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Robin
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22nd Nov 11 at 12:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm assuming a lot of you have had a clutch changed on a car at some point?

What sort of mileage was it done at?

My car has done about twice the miles I'd expect on the original clutch and looking at my service history it's never been done.
SXi_Tim
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22nd Nov 11 at 12:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Done one on my old corsa at 85k and one on a mates vectra at 108k. Think it depends on the type of life (abuse) the car has had. When i worked for VW there was loads of low mileage polos etc that old women drove and just nailed the clutch needing them at 20-30k
whitter45
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22nd Nov 11 at 12:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my 1 series went back with over 70k miles and was running nearly 300ibs/ft and got driven pretty hard and it was fine
Fad
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22nd Nov 11 at 12:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Depends on the usuage.

Some people like sitting at traffic lights with the clutch down and some love riding them....its pot luck.

I'm thinking your car was formally a fleet car so probably spent it life on the motorway hence why it is probably ok? Saying that you have owned it since so erm.....
Robin
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22nd Nov 11 at 13:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Exactly Fad, it's done more than half it's miles with me too, so I'm even more surprised.

Even with motorway miles, 127k on the original clutch seems high to me!
VrsTurbo
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142k same clutch 1.8t mapped
Scotty C
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22nd Nov 11 at 13:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Depends on the usuage.

Some people like sitting at traffic lights with the clutch down


How would this effect clutch life?
Chris x
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Mate at work has a 04 plate Vectra C 150. Its on 180k now and is still on the original clutch!
RichR
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22nd Nov 11 at 13:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine went at 130,000 miles and 6 years old
Robin
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22nd Nov 11 at 13:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seems I haven' been lucky then
scottyp1989
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the bora i had was on 190k with full service history, it had only ever done motorway miles and there was no record of a clutch change
philip2
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evo 6...3 clutches in 123k miles, smashed the 3rd weekend so 4th will be going in over winter ....twin plate ftw
corsav6_mut
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My cars on 132k and still original clutch. Still seems fine aswell
RichR
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mine didn't have any fade or degradation, it just went going into a roundabout; worked fine upto that point
Robin
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22nd Nov 11 at 13:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
that on the Jag?

it would have had a self adjusting clutch, which by design will do exactly as you describe
Graham88
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My Berlingo went at 50k
RichR
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22nd Nov 11 at 13:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
that on the Jag?

it would have had a self adjusting clutch, which by design will do exactly as you describe


yeah on the Jag, didn't feel any change in clutch pressure, bit point etc. just dipped the clutch to downshift into a lower gear and bang it went
adiohead
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My clutches last around 50-60k
N3CRO
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My 206 is coming up for 120k, pretty sure its the original clutch.
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22nd Nov 11 at 14:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My ibiza is 100k on the orginal clutch
smcGSI16V
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My old corsa was on the original clutch at 120k when I sold it. The last 20k being mostly track day abuse. And it was fine.
redtom
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Old mans bmw had done 200k on the original clutch before he wrote it off
Paul_J
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106 gti used to do a clutch about every 4000 miles

S2000 has been going strong 65,000 on current one.
gazza808
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171k on my mondeo, original clutch, I've used it to tow, admit idly the dual mass fly wheel clunks some times
AlunJ
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I had mine done at 112k on my old 1.5TD, my brothers just had his done at 31k on his B

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