How much to have a clutch replaced?

[blizeH]

Hey guys,

The clutch was screwed on my crappy 1.9 TDi SE thingy, making a funny noise and then started smoking a bit when I tried to drive it. Quickly stopped, breakdown cover, took it to a garage (friend's dad...) and have just been charged £649 for the replacement.

Is that even close to being right? It's just ~£300 for parts, ~£250 for labour and then VAT on top or something. I don't know, seems pretty extortionate to me, not that I can do a lot about it now I guess, but it'd be nice to know... cheers!

 

[blizeH]

Nevermind, seems maybe it was about right - my mate initially guessed way lower, but he's more familiar with older cars, and thinks maybe £650 isn't too far off...

 

[Faisal]

i had my clutch replaced and got charged my left testicle, so that price seems about right for a garage.

 

[Murdered LCR]

That's an ok price mate

 

[rsmith]

In Ireland at the moment all garages are charging €50 per hour and i was quoted 4.5hrs + parts for a clutch replacement.
Seems about right.

 

[LEE69]

Yeah box off for these cars, please tell me they replaced the slave cylinder in the box?

 

[blizeH]

Ahh, thanks guys - seems like the price isn't so bad afterall then

 

[jclaydon]

Shop around if you can mate, Jabba did my mates clutch for a really good price in the end.

Worth half an hour of your time just for a few phonecalls.

 

[LEE69]

Shop around if you can mate, Jabba did my mates clutch for a really good price in the end.

Worth half an hour of your time just for a few phonecalls.

It's been done