When do you call it quits?

Scotteh

Scotteh

Scotteh

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I've got a 2005 Suzuki which I've had since 2009, never been an issue.

Probably spent £1.5k on it prior to this year on normal servicing, tyres, etc.

Had to replace the tyres this year, brake calliper at the back was leaking so had to get it sorted then front pads/discs today.

So spent about £400 on it so far this year, while picking it up today after brakes was told that the clutch is slipping so will be another £360..

I don't know if now is a good time to start looking at lease deals as opposed to paying for whatever issue will be next, but on the other hand it's a what if this is all that needs done, then say £100 end of year for MOT/Service where as i'd be spending 200+ a month on lease plus initial deposit.
 
I would say that tyres and brake discs/pads don't really count as they're consumables anyway - you'd eventually be paying out for that even on a lease unless you did low miles.

So really all you've had to pay for is getting the caliper sorted then the clutch after. That's not so bad really and if someone else has told you that the clutch is slipping and you haven't noticed yourself, it's clearly not that bad yet and could probably do you for while longer if you needed it to. May even be able to get the clutch done for a bit cheaper if you can be bothered with getting some quotes.

I'd certainly be sticking with it.
 
Phemo said:
I would say that tyres and brake discs/pads don't really count as they're consumables anyway - you'd eventually be paying out for that even on a lease unless you did low miles.

So really all you've had to pay for is getting the caliper sorted then the clutch after. That's not so bad really and if someone else has told you that the clutch is slipping and you haven't noticed yourself, it's clearly not that bad yet and could probably do you for while longer if you needed it to. May even be able to get the clutch done for a bit cheaper if you can be bothered with getting some quotes.

I'd certainly be sticking with it.
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I have noticed the clutch slipping since I got new tyres, just had no idea what it was that was causing the high revs as brakes were an issue throughout.

I will ask around for quotes, but just wondering what will go wrong next :P
 
When I start to lost the battle against rust (as in MOT failure due to bodywork being rusty) replacement car time then & said MOT failure off to the scrapper.
 
Fair enough, will probably look around tomorrow and just get it repaired then.

Anyone idea on approx cost for a clutch replacement? :p or was the original £360 quote about right?
 
Anyone any idea how long it's likely to last with the clutch slipping?

I'll be looking for quotes tomorrow off few garages then probably try to book it for Wednesday, so it means going to work for 2 days (about 10 mile per day) and 25ish miles on Wednesday to garage.
 
It will "last" ages. It's whether it's drivable and how long it's been like that for that are the questions. Definitely fine for a week unless it's slipping constantly while in gear?
 
The more it slips, the worse it will get. Drive gently to avoid slipping e.g. avoid loading the engine in high gears, and it could last a fair while.

If it slips constantly it will destroy the surface of the flywheel and then your repair bill will be even higher.
 
How much extra would flywheel cost out of curiosity?

Most driving I do is third gear, it's been happening since March I think but only noticed high revs when flooring it, thought it may have been brakes originally but they found it slipping on Friday. Hope to get it booked in on wed but may have to be later depending on availability shopping it'll be fine until then.
 
Is it a diesel or a petrol? If it's a petrol the chances are you won't need to worry about changing it anyway. If it's a diesel then it's probably a good idea to get it done at the same time as the clutch as it'll almost inevitably be a dual mass flywheel which gets knackered pretty quickly in comparison to a solid flywheel which most petrols have.

As for prices, depends on what car it is of course but I'd expect around £200-250 for the part at a rough guess. Labour should be little to no extra over doing the clutch as they're right at it anyway.

My previous car was a 2009 1.6 Fiesta which I actually still have any it gets occasionally used by my wife. That had a clutch change at around 100k and is now still on its original flywheel at 137k. My 320d needed a flywheel change at around 100k and although the clutch itself apparently looked ok, it made no sense to not do both clutch and DMF at the same time.
 
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Scotteh said:
How much extra would flywheel cost out of curiosity?

Most driving I do is third gear, it's been happening since March I think but only noticed high revs when flooring it, thought it may have been brakes originally but they found it slipping on Friday. Hope to get it booked in on wed but may have to be later depending on availability shopping it'll be fine until then.
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:confused: How could it have been brakes? Do you know what a clutch is? £360 is very fair for a clutch replacement. I'd wait and just get it done when it starts bothering you.
 
Phemo said:
Is it a diesel or a petrol? If it's a petrol the chances are you won't need to worry about changing it anyway. If it's a diesel then it's probably a good idea to get it done at the same time as the clutch as it'll almost inevitably be a dual mass flywheel which gets knackered pretty quickly in comparison to a solid flywheel which most petrols have.

As for prices, depends on what car it is of course but I'd expect around £200-250 for the part at a rough guess. Labour should be little to no extra over doing the clutch as they're right at it anyway.

My previous car was a 2009 1.6 Fiesta which I actually still have any it gets occasionally used by my wife. That had a clutch change at around 100k and is now still on its original flywheel at 137k. My 320d needed a flywheel change at around 100k and although the clutch itself apparently looked ok, it made no sense to not do both clutch and DMF at the same time.
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It's petrol, so let's hope it's not damaged from slipping clutch before I get new clutch fitted.

Cheers hope to get some quotes back tomorrow.

EvilRob said:
:confused: How could it have been brakes? Do you know what a clutch is? £360 is very fair for a clutch replacement. I'd wait and just get it done when it starts bothering you.
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The only signs of it was when pulling away and flooring it I would have high revs and not as fast movement, so I had no idea if brakes were sticking or something.
 
See how much you can lower the price if you can source the clutch yourself? The car should last you ages after a clutch replacement.
 
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