Hi everyone!
Sorry I haven't contributed to the forum for a while - I've been ridiculously busy and suddenly it's Christmas!!!
My 'A' reg silver 4 has been plodding along nicely since getting
it in September. Nothing dramatically wrong - she needs a new
CV Boot and new front brake pads which she's scheduled to have
fitted in January.
BUT....
Today, her clutch pretty much went, causing temporary traffic
chaos on a major roundabout in Plymouth...!!!
Getting a new clutch isn't a problem - the really nice guy I got
the car from has loads of Renault spares and he's got one.
My problem is the cost of fitting it. I rang my local Renault
dealership and asked how much, because I thought I could get
it done at the same time as the brake-pads, etc. They quoted
me a jaw-dropping, (literally!!), £520!!!!!! That's more than I
paid for the car in the first place and just makes the whole
thing prohibitively expensive.
I'm going to check out other places tomorrow, and my best-
bet is a Landrover specialist who has already agreed to do a
little welding for me - he does clutches too, so maybe we can
agree a more amenable price. If not, well.....
I confess to being mechanically illiterate, so there's no chance
of me doing it myself. I just wondered what advice any of you
might have - I don't want to scrap one of the few Renault 4s
left, especially as it took me so long to find one and, well, because
I love them!! The thing is, I simply cannot afford that price.
I'm already going to have to spend roughly £350 on other bits -
it's getting out of hand.
Just had an idea!! Maybe one of you more mechanically-minded
Renault 4 fans could have mine, WITH the new clutch kit, in part-
exchange for another 4 which doesn't need this kind of surgery.
(I would, of course, pay the difference) That way, we could keep
two R 4s on the road, because at this rate mine may have to die...
Any thoughts and advice would be really welcome and much
appreciated...
Thanks!
Chris
Sorry I haven't contributed to the forum for a while - I've been ridiculously busy and suddenly it's Christmas!!!
My 'A' reg silver 4 has been plodding along nicely since getting
it in September. Nothing dramatically wrong - she needs a new
CV Boot and new front brake pads which she's scheduled to have
fitted in January.
BUT....
Today, her clutch pretty much went, causing temporary traffic
chaos on a major roundabout in Plymouth...!!!
Getting a new clutch isn't a problem - the really nice guy I got
the car from has loads of Renault spares and he's got one.
My problem is the cost of fitting it. I rang my local Renault
dealership and asked how much, because I thought I could get
it done at the same time as the brake-pads, etc. They quoted
me a jaw-dropping, (literally!!), £520!!!!!! That's more than I
paid for the car in the first place and just makes the whole
thing prohibitively expensive.
I'm going to check out other places tomorrow, and my best-
bet is a Landrover specialist who has already agreed to do a
little welding for me - he does clutches too, so maybe we can
agree a more amenable price. If not, well.....
I confess to being mechanically illiterate, so there's no chance
of me doing it myself. I just wondered what advice any of you
might have - I don't want to scrap one of the few Renault 4s
left, especially as it took me so long to find one and, well, because
I love them!! The thing is, I simply cannot afford that price.
I'm already going to have to spend roughly £350 on other bits -
it's getting out of hand.
Just had an idea!! Maybe one of you more mechanically-minded
Renault 4 fans could have mine, WITH the new clutch kit, in part-
exchange for another 4 which doesn't need this kind of surgery.
(I would, of course, pay the difference) That way, we could keep
two R 4s on the road, because at this rate mine may have to die...
Any thoughts and advice would be really welcome and much
appreciated...
Thanks!
Chris