Exrecia happens

[pistonbroke 2]

My loving Daughter has just rang me.

 

Up in Scotland for a Holliday and the clutch has gone on the car ( Focus Ghia )

 

been told it can cost around £1000.00. by some jerk. I reckon circa £400.00. is

prob. about right.

 

Of cousrse my Angel has no money for a clutch so Daddykins will have to shell.

[Norman Verona]

The three clutch components will be about £150 so £400 won't be far out.

 

Anyway, how are you keeping? I'm still playing my new Ella and Miles cd's in the car, true heaven. I was with a retired musician last night, he played with all the great jazz bands and was rattling off names left right and centre.

[dombanks]

depends if it needs a new dual mass flywheel too. if it does then i wouldnt be surprised at it being over 600

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Must admit, when I read the post first off, I thought DM flywheel being replaced too.

 

Got to be worth checking exactly what they're looking to do. (Regardless of who actually ends up doing the work).

[Davep1]

If its a TDCi with a DMF - the quoted figure from places like Mr Clutch is around 900 - 1000, so not really surprised at your quote.

Usual to replace the slave cylinder as well.

[Norman Verona]

I thought Dual Mass flywheels were the sole domain of the VAG group. You live and learn.

[M444TTB]

All of my 90's BMWs have DMF's!

[FILFAN]

There has to be something said for running an older car

[Norman Verona]

The word cheap comes to mind.

[FILFAN]

mechanically i would rather have an older car. all these egr valves, swirl flaps dual mass wheels. vvt pulleys etc. are just there waiting to go wrong and usually with a hefty bill. the most i ever had to worry about was an ignition problem usually from the dizzy or a blocked fuel filter. £20 would fix 90% of everything. i sure wasnt looking at spending 2-3 weeks wages on a clutch

[User0083]

mechanically i would rather have an older car. all these egr valves, swirl flaps dual mass wheels. vvt pulleys etc. are just there waiting to go wrong and usually with a hefty bill. the most i ever had to worry about was an ignition problem usually from the dizzy or a blocked fuel filter. £20 would fix 90% of everything. i sure wasnt looking at spending 2-3 weeks wages on a clutch

Why I loved my mini's, MG's and similar. I used a A4 sized bit of plastic just behind the grille on my mini's to stop dizzy getting wet... Then it started a trend.

Mates of mine are shocked when they have an issue with their car and I can diagnose the issue from their description and most the time solve it for them.

I even considered a fault diagnostics reader to turn off service lights and see if their fault is something simple, like an air filter!