Online Mechanic

[gtg93]

Has anyone used https://www.clickmechanic.com or anything similar in the past?

 

Either way what are your thoughts?

 

CLutch has gone on the car, and they seem reasonably priced and the beauty is they come out to you.

 

Cheers

[Miscbrah]

I enjoyed their quote/booking system. I used to have a Vauxhall Cavalier which once had a weird electrical problem nobody seemed able to cure. Entered the details for a tryout and the site said "Nice wheels! We love a Vauxhall/Opel Cavalier" which, whilst pleasant, demonstrates some low-assed expectations of what nice cars are. I don't reckon an old blue Cavalier will be, say, the next Bond car. So I then tried a fictional vehicle and got a more realistic "What does your Zastava (Yugo) 513 need?" I could almost hear it sigh.

 

In for updates if you go ahead! Tbh I can't beat Mr Clutch though.

[gtg93]

Not sure I'd make it to Sheffield how my clutch is... Just waiting on a local garage to get back to me as of when they can fit me in, but if not might give the ClickMechanic.com a go...

[Miscbrah]

If it's slipping a bit on hills etc fair enough. If it's barely getting away at the lights or off the drive (and has been for a time) it may also be that the flywheel's knackered too or getting there. If it's a modern car, you might also be lucky enough to have a dual mass flywheel! I say "lucky" I mean "out of pocket a bit as they're service items."

[unixman_again]

"What does your Zastava (Yugo) 513 need?" I could almost hear it sigh.

 

I had a Yugo 45 which was a nice car, until the RAC blew the engine up trying to fix a misfire on the M5. It had some practical features like the spare wheel under the bonnet, to maximise room in the boot. After that, I got a Lada Samara GL, which meant it had sunroof and speakers. You had to buy the GLX to get the radio/cassette. I bought a cassette player on the market for a tenner. All I did was put petrol in it and had it serviced and it went for ever! I wish I still had it. Even on the coldest of mornings it started first turn of the key. The Yugo was a different story though - it would start if you could get into it. The doors used to freeze solid, although you could always get in via the tailgate. You had to scrape the ice off the inside too

[dry]

I've used click mechanic before. The way it works is that once you've requested the job, local mechanics are then able to see the job you've requested and accept it or decline- so there's a chance that you won't get a mechanic (but should be rare; someone accepted my job within an hour at 10pm at night! ). You're still trusting an unknown mechanic so you could either get somebody very decent or a bodge-it-and-scarper outfit

[sippo]

Use a local garage. Shop around, but build a relationship with that garage. A good indy will sort you out.

 

They all work on word of mouth, so normally will do a good honest job.