PLEASE can you answer this question for me?

[Hulababy]

Hi all.

As some of you know I am having problems with my car, Smart ForFour, and currently have legal proceddings against them to recover costs.

I need to do some research to help our case.

Our clutch and fly wheel broke on our Smart ForFour. I need to find out if anyone lse has had to change a flywheerl and when.

Clutch Life Expectancy

1. How old is your car?

1. What make is your car?

1. How many miles has your car done?

1. What type of driving do you do generally - motorway, town/city, rural, mixed, etc?

1. Do you ride the clutch?

1. Have you had to change your clutch?

1. How old/number of miles had you done at that point?

1. Where there any other reasons for the clutch going?

1. If applicable, did the manufacturer cover it under your warranty? If not, why not?

Thank you. I need to get as many responses as possible.

1. How old is your car? 5-6 yrs

1. What make is your car? Hyundai Accent

1. How many miles has your car done? 52K

1. What type of driving do you do generally - motorway, town/city, rural, mixed, etc? Mixed but mostly rural

1. Do you ride the clutch? Sometimes

1. Have you had to change your clutch? No

1. How old/number of miles had you done at that point? N/A

1. Where there any other reasons for the clutch going? N/A

1. If applicable, did the manufacturer cover it under your warranty? If not, why not? N/A

And DH's car:

1. How old is your car? 4 yrs

1. What make is your car? Renault Clio

1. How many miles has your car done? 70K

1. What type of driving do you do generally - motorway, town/city, rural, mixed, etc? mixed

1. Do you ride the clutch? Occasionally

1. Have you had to change your clutch? No

1. How old/number of miles had you done at that point? N/A

1. Where there any other reasons for the clutch going? N/A

1. If applicable, did the manufacturer cover it under your warranty? If not, why not? N/A

1. 4 years
2. Fiat Punto ELX
3. Nearly 40000
4. Mixed
5. Yes
6. No but it's just about to go, I'm hoping it holds out until I get my new car on the 26th

7 n/a

1. n/a
2. n/a

I've got an auto now, but I'll do it for my old car for you.

1. How old is your car? 9.5 yrs when it died.

1. What make is your car? Rover 416i

1. How many miles has your car done? about 90K

1. What type of driving do you do generally - motorway, town/city, rural, mixed, etc? mostly town/city

1. Do you ride the clutch? no, but hold it on clutch at hills

1. Have you had to change your clutch? No

1. How old/number of miles had you done at that point? n/a

1. Where there any other reasons for the clutch going? n/a

1. If applicable, did the manufacturer cover it under your warranty? If not, why not?n/a

1. How old is your car? 9 years

1. What make is your car? Renaulkt clio

1. How many miles has your car done? 60,000

1. What type of driving do you do generally - motorway, town/city, rural, mixed, etc? mainly town city but i boit of motor way as well

1. Do you ride the clutch? No

1. Have you had to change your clutch? No

1. How old/number of miles had you done at that point? n/a

1. Where there any other reasons for the clutch going? n/a

1. If applicable, did the manufacturer cover it under your warranty? If not, why not?

Clutch Life Expectancy

Car 1

1. 2yrs

1. VW Polo

1. 14,000

1. town/city, rural, occ M-way

1. Ahem, I have been known to.

1. No

1. N/a
2. N/a

1. N/a

----- Car 2

Clutch Life Expectancy

1. 15yrs

1. BMW 525

1. 60K

1. mixed

1. No

1. No

1. N/a

1. N/a

1. N/a

Nearly 3 years old.
Ford Focus Ghia 1.8
11'500 miles.
Town and motorway. (Very hilly where i live!)
Try not to ride the clutch!!
N/A to the rest.

These are perfect, thank you. Any more?

vauxhall corsa

2 years old

13k

mixed

yes, ride the clutch

no

n/a

1. 6yrs
2. audi
3. 100000
4. mostly town
5. alot
6. no

1. Clutch Life Expectancy

1. How old is your car?

8 years

1. What make is your car?

VOLVO

1. How many miles has your car done?

108000

1. What type of driving do you do generally - motorway, town/city, rural, mixed, etc?

Mixed, usually towing!

1. Do you ride the clutch?

No

1. Have you had to change your clutch?

No

Get a Volvo!

1. Almost 5 years

1. Ford Focus

1. 46,000

1. mixed

1. yes

1. no

1. n/a

1. n/a

1. n/a

For those interested, These are my answers . Seems a huge difference in what I am reading here and what Smart state is reasonable wear and tear! Put on other thread so this is easier for me to work through later on.

Seven months Hulababy.

Would help, but drive an automatic. Sorry

1 6yrs

1. VW Sharan

3.60,000 approx.

4.Town and some motorway

1. Not really (don't think so?!!)

1. no

1. n/a

1. n/a

1. n/a

1. 8.5 years
2. VW golf
3. 104,000 miles
4. town/city
5. try not to, but maybe sometimes on hills
6. No
7. N/A
8. N/A
9. N/A

And dh's if it's useful...

1. 6 years
2. Ford Galaxy
3. 140,000
4. mixed
5. No
6. No
7. N/A
8. N/A
9. N/A

Thanks all.

1. How old is your car? 5 years

1. What make is your car? Subaru

1. How many miles has your car done? 41,ooo

1. What type of driving do you do generally - motorway, town/city, rural, mixed, etc? Mixed town and motorway

1. Do you ride the clutch? No but dh does a bit

1. Have you had to change your clutch? Yes

1. How old/number of miles had you done at that point? Had it done last week, so 5 years and 41k

1. Where there any other reasons for the clutch going? No, other than Imprezas are notorious for needing new clutches I believe

1. If applicable, did the manufacturer cover it under your warranty? If not, why not? It was out of warrenty

i'm prob not the best person to answer as our car is 2 days old

good luck though

look hula

I have a 9 yearold skoda
61,000 miles
i ride the clutch
mixed driving types
clutch is still fine - touch wood.

Excellent, thanks. Have sent Dh link to work for tomorrow. Not same car exactly, but may well be same clutch - sounds it!

1. How old is your car? 6 years

1. What make is your car? Vauxhall Zafira
2. How many miles has your car done? 55,000

1. What type of driving do you do generally - motorway, town/city, rural, mixed, etc? Mixed

1. Do you ride the clutch? I suppose so a bit - try not to!
2. Have you had to change your clutch? no

1. How old/number of miles had you done at that point? na

1. Where there any other reasons for the clutch going? na

1. If applicable, did the manufacturer cover it under your warranty? If not, why not? na