Any car mechanics on here who can give me a rough estimate?
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Damn straight, the wife just had the clutch on her 1.9d polo done the other day and it cost £600. It's a stupid dual mass flywheel one.
Not to me.
That's a shame.
Not to me.
Sorry, didn't mean it to come off like that. Just that price is very cheap compared to a lot of cars.
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£150 is cheap id say. £40+vat is the labour rate i usually pay b
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get a mechanically minded friend and do it yourself. pay your friend with beer or kisses depending on your preference.
Don't do this if you are not mechanically minded yourself.
Worst advice ever, getting someone else involved non-professionally on your car is a recipe for potential trolling.
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I'd be surprised if you could get a clutch fitted for 150 if you don't know the garage well as its a fairly lengthy job on any car!
Alright well thanks guys 
Reason I was surprised is just because ive never had this kind of work done before, so i've never been quoted for it.
I have a mate who is a mechanic, and Dad is a mechanical engineer, so i'm sure i'll be able to sort something out a fair bit cheaper, but for now the old one can stay in it. It doesn't slip or anything too terrible, its just something that i'll need to think about if I keep the car a fair while.
I believe it still has the original clutch, so with 115K miles on the clock its not doing too badly.
Reason I was surprised is just because ive never had this kind of work done before, so i've never been quoted for it.
I have a mate who is a mechanic, and Dad is a mechanical engineer, so i'm sure i'll be able to sort something out a fair bit cheaper, but for now the old one can stay in it. It doesn't slip or anything too terrible, its just something that i'll need to think about if I keep the car a fair while.
I believe it still has the original clutch, so with 115K miles on the clock its not doing too badly.
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He was just curious how much it'd cost him to perhaps change it, nothing wrong with forward planning when money has a slightly higher value
In what world is this a pointless thread? The clutch will need doing on my car at some point but I can live with it as it is for the moment, and I was wondering how much it would cost to fit a new one in a garage.
But you don't see me making a thread on how much to fit a new engine in my car. It's working fine atm and nothing too terrible but just forward planning.
Just saying thats all
Yeah but... Having a new clutch fitted in the car now, would make it nicer to drive, so if it wasn't too much I would have it fitted. (and if I can work something out between me, my mate and my Dad I may still get it fitted)
But at £150 labour (if i'm lucky) and probably more, I wouldn't bother until it is actually needed.
So you might be wondering, you could just try and work something out with your Dad and your mate then anyway, and the answer would be yes I suppose, but I didn't know it would cost so much that I would have to think about working something else out.
