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Clutch!

  • 30-12-2010 10:01am
    #1
    JustAddWater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭


    Hyundai accent 1.3 packed in on me, constant revving ... Took it to a garage and it'll be €540 to fix!!!! Ouch!

    Worst Christmas present ever! Ha! Is €540 for a clutch ok? Either way I'll be staying in this new year!


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  • #2
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    Was that with an Indy or a Main Dealer? It's a tad on the high side of average for a smallish car if you ask me


  • #3
    andyseadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,412 ✭✭✭andyseadog


    noooo thats bloody miles out!

    what year accent is it?

    asuming its a 99-03 model (im feeling lucky) 3-400 maximum.


  • #4
    JustAddWater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭JustAddWater


    It's an Indy garage sorry!

    They'll have it by tomorrow which is v handy


  • #5
    andyseadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,412 ✭✭✭andyseadog


    still an eye wateringly high price. but i suppose your paying a premium to get it sorted over the christmas break


  • #6
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    JustAddWater wrote: »
    It's an Indy garage sorry!

    They'll have it by tomorrow which is v handy

    Any garage that's open should be able to have it tomorrow, I reckon about €100 too much, to put it into context I paid less than what you have been quoted for an Exedy Organic clutch supplied and fitted only last week


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  • #7
    andyseadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,412 ✭✭✭andyseadog


    id really like to know what yeat the car is. in the mk1 and 2 accent, theres only a smidge over 2 hours labour involved in doing a clutch, so even if you put labour (at an outrageously high) 100 euro per hour and 150 for a clutch kit, your being badly had.

    seeing as the clutch completely went, are they charging you for recovery too?


  • #8
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Always shop around, don't just pay the first price you've been given.

    That's way too much imo.


  • #9
    JustAddWater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭JustAddWater


    The insurance paid for recovery!

    It's a 02 accent.

    It's roughly 250 for labour! Bit high but it's one of the few places who would take it and have it back so soon, I'll be lost without it visiting relatives over the new year. A few people and places said they can't touch it till next week


  • #10
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    JustAddWater wrote: »
    The insurance paid for recovery!

    It's a 02 accent.

    It's roughly 250 for labour! Bit high but it's one of the few places who would take it and have it back so soon, I'll be lost without it visiting relatives over the new year. A few people and places said they can't touch it till next week

    At two hours labour that'1 €125 an hour, Mercedes didn't charge that much in the height of the Tiger


  • #11
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    JustAddWater wrote: »
    The insurance paid for recovery!

    It's a 02 accent.

    It's roughly 250 for labour! Bit high but it's one of the few places who would take it and have it back so soon, I'll be lost without it visiting relatives over the new year. A few people and places said they can't touch it till next week
    That labour sounds about right, could probably be gotten for less though, but if they gave you that figure it means they're charging you almost 300 for parts. A clutch kit shouldn't be any more than 150 for your car.


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