car still under warranty, we bought aprox 9 moths old,now has 21000 miles, recently took in for noise, apparently the flywheel faulty, covered by warranty , but they said the clutch was worn and showed signs of overheatingand want £200 (cost of clutch ) to do it at same time, should we have to pay this as damage to clutch could have been by previous owner

The clutch is a wearing part and can be subject to user abuse. If you end up with a new flywheel and clutch for £200 you will have done very well - this is about a £700 job normally.

Let's hope they fit it all properly without messing anything else up. Unfortunately it's not a straightforward job on these cars.

rotodiesel.

Agreed, but I'd ask for an ex gracia payment on the grounds that the clutch could have been damaged by the faulty flywheel.

Or the flywheel was damaged by a worn clutch

Be weary , it does happen

Sarah

thanks for your prompt replies guys , and gal

car still under warranty, we bought aprox 9 moths old,now has 21000 miles, recently took in for noise, apparently the flywheel faulty, covered by warranty , but they said the clutch was worn and showed signs of overheatingand want £200 (cost of clutch ) to do it at same time, should we have to pay this as damage to clutch could have been by previous owner

I had to pay the £200 for the clutch on mine when I had the flywheel done. Tried to fight it quite hard involving SUK, but got nowhere.

I had to pay the £200 for the clutch on mine when I had the flywheel done. Tried to fight it quite hard involving SUK, but got nowhere.

The warranties on new cars these days are done tighter than Cate Blanchett's corset.

I agree with KenONeill, I'd settle for an ex-gratia payment. Perhaps worth kicking up a stink with the dealer - but if it gets as far as SUK you may as well just take what the dealer offers.