st185 import £750 needs clutch

[markd1984]

as above really engine and car in good working order just will not go into gear, cant afford to get it changed. had a various recent new parts.

excellant car as a donnor or repair

cheers

Oh yea it is MOT'd till january 09 and has 5months tax on it to.

[peterp1per]

location and pics please bud 

is it a widebody with a sunroof and abs?

[markd1984]

hartlepool north east mate and no it doesnt have that

al see what i can do for pics mate if any one is interested

[peterp1per]

if it's a narrowbody with no sunroof and abs then i could well be interested.

got no-where to store the bloody thing though..lol

has it got any rust?

a pic would be appreciated mate.

[markd1984]

no it is rust free mate. aint got a pick at work will try and sort one for you.

abit about the car.

Good Parts

its like a dark brown colour not quite black.
engine has no nocks starts first time every time.
it wasnt running right when i got it but got advice of you guys and all was well untill clutch went.
recent battery,dizzy cap, rottor arm, spark plugs, front discs + front and rear pads.
intercooler, and turbo pipeing.
no error codes
allarm and immobiliser with certificate


Bad parts

one of the front wings is a slightly differnt shade to the rest of the car, think it has had a nock in the past and been replaced,
electric ariel doesnt work (as usual lol)
dash has lifted slightly because of the sun cnt really notice to be honest
scratches on the boot spoiler.

[madgaz]

its like a dark brown colour not quite black.

You're listing that as a 'Good Point' LOL
It's like saying a Faff is a 'Good Car' 

[markd1984]

ha ha lol i quite like the colour forget the name of it i have had two st185's this colour. allot of people think its black :

[peterp1per]

sounds like it's blackish khaki matallic in colour...same as my current 185

[markd1984]

could well be matey.

what you want it for if you dont mind me asking?

[peterp1per]

looking into a possible donor shell to replace mine.

in 2 minds really, either get my bodywork sorted as it's getting a bit tatty or get a narrow body tin top four, sort the body work and then re-shell mine.

[markd1984]

Had a mechanic come out and look t mine last night and he confirmed its the clutch and said he will fit another one in for £250 + clutch a really dunno wat to do now.

help lol

[peterp1per]

give him £250 to change it and walk off laughing   

£250 for a clutch change on a four is stupidy cheap so your be onto a winner if he does it properly.

he won't do one again for £250 thats for sure. 

[markd1984]

Do you think this is deffinetly the clutch?

Car On will not even try to enter any gear with the clutch pressed in or not. apart from reverse when you try that it just crunches.

Car off can get any gear clutch in or owt. and if you put it into first and turn car on with clutch pressed in it jumps forward.

just wanted a second opinion

cheers

[calam]

thats what mine was doing when clutch went. u can limp it down to the garage by starting it in 2nd/3rd and jump starting. If u match the revs perfectly you should be able to change gear without the clutch (but i never managed it).

Mine cost £600 to replace, thats inc clutch/vat. Also i had to have a new box for the clutch pedal as it had cracked (tis a common problem on 185s apparently). so i suppose my labour was closer to £400 for everything.

Remember to add VAT to that quote, its always misleading i think, but then i suppose peeps who work in the trade are used to it.

hth

Matt

[markd1984]

Box for clutch pedal? wats that

cheers