In your response to a WM of Kendal, you quoted 50,000-100,000 for a dual mass flywheel. My experience is different. I am driving my third Ford Mondeo Estate, a 2-litre manual diesel. I have replaced only one flywheel after 200,000 miles. The records are: 2002 130PS, av 53mpg, sold after 324,000 miles; 2007 140PS, av 57mpg, stolen after 128,000 miles; 2006 110PS, av 61mpg at 165,000, so far.

The present one was bought at 96,000, the others were bought new. I have not had to top-up the oil between services in any of them. I find it difficult to criticise them in any way, they are comfortable and reliable. What do I do that prevents problems with my flywheels? One clue is that I have never kicked the habit of double-declutching, both ways. I would expect excessive wear on the thrust bearing but that hasn't happened; I don't know why.