The Car Thread

[EpsomWolf]

Almost £1300

Yeah, that’s tough. I’m guessing a full clutch?

 

[leedswolf]

Yeah, that’s tough. I’m guessing a full clutch?

New clutch, slave and master cylinders on a Freelander TD4 cost me £640 earlier this year.

 

[EpsomWolf]

New clutch, slave and master cylinders on a Freelander TD4 cost me £640 earlier this year.

Wow, I find that incredible. That’s an amazing price, especially for a diesel, I’d have imagined the thick end of £2k for that.

A while since I’ve had a clutch so I’m a bit out of touch but anecdotally at least hear they’re around that £1300 Jolemai is quoted for a fairly standard job.

 

[leedswolf]

£1300 for clutch and cylinders isn't too bad in the grand scheme. A lot depends on how much of the car has to be dismantled and reassembled in order to remove and then fit them.

 

[Jolemai]

Quite a bit it seems. I trust the garage, so I'm letting them get on with it, but ffs.

 

[leedswolf]

Quite a bit it seems. I trust the garage, so I'm letting them get on with it, but ffs.

What's the car?

 

[sycophantia]

Tbf, my mate paid 1500 quid for a new clutch, gearbox oil seal and dual mass fly wheel on his Volvo about 10 years ago.

 

[EpsomWolf]

New clutch, slave and master cylinders on a Freelander TD4 cost me £640 earlier this year.

On a bit of a tangent, but that TD4 would be costing you £12.50 every day you drove it here. You’d be forced to pay it or shell out a serious wedge to upgrade to a compliant vehicle. You can see why people are a bit pissed off especially when it’s not across the board.

There’s an awful lot of support for Ulez amongst the wealthy, the environmentalists and people who don’t have/can’t afford cars, and a certain amount of ambivalence from those outside the zone unaffected, but it’s coming to everyone soon enough and it’s going to be interesting if attitudes change once we’re all in the same boat. When you personally get whacked for thousands of pounds it doesn’t half focus the attention.

 

[leedswolf]

On a bit of a tangent, but that TD4 would be costing you £12.50 every day you drove it here. You’d be forced to pay it or shell out a serious wedge to upgrade to a compliant vehicle. You can see why people are a bit pissed off especially when it’s not across the board.

There’s an awful lot of support for Ulez amongst the wealthy, the environmentalists and people who don’t have/can’t afford cars, and a certain amount of ambivalence from those outside the zone unaffected, but it’s coming to everyone soon enough and it’s going to be interesting if attitudes change once we’re all in the same boat. When you personally get whacked for thousands of pounds it doesn’t half focus the attention.

Won't cost me anything, it's my son's. I just paid for the repair.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Won't cost me anything, it's my son's. I just paid for the repair.

Fair play, bank of dad, nice gesture.

Principles apply though, and if on a tight budget your son is precisely the sort of person that would be hurt the most.

Not sure it’s the best thing moving motoring towards the preserve of the wealthy but that’s the byproduct argument that was brushed aside with Ulez so good luck to anyone about to be cast aside relying on that argument going forward.

 

[AndyWolves]

I have a Skoda with a dual-mass flywheel that needed a new clutch, I paid similar to £1.3k to have that work done

 

[Jolemai]

What's the car?

Corsa.

 

[leedswolf]

Corsa.

Thanks, it will take anything from 5 to 7 hours to change depending on model. You could be looking at £700+ for labour at a dealership.

 

[Hereford Wolf]

Just bought a 2021 Quashqui for Mrs HW. We tried to be a one car family for a few months but it just wasn’t practical.
Vehicle is immaculate with just over 24000 on the clock. She is very happy!

 

[EpsomWolf]

Just bought a 2021 Quashqui for Mrs HW. We tried to be a one car family for a few months but it just wasn’t practical.
Vehicle is immaculate with just over 24000 on the clock. She is very happy!

Nice one.

My dad had one and loved it. In terms of an all-round package, practicality/reliability/value for money etc etc they are probably about as good as it gets.

His was a diesel and he felt some pressure to get rid for that reason, so part-exed it for a petrol and took the opportunity to try a different make and model at the same time, but you can tell he misses it and still isn’t sure he’s done the right thing.

Don’t blame you for treating yourselves and making life easier with a 2nd motor either, no point in giving yourself hassle if you don’t need to. Well done, enjoy.