2 year old Audi A3 / 33k miles = clutch gone :(

So how exactly have they proven the wear is down to misuse and not an issue? Sounds very convenient.

You'd have to outright abuse a clutch to do that to it in 30k
 
Sounds like someone who owned it needs to learn how to use a handbrake rather than hold on the clutch everywhere.
 
rodenal said:
So how exactly have they proven the wear is down to misuse and not an issue? Sounds very convenient.
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they send you a link to a video of the mechanic and your car and he points and the broke bits :p

its clearly worn down to the metal (a'la knacked brake pad and im assuming the concept is similar) and then the damage to the other parts that caused (the pressure plate and flywheel)

the video thingy is excellent though removes that doubt i guess
 
rodenal said:
So how exactly have they proven the wear is down to misuse and not an issue? Sounds very convenient.
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they send you a link to a video of the mechanic and your car and he points at the broke bits :p

its clearly worn down to the metal (a'la knacked brake pad and im assuming the concept is similar) and then the damage to the other parts that caused (the pressure plate and flywheel)

the video thingy is excellent though removes that doubt i guess


edit : also at 2 years / 30k miles id imagine it was a lease car that hit its mileage limit - maybe lease does = rag?
 
So the pressure plate is gubbed and taken the fly alig with it.

How do you know what caused that? All it sounds like they're doing is telling you, via video 'this is broken sir'

Ultimately you can see said video and make your own call - be absutely certain on the explanation before you even consider putting your hand in your pocket tho
 
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Thing is, if one is not a mechanic or knowledgeable in such things then you just have to go along with what they tell you!

Looks like you will have to take the hit and put it down to experience. Wish i had an A3. I like those quite a bit.
 
Even without having mechanical knowledge you can ask them to show you or describe to you what specifically caused the issue and how they can be so certain this is supposed wear and tear.

I wouldn't be able to accept a gubbed clutch at 30k, so would probe until I either found a satisfactory answer that could be demonstrated to me or they sorted it (and whatever the real problem was) gratis
 
again : they send you a link to a video - that video is of my car (and reg plate) and the dude says my name and then talks you through it

he clearly holds up a clutch plate, that is shiny silver and devoid of any lining (it looks like a large round worn down to the casing brake pad to me)
and explains how its been "burnt out" and how it should be covered in lovely juicy rich clutch lining material - and clearly isn't

what more can they do? - as with any garage I can take or leave their advice - but I cant make them do it for free...

unless someone tells me otherwise how that is clearly their fault I have no choice!
 
Audi clutch and DMF at low miles doesn't surprise me. A mate has an A4 company car and although his has been ok, a couple of his colleagues with the same model have done the clutches at sub-30k mileage and had to have them replaced at something like £1600, including the good will discount they got. They are just made of cheese?
 
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Audi clutch and DMF at low miles doesn't surprise me. A mate has an A4 company car and although his has been ok, a couple of his colleagues with the same model have done the clutches at sub-30k mileage and had to have them replaced at something like £1600, including the good will discount they got. They are just made of cheese?
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Can't be, they are premium quality cars.
 
Sure it wasn't an ex Bill Plant driving school car? They seem to use 1.6 diesel A3s exclusively.

My instructor told me to hold the biting point at traffic lights, I was more than happy to burn his clutch out if that's what he wanted...
 
looks shiny / no material left at all

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Crikey. I'm struggling to see how you'd do that in 30,000 miles. Holding it on the biting point at every set of traffic lights, perhaps? Resting your foot on the clutch pedal so that it's always not fully engaged? Moving off in 5th?!
 
My grandad managed to ruin a clutch in his brand new Aygo in 8k (he's deaf so can't hear the revs build, so simply mashes the throttle and lifts up the clutch incredibly slowly).

Equally, one of my friends has had 3 clutch replacements in her Clio and she's only had it a couple of years - it doesn't surprise me at all that you can ruin a clutch in 30k.
 
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