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KITcorsa

posted on 18th Dec 03 at 15:40

quote:
Originally posted by NeilCorsa
quote:
Originally posted by KITcorsa
neil member last week when going to that show thing i said i had trouble changing gear!! well ya know y now :P
Aye, that i do. lol. Starting again in 1st eveytime you got to a turn or roundabouts :lol:


oh eyah thats right!! hoping i didn't have to slow down to much then i could just get round 4th lol :P


Neil

posted on 18th Dec 03 at 12:04

quote:
Originally posted by KITcorsa
neil member last week when going to that show thing i said i had trouble changing gear!! well ya know y now :P
Aye, that i do. lol. Starting again in 1st eveytime you got to a turn or roundabouts :lol:


sxi boy

posted on 18th Dec 03 at 04:00

a clutch should last for ages when driven properly therefore it is down to the individual driving style be it fast or slow :P


KITcorsa

posted on 18th Dec 03 at 00:15

yeah cant be the way i drive!! im steady driver (stroy behind this) think it must have something to do witht the fact that the gear linkage broke last year and had to drive 40 miles in 4th gear and had to ride the clutch!! also could be were i got stuck in snow on berk brow and was stood spinning wheels for 1 hour trying to get up!!!


ventedvaux

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 21:49

It cant be the way he drives he is well steady i fcuk my dads clutch in the zafira it was only 5 weeks old 53 reg i had to have a ride in the aa van lol garage said i must of been driving it to hard but vauxhall wonted the old clutch and it was there fault not right clutch or somthing LOL :D


danny boyo

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 21:45

hahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahhahahaa lol


sxi boy

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 20:56

quote:
Originally posted by KITcorsa
well i never got 60k out a mine lol!!!!


must be the way you drive then


KITcorsa

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 19:11

was £180 total


Drew

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 17:52

quote:
Originally posted by KITcorsa
well i never got 60k out a mine lol!!!! it costing me £65 for new clutch (brand new not a reconditioned crap) plus the price of oil and labor!! think will be about £100 find out in the next hour :S


try over 1k for a clutch fitted, then ya would be crying
my clutch alone was over 200quid


KITcorsa

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 15:51

neil member last week when going to that show thing i said i had trouble changing gear!! well ya know y now :P


KITcorsa

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 15:49

well i never got 60k out a mine lol!!!! it costing me £65 for new clutch (brand new not a reconditioned crap) plus the price of oil and labor!! think will be about £100 find out in the next hour :S


sxi boy

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 14:18

depends on how its bn driven, a clutch should last anything over 60k


Melville

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 11:42

:lol:

sorry to hear that dude.

btw I was laughing at you driving home in 4th!!


Neil

posted on 17th Dec 03 at 11:24

lucky you managed to get home like.


KITcorsa

Icon depicting mood of post posted on 17th Dec 03 at 10:29

car broke down o me last night on the way to darlo to station!! couldn't select gears!! i had to drive all the way home in 4th gear and hope nothing stopped me other wise i was fucked!!!

clutch has gone!!! getting a new one fitted!!!!! :(

what is the avarage life of a clutch?? how many miles??:o