Clutch + Flywheel cost opinion?

lemonkettaz

lemonkettaz

lemonkettaz

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Hi,

Just getting the old banger looked at and it has been suggested that the clutch/flywheel is on its way out. It's a Mondeo 2013 with 170k quality miles on it (it's served me so well tbh)

My feeling is, £1200 for the repair is obviously a big cost for a car repair, however, is this the going rate for this job?

Also, it has other issues but they will discuss when I go back later. I have the worry that this is just the start of throwing money at it now as the age and miles I've done in it.

I will say, I've toyed with the idea of replacing it, but used cars are just not the same value anymore and a new car... forget it, absolutely eye watering finance is a no.
 
Cambelt changed recently yeh..

Original suspension. Serviced every year and I've driven it "sensibly" on motorways for over 100k of the 170k miles.

I guess it's one of those, I'd happily spend 1200 on it if it got me another 50k miles with no serious issues. I'll have to see what other issues they are talking about.

Be gutted to have to get another car just for the fact what do you actually get for your money these days... I got this at 3 years old with 48k on it for £7k lol
 
To be fair, they have said its starting to wear out, so still have some miles in it yet, so I will hold off replacing for a couple more month. Other work needs doing, usual, discs and some CV joint or whatever and an engine mount.

Yeh, like I say, the relative cost in replacement is probably not worth it, I'd of gotten a new car a couple year ago, but the I just don't see value in it.. its more of a nice to have than necessity. I'm not a car person anyways so it's to get me from A to B. But at 170k miles.... I'm guessing the inevitable end is coming soon :)
 
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