OT VW Lupo cltuch prices
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Hey guys, slightly off the topic but typically 2 weeks after buying a 2000 1.4S Lupo for sarah the fecking clutch has gone. thankfully we got the guy down on the price when buying it but has anyone got any ball park figures for replacing it. id do it myself but havent got the time.
Cheers

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

Thats a bit of a bummer chris.

Have a look for an independant VW specialist. They will have the knowledge and be tooled up to do the job and will be much cheaper than VW.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

ive got a friend of a friend whos a VW specialist, going to ring him in a mo. just wanted to get an idea of price, so i dont have a heart attack.

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

Just spoke to the guy hes quoted £352.00 all in, any thoughts? good price?

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

Phone up VW, get a price for the parts then decide how much you value your time.

That will tell you if its a good price or not

Doesn't sound too bad to me.

A decent clutch kit is about £120-£150 for a 1.4 so £200 in labour isn't terrible.

But definately shop around.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Cheers guys

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

after all it wasnt the clutch it was the clutch pedal box, the bracket holding the clutch cable. apparently a common fault. still gonna cost me as much as a clutch to repair though.

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

Damn!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Dash out!!

not a very fun job! id rather do a clutch on them anyday!

i havent got the time to do it myself so its in the garage at the mo, should get a quote back today

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

I was just about to say check the pedal- we thought we had the same problem with the TT but it was in fact the clutch in the end

apparently VW didnt recall these boxes, but they did offer a full replacement free of charge. sadly mine is over 5 years old and they wont fork out. also to my complete suprise i rang VW UK yesterday and found out that my lupo is in fact a dutch import (shit). i did a vehicle check prior to buying it and nothing was flagged up and the owner never mentioned it. im going to have to get on the phone to the DVLA, great another couple of hours, probably resultings in a total waste of time.

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

If your vehicle check didn't show up that it was an import, then I would get onto them!

Just checked the vehicle check and it said there is no record of it ever being exported, my fault. im still going to get onto the DVLA though.

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

As expected the DVLA were useless, couldnt tell me whether it is registered as an import. Rang VW UK again they couldnt tell me if it was registered in the Netherlands, going to check the V5 when i get home if it doesnt state on there that is an import. fuck it i was never told by the owner and there is no record on the V5.

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

pedal box is a very common problem on the lupo as is gearbox problems. on clublupo several people have had the pedal box replaced for free, others have had to pay, it all seems to depend on the dealer

i spoke to the local dealer who was a bit of a cock and he said straight away not freebies. then rang VW UK and they said because it was over 8 years old and a dutch import they wouldnt pay out.

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER