Can a slipping clutch fix itself?

[Sensibleboy]

Bought a VW CC 2.0 TSI yesterday and on the 170 mile journey home when accelerating to pass lorries on the A1 the clutch was slipping. It would do this on demand.

Tonight I took the car out again and when warmed up properly gave it full throttle once in 6th gear and again the car would accelerate a bit then the revs would start to shoot up again without accelerating the car.

As soon as I got the camera out to record this the car started to behave and in any gear it would accelerate cleanly.

The car is a 2013 manual with 17k miles on it and is ex motability if that makes any difference. So I'm wondering if maybe a life of gentle use could mean something wasn't bedded in properly.

The clutch is light and smooth in operation.

[Sensibleboy]

Interesting. After driving it today I noticed how high the clutch was biting compared to our other car with same engine and gearbox.

Chances are the clutch is on its last legs. I can't believe how expensive clutch kits are for these cars.

[Sensibleboy]

Well the garage that sold the car have offered to pick the car up. The only way to give me any confidence in it's long term reliability is a new clutch.

I'm sure they'll want to fix it as cheaply as possible so let's hope the flywheel is ok.

[Sensibleboy]

Well just to finish off my story my clutch plate was almost down to the rivets. The DMF was rather blue due to the heat but was otherwise ok with a new clutch fitted.