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Hi all
Just joined today, I've been lurking for the last couple of weeks whilst considering buying an accord, finally took the plunge on a 07 diesel tourer and managed to strike what I thought at the time was a decent deal but since then have noticed the clutch slipping (I didn't pick this up on the test drive as I stupidly managed to do it during rush hour!). Now I'm not too annoyed with myself as the rest of the car seems fine and I'd sort of factored in a clutch change or other largish job would need doing in the first few months as the cars done 105000 mls, but what has absolutely shocked me is the costs involved. I'd scanned some of the threads on here beforehand and had a figure somewhere in the region of £500 which I can cover (once I sell my motorbike!) but the prices I've been quoted are much higher than that, some up to £800-900. Honda (Northampton) themselves initially quoted £900 and when I queried it and mentioned "Honda Happiness" (no idea what this is, just seen it mentioned on these forums!) the price dropped to £750. Still steep, but manageable. But it seems that almost everyone wants to do the DMF at the same time regardless of any checks (in fairness, the Honda chap said that they don't always have to be replaced), I understand that it makes sense to do both together but it doubles the price, and if you don't know until the cars in bits whether its beyond limits, then your sort of committed, aren't you?
So I'm after a bit of advice from those that have lived through these problems, namely:
What sort of price should a clutch only change be nowadays? (some of the threads I read are a few years old so I'm ***uming the prices will have changed a bit)
In peoples experience, if I don't do the DMF (***uming it is within limits) at the same time, am I right in thinking it should last at least as long as the new clutch? If not, what are the likely symptoms that its failed?
I'm a bit concerned that Honda have two prices for the same job, and if you don't know about HH, you pay more? Is this correct and normal practice for them? I must admit, I've now got doubts about using them... Can anyone tell me a bit more about HH, what it means, where its relevant and if it even still exists?
Thanks in advance for any help, and sorry for the long post!
Just joined today, I've been lurking for the last couple of weeks whilst considering buying an accord, finally took the plunge on a 07 diesel tourer and managed to strike what I thought at the time was a decent deal but since then have noticed the clutch slipping (I didn't pick this up on the test drive as I stupidly managed to do it during rush hour!). Now I'm not too annoyed with myself as the rest of the car seems fine and I'd sort of factored in a clutch change or other largish job would need doing in the first few months as the cars done 105000 mls, but what has absolutely shocked me is the costs involved. I'd scanned some of the threads on here beforehand and had a figure somewhere in the region of £500 which I can cover (once I sell my motorbike!) but the prices I've been quoted are much higher than that, some up to £800-900. Honda (Northampton) themselves initially quoted £900 and when I queried it and mentioned "Honda Happiness" (no idea what this is, just seen it mentioned on these forums!) the price dropped to £750. Still steep, but manageable. But it seems that almost everyone wants to do the DMF at the same time regardless of any checks (in fairness, the Honda chap said that they don't always have to be replaced), I understand that it makes sense to do both together but it doubles the price, and if you don't know until the cars in bits whether its beyond limits, then your sort of committed, aren't you?
So I'm after a bit of advice from those that have lived through these problems, namely:
What sort of price should a clutch only change be nowadays? (some of the threads I read are a few years old so I'm ***uming the prices will have changed a bit)
In peoples experience, if I don't do the DMF (***uming it is within limits) at the same time, am I right in thinking it should last at least as long as the new clutch? If not, what are the likely symptoms that its failed?
I'm a bit concerned that Honda have two prices for the same job, and if you don't know about HH, you pay more? Is this correct and normal practice for them? I must admit, I've now got doubts about using them... Can anyone tell me a bit more about HH, what it means, where its relevant and if it even still exists?
Thanks in advance for any help, and sorry for the long post!