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The clutch has gone on the vectra

My own stupid fault for fitting a remap basically and then enjoying it and pushing the limits of what the gearbox can take.

I personally would just fit the new clutch and get on with it.

But me and the wife have just had a massive row about it to the point that shes stormed out, and ive been told in no uncertain terms either the car goes or she goes.

Trouble is, im struggling to think of something that is going to satisfy her demands as to what she considers cheap :(

The vectra has so far cost me in 18 months and 20k miles

2 x sets of front tyres at £120 a corner - £480
1 x set of back tyres - £240
1 x set of brake pads £100
1 x years Tax - £405
1 x Service at £160 from vxl dealer.

and now £800 for new clutch.

So the car is going to have to be prior to 2006 to qualify for pre 2006 tax of £215. Also going to need a car with small wheels so the tyres dont cost £130 each. I dont care, and know this is the price you pay for good tyres but she does, and all she can see is that our last car had 15" steel wheels and needed tyres at £55 each.

Any ideas of something that help me pacify her that im getting something cheaper to run thats still entertaining to drive ? whilst still being a fully functional 4 door saloon ?

Save the debate that the costs are expected and not unreasonable, i know this. But this has turned into a massive issue, and i'm not willing to split my little boys parents up over a car. Its only a hunk of metal after all.
 
Chuck her ;)

Nah Diesel Mondeo?

In fact except from the obvious petrol and clutch, are you really going to save much cash?

Not that you could possibly ever explain that to a women.
 
That's a crap position to be in, sorry to hear that. I feel your pain, real life circumstances may be forcing me to get rid of the Z4 very soon :(

What's your budget?
 
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ouch that clutch is expensive. Anyway won't you have to fix the clutch if you Part Ex the vectra if you have to do that why not just keep it or is at the point where its just a drain on your resources. Not entirely sure what MPG the vectra does but ST220s can be picked up cheap enough only problem is those 18" rims.
 
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She got this mad over a car?

Jeebus, i think to think what happens when something real goes down.

I will tell her to dry her eyes and get over herself, and you will keep the car you like.

I bet you dont get the choice of saying its me or the handbag you just got
 
arent the ST TDCIs notorious for being unreliable ?

that wont go down well when it needs a new turbo or new injectors :(



As for budget, whatever i can get in P/X for the Vectra so about 9k.
 
Oh dear, thats not a good way to be forced into replacing a car.

Obviously you're straying into woman's logic here, where smaller is cheaper. You're obviously a man who prefers a larger car, so how small would you be willing to go?

MrLOL said:
arent the ST TDCIs notorious for being unreliable ?
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Depends who you listen to - Renault Lagunas are notorious for being unreliable, ST TDCis have "potential issues". Either way, apart from fuel it's not going to be any cheaper than the VX
 
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ouch that clutch is expensive. Anyway won't you have to fix the clutch if you Part Ex the vectra if you have to do that why not just keep it or is at the point where its just a drain on your resources
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Yep

however her reasonning is that if the £800 clutch will go, something else costing £800 will go too.

To be fair, id be ****ed if i said nothing more could go wrong darling ... then the turbo went or something.
 
that clutch didn't last very long did it? :eek:
would you not have to fix the clutch before selling it anyway?

what's your budget?
if you can afford something new enough that'll be under warranty, you might as well get something shiny and german

it not, something boring and japanese :(
 
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that clutch didn't last very long did it? :eek:

seems to be false economy selling this and then getting something else..
would you not have to fix the clutch before selling it anyway?
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yes and yes ..

but all she can think of is "what else can go wrong"

I dont want to sell it, and believe better the devil you know and all that. Its only just had tyres and pads so wont need consumables for another year.

But all she can go on about is how much the car is costing and us needing to change...
 
What you need is something that appears to be a nice, well built small hatchback but is actually a good drivers car that's capable of being lary now and again.

I initially thought Focus ST, but they're a bit loud and obvious. So - BMW 130i?
 
Not meaning to sound too rude but...

She is willing to break up with you over a car? Doesn't really sound like a strong relationship...

Maybe instead of looking at diesel mondeos you should concentrate on saving your marriage?
 
in the grand scheme of things, the running costs aren't actually that high. surely once she has calmed down, you can explain this to her?
i've spent over double what you've listed incl the clutch fixing a poxy diesel hatchback. motoring isn't cheap :/

there's not really much out there, unless you get something fast and fit 15" steelies :D
 
Sounds like someone is getting a fiat panda and some change.

Unfortunate situation to be in, what sort of mileage do you do?
 
MrLOL said:
The vectra has so far cost me in 18 months and 20k miles

2 x sets of front tyres at £120 a corner - £480
1 x set of back tyres - £240
1 x set of brake pads £100
1 x years Tax - £405
1 x Service at £160 from vxl dealer.

and now £800 for new clutch.
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Even including the clutch that is 2k for 20k of motoring not really that expensive considering the performance on offer (Although it cost Evo that to run a new RS6 for 30k with a tyre and brake change around 20k) You could get a older car and still have the same costs.
 
As much as I hate your car the best thing to do is... get another clutch.

Nothing anything like it is going to be that much cheaper to run. No reasonably decent saloon will be on anything less than 17/18 inch wheels which means you wont be saving money on tyres etc.

Something like a Clio 182 would manage it but of course isnt a saloon or very big (Which is how it manages smaller running costs).

Buy something older like a BMW or an Audi and what you 'save' in... I dunno, what would you save? You'll pay out again in repairs etc.
 
Didn't change the clutch while the gearbox was off the last time then? Thats what i'd have done, for the sake of an extra few hours labour and the price of a clutch kit.

Whats done is done though.

i'm sure she is just being overly dramatic about it. Its your car right?
 
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