car is a 1991 E30 325i SE

[jas xjr]

They will be ringing your phone off the hook for your car , if you decide to sell it.
£500 for a clutch sounds quite expensive too

[soad]

Ebay as is? Do not scrap it

[OwenK]

Sorry to hijack the topic but I'm in much the same situation. MG ZT 1.8t, suspect headgasket blown, possibly oil pump failure, at the very least. Probably about £700 to fix and only seem to be worth £1500 now, at best. We buy any car have offered about £800 as-is. I'm tempted to just offload it as quickly as possible rather than muck about spending out getting it fixed and potentially incurring more costs...

[Phil Dicky]

Break for the parts if you have the room....but this would be a shame

[Liquid Knight]

Fit a 540/740 V8.

[anonymous-user]

jas xjr said:

They will be ringing your phone off the hook for your car , if you decide to sell it.
£500 for a clutch sounds quite expensive too

As is or fixed? It seemed expensive to me too but I trust the garage, I spoke to them again, they said its because the clutch itself is £390 as they only use LU Clutches? They said I can buy an Ebay special and they will fit it, but they will make this very clear on the paperwork as they don't want the comeback on their reputation

I would have a moral issue with this too

Phil Dicky said:

Break for the parts if you have the room....but this would be a shame

I don't have the room and I think it would be a shame, I love my new car, but the BM has proper soul, such a simple yet effective machine, plus my mate owned it for 10 years before me and I don't think he'd ever forgive me

I shall speak to other garages, would it be worth me heading to a scrappy for a clutch and getting an OEM one? Albeit of unknown age/life left

[anonymous-user]

Liquid Knight said:

Fit a 540/740 V8.

I would love to see this happen, alas I have neither the time/money or space for it to happen and no use for the car once done, I am trying to obtain my full PH wings but one car per person in the household is the max I can manage at the moment

[P I Staker]

Give it to me.

[anonymous-user]

P I Staker said:

Give it to me.

I'm not there YET, besides what it would cost transporting it you could prob buy one

[VeeFour]

I'd either ebay it as it is, or get an ebay clutch, fix it, and sell it.

[Jayho]

As echoed before, seems such a waste to scrap it. If you don't want to see it perish then maybe out it up for quick/cheap sale one a BMW enthusiast forum and let someone else enjoy it for a couple of hundred?

[anonymous-user]

VeeFour said:

I'd either ebay it as it is, or get an ebay clutch, fix it, and sell it.

I might try ebaying as is and see if people are interested, would rather.give them the option of fitting a decent clutch

[egomeister]

Sachs clutch kit is £150 from eurocarparts - not exactly a dodgy no-brand make. Get it fixed!

[anonymous-user]

egomeister said:

Sachs clutch kit is £150 from eurocarparts - not exactly a dodgy no-brand make. Get it fixed!

Lovely thankyou, I shall get this ordered

[egomeister]

anonymous said:

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Mind you, there are two different ones listed when I checked on the site - no idea what the difference is!

[Liquid Knight]

Get your hands dirty. Fit a new clutch youself and instead of getting arseraped for £80 an hour get some friends, beer and pizza. Job done.

[Liquid Knight]

When it's done, sit back and relax with your mates and watch "Love the Beast" on dvd while playing cards and drinking more beer.

[rswift]

Online quote for your car from 'Mr Clutch' Never used them, other for online quotes !!

But a mate had a clutch done by them on a Citroen XM a few years ago, which is not a straightforward car, and he never had any problems with it.

Manufacturer: BMW
Model & Variant: 3 Series 2.5 325i
The quote for your Clutch is £249.99
This includes:
Parts
Labour
VAT
2 Year or 20,000 mile nationwide warranty
Free Clutch check to diagnose fault

[rswift]

Online quote for your car from 'Mr Clutch' Never used them, other for online quotes !!

But a mate had a clutch done by them on a Citroen XM a few years ago, which is not a straightforward car, and he never had any problems with it.

Manufacturer: BMW
Model & Variant: 3 Series 2.5 325i
The quote for your Clutch is £249.99
This includes:
Parts
Labour
VAT
2 Year or 20,000 mile nationwide warranty
Free Clutch check to diagnose fault