wanted clutch kit for 740GLE in UK

Anyone got one lying around? A new one would not make economic sense,
more's the pity!

 

From a point at sea, to the circles of your mind, this is R Strong:

EuroCarParts www.eurocarparts.com do a budget range of clutch kits for
around £60 - though in fact the non-budget stuff (dunno what make) is
not much more expensive.

Alternatively, try German Swedish & French http://www.gsfcarparts.com/
Some of their stuff seems even cheaper.


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: Anyone got one lying around? A new one would not make economic sense,
: more's the pity!
:
Why? are you selling the 740? If you are keeping the car a new clutch is
insurance for another 100,000 - 150,000 miles of motoring. I have got 151,000
miles plus and am still on the original clutch with a diesel 945!!

Cheers, Peter.

 

Going price for late model 740s is around £500 in UK at present.

Cheers, Peter.

: Yes, I want to sell the car. They are a truly great buyer's car,
: aren't they?
:
:
: On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 01:53:12 +0000 (UTC), "Peter Milnes"
:
: >
: >: >: Anyone got one lying around? A new one would not make economic sense,
: >: more's the pity!
: >:
: >Why? are you selling the 740? If you are keeping the car a new clutch is
: >insurance for another 100,000 - 150,000 miles of motoring. I have got 151,000
: >miles plus and am still on the original clutch with a diesel 945!!
: >
: >Cheers, Peter.
: >
:

 

Depends on what you mean by economic sense, but the sound of it you want to
keep the car. Noone's compare the cost of maintenance to the value of car
anymore. Many of us have cars worth virtually nothing (on the 2nd hand
market) but are happy to spend hundreds of pounds on maintenance if needed
(thankfully not usually on the Volvo). The main reason is that the market
doesn't really recognise a well maintained car, and buying a replacement
usually means buying a load of hidden problems, or collection of worn parts
which we have already replaced in our 'valueless' cars.

In my opinion unless a car has been maintained badly it should nearly always
be worth maintaining with the best parts, especially the better lasting
Volvo's. A few cars have got away from me, but by rust and simply having
too many cars. Of course you sometimes have to accept the fact that you've
let some of those jobs too long and don't have the time to do everything.

If you are keeping a car fix it properly, otherwise sell it needing repair
or scrap it. If you are selling it, and the selling value is more than the
cost of repair (inlcuding how much you value your time) then fix it
properly.

Also if anyone had a new clutch kit lying around, they'd probably want the
nearly new value.