That's very fair pricing for a complete job and new gear oil, don't suppose you have the probably laughable main dealer quote to hand for comparison? 3 times that indy price at a guess.

That's a REALLY decent price - I paid £675 (if I recall correctly) for a new clutch all-in at my local Mazda dealer for my 13yo Mazda3, even a local indie quoted only £25 less. Next car I get, I'll be asking about how much dealers charge for such repairs to add to my decision-making process.

HJ mentioning about the extra 2-4 years warranty from them would also make over £1k difference in the new price as well. I can remember when KIAs and Hyundais were very expensive on parts - maybe they are cheaper now that they've got a European manufacturing base. Other makes ye be warned.

That's a REALLY decent price - I paid £675 (if I recall correctly) for a new clutch all-in at my local Mazda dealer for my 13yo Mazda3, even a local indie quoted only £25 less. Next car I get, I'll be asking about how much dealers charge for such repairs to add to my decision-making process.

HJ mentioning about the extra 2-4 years warranty from them would also make over £1k difference in the new price as well. I can remember when KIAs and Hyundais were very expensive on parts - maybe they are cheaper now that they've got a European manufacturing base. Other makes ye be warned.

Must be an awkward job, daughter's Civic was an expensive clutch too, something over £450 IIRC from an indy, i don't recall the parts being unusually expensive.

Mind you if you want an eye opener the Toyota dealer where the family Aygo lives quoted £700 for a new clutch, our local indy slipped a new LUK pack in for £280 all in, that quote was the last that Toyota dealer ever saw of the car.

Mine was a long job, and thus presumably awkward. I had it collected at about 10am on day 1 (swapped for a courtesy car at my then workplace) and had it swapped back at work around lunchtime on day 2, though I think that was because they were late starting and the job was supposed to take 4hrs or so, so perhaps they wanted to not leave the job half done overnight.

It didn't matter to me, as they offered to pay for all the petrol I used with the courtesy car for my commute. Still, £675 for a clutch change on a relatively ordinary car. I must admit I was surprised that the cheapest price at decent indies was only £25 cheaper. Hence why my next car will be an auto (TC or decent CVT [not a Nissan] or DCT [probably only a KIA/Hyundai]) - for the size of car I'll be getting, they mostly cost about £1k or so more.

Hi oldroverboy

I've seen a few of your posts regarding the Venga, most of them with a good feedback of the car.

We have above £6-7k budget and the venga seems a very good option for us (young family of 3 with daily very short runs a 3,4 occasional long runs yearly - 6-10k miles/year). Looking for a petrol 1.4 or 1.6 with some years of the remainder warranty.

Would be great if you, as a user of one of them, could give me a quick Pros and Cons and some advice I should know before buying.

The question could be, would I have another,,, answer, yes... but the mg zs 2017 is roomier.....(over your budget unless you go for th 0% interest over 5 years...)Buy from a Kia approved dealer, even if you have to travel a bit. The Hyundai ix20 is identical.

The 1.4 engine is fine, floor it when you need to and it will move. The 1.6 has worse fuel consumption for little benefit. Our venga went frequently to belgium and france with us luggage and the dog. buy yourself a steel wheel and get a full size tyre on it. Don't forget that if you buy from a KIA approved dealer you will get the balance of warranty.

https://used-uk.kia.com/used-cars/?COGManufacturer=KIA&COGPostCode=WD34EG&COGModel=Venga&COGPriceFrom=6000&COGPriceTo=8000&COGFuelType=Petrol&COGEngineSizeLtr=1.4&COGOrderBy=DISTANCE

This is a nice one, and is where i got a venga for my neighbours. just off the M25 J 25.

https://used-uk.kia.com/used-car-details/used-kia-venga-14-1air-hatchback-arctic-white-manual-petrol/id-44827/

Edited by oldroverboy. on 12/05/2019 at 08:06

Thanks for your comments.

I have been thinking regarding the 1.6 petrol due to the 6th gears for long journeys, but to be honest it doesn't seem a very good reason from the fuel economy point of view.

I will keep on eye on the Hyundai ix20, just in case there is an interesting option not far from Lichfield, but I think the 7 years warranty from Kia will give me more peace on mind. I don't mind travel as long as my local Kia Dealer can deal with a warranty claim in case something happen. The only thing I still have to do is convince my wife, as she likes the Fiat500L. I hope I can make a decision within the next 2-3 weeks.

Thanks again for your feedback, it is really helpful.

Regards