Is £2k for clutch/flywheel reasonable or rip off?

[Alex_Parr]

Hi all,

My 3 series 17 plate F30 threw a drive train fault recently at 55,000 miles. I have taken it to an indepedent BMW/Porsche style specialist who have come back asking £2,000 for a clutch/flywheel replacement. I've contacted a couple of other garages who have refused to be drawn without seeing the vehicle and said they wouldn't be able to do so for quite some time also I've and done some online research that varies from 'we can send some random guy to your house for half that' all the way through to the obvious 'main dealer would be even more'.

In the modern world £2,000 sounds like it might be pretty reasonable for this, I know BMW's aren't Ferarri's but they aren't cheap either. Just wondered if anyone on here had any input on whether this sounds about right or constitutes a totally shameless rip off? Needless to say I like a good car but am not mechanically minded.

Thanks!

[Court_S]

I’d ask for a breakdown to try quite so you can see parts, labour and VAT.

It’ll be easier to gauge if the price is Ok. I’d imagine that a fair chunk of that will be parts if it includes the DMF.

[d_a_n1979]

Alex_Parr said:

Hi all,

My 3 series 17 plate F30 threw a drive train fault recently at 55,000 miles. I have taken it to an indepedent BMW/Porsche style specialist who have come back asking £2,000 for a clutch/flywheel replacement. I've contacted a couple of other garages who have refused to be drawn without seeing the vehicle and said they wouldn't be able to do so for quite some time also I've and done some online research that varies from 'we can send some random guy to your house for half that' all the way through to the obvious 'main dealer would be even more'.

In the modern world £2,000 sounds like it might be pretty reasonable for this, I know BMW's aren't Ferarri's but they aren't cheap either. Just wondered if anyone on here had any input on whether this sounds about right or constitutes a totally shameless rip off? Needless to say I like a good car but am not mechanically minded.

Thanks!

Use www.realoem.com to find the parts more than likely needed (put the last 7 digits of your VIN into the box at the top of the page)

Use Autodoc to source the parts and see what their prices add up to; that'll give you an indication for that and then it's labour on top too

[bigdom]

Alex_Parr said:

Hi all,

My 3 series 17 plate F30 threw a drive train fault recently at 55,000 miles. I have taken it to an indepedent BMW/Porsche style specialist who have come back asking £2,000 for a clutch/flywheel replacement. I've contacted a couple of other garages who have refused to be drawn without seeing the vehicle and said they wouldn't be able to do so for quite some time also I've and done some online research that varies from 'we can send some random guy to your house for half that' all the way through to the obvious 'main dealer would be even more'.

In the modern world £2,000 sounds like it might be pretty reasonable for this, I know BMW's aren't Ferarri's but they aren't cheap either. Just wondered if anyone on here had any input on whether this sounds about right or constitutes a totally shameless rip off? Needless to say I like a good car but am not mechanically minded.

Thanks!

Seems about right. Parts are going to be circa £800, and depends if the flywheel has disintegrated at all and done any more damage.

My neighbours 116i did that last year with 30k on it. I've no idea why an 82 yr old would want to use a manual, impulse purchase! BMW warranty cost was 3.4k

Edited by bigdom on Monday 25th September 15:45

[Ian Geary]

I assume it's manual?

We paid £1500 recently for a clutch and new dmf to be fitted to a 2012 Chevrolet cruze (was a mistake in hindsight, but we needed the car back on the road asap)

This was at a local Mr clutch franchise. I googled parts at about £800, so the rest was labour/overheads/convenience factor.

Next day appointment, ready the day after.

You can price up parts using euro car parts or similar, then at least double it for fitting costs (or treble if a main dealer)


Hth

Ian

[rottenegg]

Yeah as he mentioned flywheel, which obviously the 8HP slusher doesn't use.

But it is, however, irritating that standard Pistonheads behaviour appears to be people not bothering with the exact model, because we're all mind readers and know exactly what engine his 2017 F30 has in it, ffs.

Never seen on that on any other forum. Just on PH.

Anyway, Meldrew moment aside, you can pay £1300 just in parts for a Golf clutch and flywheel, so £2K really isn't the rip off he thinks it is.

[W201_190e]

£2k is about right.

[CorradoTDI]

What car is it? the clutch is a real weak point on the Fx series manuals, especially the 318's

[Subzero2003]

Need more details.

Was there any problems with the running of the car? Any issue with the clutch slipping or making noise? Or was it simply a message coming up saying drivetrain fault?

Is it a petrol or diesel? What did the error fault codes show?

[Pica-Pica]

Subzero2003 said:

Need more details.

Was there any problems with the running of the car? Any issue with the clutch slipping or making noise? Or was it simply a message coming up saying drivetrain fault?

Is it a petrol or diesel? What did the error fault codes show?

This. But if a new clutch is needed (unusual before 150k+ miles IME), then £2k does not sound unreasonable.

[Twolane]

Just had the dmf & clutch replaced on Mrs 120d, first quote was £1100 all in at a mates rates garage.
2nd quote mobile fit on the drive, just over £800.
In the end bought an LUK kit online for £380 and found another garage who fitted it for £180 cash.

[I-am-the-reverend]

If it's a 320d, a flywheel and clutch is about £850 plus three hours labour.

£2000 is certainly on the (very) salty side. £1500 is more like it.

[benjipeg]

2013 320d i just had the timing chain done along with the clutch (flywheel was ok) £1300 all in (clutch kit was 250 iirc)