No More Saxo...

[Mat7thew]

ok, so i took my saxo to my drivin lesson yesterday, and after my lesson, i got in over my car, and i couldnt get it in gear, then when i tried startin it, it juttered forward, then i looked at the clutch, and notice it was loose, i was like oh fuck. and i was 15 miles from home, so me and my dad had 2 fone a taxi to pick us up, and while we were waitin for the taxi, my dad went into a garage close by and asked them to hav a look at it, to save us havin 2 tow it home. i got a fonecall this mornin for an approximate price, she was like, it will be £345. i was like OMG! i dont even know if its worth it, i bought it for £300!
im also low on cash :(
What do yous think?

[James205rallye]

What is actually wrong with it??? Are they trying to pull your trousers down?

[Mat7thew]

not sure, i think the clutch cable snapped, but isnt old saxos clutches sealed in a little box, whichu cant get into, mybe they hav 2 install a whole new clutch :/

[streetspecials]

if the clutch cable has snapped the pedal will more than likely be on the floor and if you press it it will fell as if there is nothing there.
get some one to sit in side and press the clutch while you look under the bonnet to see if its moving.

if it is the clutch it aint a quick job really mate and would cost abit, not quite 345 tho

[alexsmith]

just hope its the clutch cable as it only cost about a tenner and not that hard to fix

[James205rallye]

You really need to know what exactly is wrong with the car before you start handing your car and cash over.

If is the clutch cable, then the part is £10 and they would probably charge 30 mins labour to do it, although it takes less than 10 mins.

If it the actual clutch, then a replacement clutch is around £40. It would take me an afternoon to do, not sure how long it would take a garage tho, perhaps 3 hours.

[Jaytee]

when my clutch went i paid 240 for clutch fitted, with new cable and new gearbox oil. Think they are tryin to shaft you tbh mate

[j8nno]

Jus booked mine in with my mate for a new clutch, £160 supplied and fitted :y:

[Mat7thew]

yeah, well, i went and just towed it to my home town, wasna payin at. but thers a guy tht does homers here, so it goin 2 him. hel do it for half the price a garage wld charge, and thts maximum. should be ok. but he cant look at it untill tuesday.. :(

[Dez]

better to wait till tuesday and save yourself money then get raped by a garage

[Mat7thew]

got it back 2day, was like £120 cheaper tht the garage! yay

[Mat7thew]

Oh NO!
Turns out, the guy tht was fixin ma car was sayin, tht the car might cost tooo much to put through its MOT, its in january, so i dont really want to do much to it if im only runnin it till january.. :S