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Top Cat:
--- Quote from: snapey on February 22, 2009, 01:51:11 pm ---Thats one thing that makes me wonder because aren't there people on here running over 300 horses on a standard clutch and for this to go with a standard output and i bit of enthusiastic driving seems a bit strange.
Luke
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For a clutch to go after 13000 miles you either wear a caliper on your left foot and ride it all the time, or you are the burn out king.
I dont know anything about the mechanics of a clutch, but yours sounds like it was badly adjusted from the word go. :smiley:
RedRobin:
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I'm confident that VW will sort this out under warranty without any argument just as long as the fault is evident. And anyway, perhaps their diagnostics will see the fault logged. So unless you've got a particularly sh*te dealer, don't worry; And even then you can visit any VW dealer you wish.
Btw, I think you've missed the "k" off "as" in your sig: "People who as why, will never understand"
I assume it's like this Harley statement : -
stealthwolf:
After how long of normal driving should a clutch go on this car?
My biting point is definitely a lot higher than when I first got the car but I have a feeling the clutch might go within the next six months.
snapey:
I've never rode the clutch right from day one after speaking to revo and them categorically stating that the only way to shag one of the clutches in the GTi, ED30, Cupra etc is to ride them and go over 350ish brake. I'm not a mental driver by any means and very rarely go wild with it unless a decent rode opens up but burnouts aren't my cup of tea lol.
Will wait and see but the dealer who I recently took it to for warranty work are sound but a bit of a trek away so the car may need to be towed as its pretty much impossible to drive safely.
Cheers for the heads up on the signature RR, much obliged.
Luke
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: stealthwolf on February 22, 2009, 02:07:34 pm ---After how long of normal driving should a clutch go on this car?
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....I stand to be corrected but I think that there isn't a service date that VW give for a clutch replacement on the Mk5. In other words, it should last well over 100k miles. But I stand to be corrected and how an individual driver uses the clutch will be a factor.
Another good reason to justify DSG imo.
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