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Originally Posted by Rob Bell
Thanks guys. Confirmation from the garage: the slave had broken up. Fortunately the dual mass flywheel was within spec. With London labour rates the replacement clutch and concentric bearing/slave cylinder has cost me around £780.
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I had a the same a couple of weeks ago – price in Glos nearly as bad!
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Originally Posted by Rob Bell
Andy, I agree with your argument. I've been quietly hoping that by going round and replacing all the broken bits, we would enter a period of reliable running.
It's a 10 year old car, yes, but with low miles - just 66k on the clock. There's loads to really like about these cars: it's a brilliant drive and very practical. It isn't the most economical diesel in the world…
Thing is, for what is meant to be a reliable daily runner, it has spent an inordinate amount of time off the road being fixed. It's difficult to stay positive that within a 3 week period it's landed us with two large bills.
I think my ZTT may be on its last warning, although what could possibly replace such an otherwise brilliant driver's and family man car for reasonable money I have no idea...
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I agree with you completely – I guess the old adage of you get what you pay for might be the answer here – these cars look and feel like a quality Beemer or Merc – but reliability seems to let them down badly. And having front wheel drive is obviously naff.
Mine’s cost me something like £2000 in repairs/diagnostics etc over the last couple of years, and it has about 80k on the clock.
Prior to this, I had 2 x M3 over a 6-year period – apart from the aircon repeatedly failing on the Evo, and going through brakes and tyres at a frightening rate, they were absolutely bombproof – never the slightest cough. And still over 20mpg from a 320bhp engine when you thrashed it!
The 75’s a lovely car apart from all that, and they are CHEAP. But if you really want something which will drink petrol alcoholically, like the V8, get yourself a good nick E36 model M3 for very little money.
It’ll manage 170 on a good day, and make you smile every time you start it.
