Wtf....sounds like a lazy service department. What else would cause a bad flywheel?? If they weren't dbags, they could say you complained about the clutch shuddering and not being smooth or some BS that could be explained by a bad flywheel and at least TRY to get it covered by VW. It's not out of their pocket, just takes a little effort on their part to please the customer.
In any case, I think the new clutch depends on your goals. If you plan to never tune, I'd probably just go with the RSR clutch. If stage 2 or above, probably DKM.
My thoughts exactly. The service guys seemed like they weren't even going to try to submit it to VW for me if they saw any wear on the clutch at all. Which made no sense. However the manager I Spoke with agreed he'd do everything to try to get it covered and submit to VW whatever they find. But said he's only seen them cover clutch stuff from like under 10k miles. So about a 98% chance of them saying no.
Once he said that I ruled out option 1 of dealership. So that only leaves option 2 for performance shop to do a South bend daily kit install for $1,850 + tax (includes parts), or option 3 for trade in.
good luck getting a semi-even trade from MT to DSG for anywhere near 2k difference.
Yeah, I don't expect it to be even. But money is tight right now. This $1,850+ repair for a south bend daily clutch kit install came at the worst time. Girlfriend got laid off months ago and I been paying all bills and her new job doesn't start to January, and I just had to pay for a new water heater in my house, and a new roof in my house. Both with in the past year. So this is hitting a terrible time for me. If only this clutch could have hung in there at least another year.
So instead of dropping it on credit card, then it's best to just trade and refinance a new auto loan. Even if my loan is $2-3k is higher than car value then that's still about the same or even less than the amount under buying a new car off the lot.
A car loan will be a lot lower interest rate than a credit card, and plus I'll probably get to skip 1 or 2 months car payment since it will be ending and a new one starting. Any financial delay right now helps. Plus as much as I love driving a manual, I am kind of getting tired of rowing those gears in 45 minutes of traffic to work 4-5 days a week.
Dude....you're gonna take a bath trading it in. Plus you still owe $16K. Just upgrade the clutch and enjoy it worry free as it will most likely outlast the car.
It's literally one of the few weakpoints on this platform along with the turbos. Unless you're sick of driving manual, it makes zero sense to trade it in over an upgraded clutch.
Still, I would seriously consider checking out other VW service departments in your area and seeing if any manager can help you out.
Check out my 2 quotes above in this post for my reasoning. Thanks for the input. I wish the performance clutch install was more of an option for me.
Android, what part of MD are you in?
Reisterstown
I'm in MD also, so just curious who are the two dealers you've talked to?
Mile One Heritage VW in Owings Mills and Antwerpen VW in Glen Burnie. Antwerpen was the cheaper by over $1,000 for OEM parts and labor for both clutch and flywheel wheel. (If flywheel is needed)
I talked to someone else who told me apparently mile one has a reputation for charging crazy amounts for repairs. Even more so than most dealerships.
Just for reference since we're talking prices, the local vw /euro specialty shop quoted me $850 labor for new clutch and rms install. That's right on the line of worth it vs doing it myself.
Yep, I got quoted $650 by the local VW/Audi performance shop here. Good deal. But with entire kit being $1,200+ on top that, $1,850+ it's still too pricey for me right now.
Wow.. that's ridiculous.. I got a Sach 4 puck clutch, VW TOB and Sachs DMF for about 1200.00.. and 500 for labor from a reputable indy shop. Go to FCP euro and order your parts. and get the RMS replaced while your at it. Forget that Stealership...
Haha! Stealership! I'm remembering that one. But yeah I've written them off as an option completely.
Option 3 should never be a consideration for anyone with a manual transmission.. thats like saying that your brakes wore out so its time to trade the car in, cmon! And DSG carries its own costs, not to mention, real cost troubles should it fail outside of warranty (even though no one considers this to ever happen lol)
I never would have dreamed this clutch would have gone out nearly this early on a STOCK car. Certainly not before 75k miles even with all the torque. I mean my RSX Type-S clutch lasted for 135k+ miles. I bought brand new expecting to be good for 50-60k miles besides oil changes and tire rotation and wipers and filters. Then do tires and brakes and maybe carbon cleaning.
Although I see your points. But read my other stuff above and you will see my various reasons while I am thinking of a trade. Either a 2016-17 DSG GTI or even a 2016 Audi A3 2.0T DSG. I'm actually seeing more A3's on the used car lots than GTI's. But who knows, maybe something else too.
Don't forget to add in the tax of purchasing another car. Here in AZ, unless purchased from a private seller, the tax on a $20,000 purchase is more than the cost of the clutch replacement.
Yeah I know, check out what I wrote in this post above for my different reasons for trading being the best option for me right now.
Get it fixed, no sense in trading the car just because of the clutch. Your payments may stay the same, but you will extend your loan and the hit you will take in value is far more than the clutch will cost.
Wish I could do that, but it's not really financially feasible for me right now. Auto loan interest is way less than interest on a credit card. See what I mentioned above for my different reasons why trading is probably the best option for my situation right now.
