Hallo,
My wife's clutch has "burnt out", car has done 7,000 miles (new in March 09) and she doesn't "ride" the clutch whilst driving.
This is her fifth oir sixth car and it has never happened before.
Should a new clutch be fitted under warranty or do Saab have a way out by saying it is a "wear and tear" item so we will have to pay.
I certainly feel it should be replaced free of charge as there is no way it should be failing after this kind of mileage.
Dealer is contacting Saab to try and get it paid for but is talking of a cost of £1,400 if they don't agree.
Am also slightly worried that they will come back and say Saab will contribute, say, 50% as I will still not be happy with a £700 bill on a 10 month old car.
Any advice or experience of this matter would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark .Y.
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The look on your face, I mean. A letter in one of today's newspapers refers to the the "patronising superiority" on the faces of 4x4 drivers in current conditions. If you're a professional, chances are the look will be one of concentration, maybe anxiety in the case of some elderly folk, or relaxed if you're on a pleasure trip. I'm told I tend to have a "severe face" - no particular reason for that .. perhaps a sign of being focused?
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Hello all. Need a bit of advice

Changed a wheelbearing in my mk2 and now i seem to have a warped hub. I have now decided that the cheapest fix is to write off the new bearing and get another hub assembly from a breakers. I have found one, but its from a 1.8. Just wondering if anyone knows if they are compatible, or at least any 1.8 owners out there, do the 1.8's have 4 studs on the hub for the wheel nuts.

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As the UK snow and ice melts people are already warning of shattered road surfaces and huge potholes appearing. The financially-strapped councils will struggle to do repairs, so are we better off driving 4x4s to tackle the inevitable 3rd world roads?! And if we did, the Gubbermint makes even more money from the motorist :-) Any conspiracy theorists out there?!

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Hi, Since finding this site only a couple of weeks ago I have found it to be a fantastic place to come for advice and info. So I call on your judgement and advice and opinions once again...
Buying secondhand, I appreciate is always to an extent a gamble...and I appreciate that as age goes up and price goes down, perhaps individual cars and their care received is more important than a particular make/model reliability index...So here goes...

We are average. 2 adults, 2 children (well, one and one on the way). We are fed up with struggling to get a 2 year old in the back of a 3 door punto...and soon we'll have 2 kids to struggle with.

We both have poor back...so like the 'higher' ride of an MPV...
So, we could possible stretch to £1500...maybe even 2k if it would really provide optionsp. But WHAT MPV? Or should it be an estate. (Nissan Note would hit the mark...but far out of price range....)
Scenics...read everywhere how 'bad' they are for reliability/fire risk etc. But still like them.
Nissan Tino...1.8s and high tax so seem costly...also reliability issues.
Picassa...reliability issues, and probably too expensive?
Merivas? Zafiras? Mazda Premacy?
Everything I read has downsides or scare stories and I am getting confused! Any advice...? Baby arrives in April, so clock is ticking! Cheers all.

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