What would you do?

Tom L

Tom L

Tom L

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Just spent £400 out on brake discs, pads, tyres, passing new MOT test on my Hyundai coupe SE 2.0 ('99) and now the clutch has collapsed, apparently. Been quoted £350 for a new clutch kit and labour and then I may need to add on an extra £100-150 for hydrolics if there is bleeding after testing the new clutch.

Bought the car a year ago for £1000. The engine is good and so is the gearbox but milage is at 135k. Everything else in the car seems good.

Now, would you risk putting more money on it considering it's age and then having the argument that I will continue paying out large sums of money every time something new comes up or would you look to bin it and get something new?

Only problem with getting something new, I have found a finance deal for a new Ibiza 1.4 sport with 3 year warranty, 3 year AA cover, tax, MOT etc for £195 a month with no deposit. Downside, I have a bad credit history and could bet my bottom dollar I would struggle to be accepted for it.

I don't have any money really either to get another car outright so just wondering what people would do if they were in my position... maybe be thinking... i'm stuffed?!?! :eek:
 
If you relplace the clutch at least you know you're going to get a very long time out of the new one. If you jumped ship and got a new(er) car then the clutch could go on that in a few months and you're back to square one.

If the Hyundai is in good condition in every other respect I'd be replacing the clutch.
 
The position you are in now is that £350 buys you a working car with a brand new MOT and brakes/tyres etc.

No choice but to pay it, at which point you have a car which should last for ages.
 
So your choices are:

1) Pay £350 now in one lump and have a working car where you know all of the consumables have just been replaced, and shouldn't need doing for a while.

2) Pay £200 per MONTH for a new(er) car, which will also need consumables replacing in time.
 
clutch is a consumable anyway, it just lasts longer then the other bits.

get it fixed and have a car you know has been looked after for a fraction of the price of replacing.
 
Tom L said:
Been quoted £350 for a new clutch kit and labour and then I may need to add on an extra £100-150 for hydrolics if there is bleeding after testing the new clutch.
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Ouch at the cost of the clutch, but what is this extra charge for bleeding the system?

Either way you'll end up with a known good motor.
 
sometimes when you open the system to bleed the clutch the seal pops in the cylinder which requires the replacement of the cylinder in question.

usually happens to VW's on bleeding clutches and metros on bleeding brakes.
 
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