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Ha - probably right. Luckily there's a good margin in what they bought.

Small commercial - I bet he thought he was going to have a job for it and later realised the sums don't add up / can't be arsed

TBH its anything German nowadays. As dave says, ignore snap on, get it on Vag Com or ODIS if you can. It will make it far easier to diagnose . PS. You are very brave, that engine and that gearbox!

Interesting how many of you chaps on here swerve a p/ex rather than kick them up the gonads for it (not criticizing) ,granted a lot of the swappers are end of life but the worst thing they can say is no if you bid low on the better or unusual stuff like this jag, and obviously it often takes their eye off the other end of the deal i.e full price.

LOL, now I agree with you, although thankfully I don't live on Northern Sky, Hebrides etc where they still do molest their kids and burn folk at the stake (/\ /\ /\ I'm sorta joking btw, especially the burning at the stake bit, that stopped a few years ago) BIG I used to co own a night club in Kent and you would not believe what went on there a lot of nights / mornings, (well maybe ya would)

Sorry to hear of your issue but it is all part of running the business and we have to be good at dealing with these sort of things. Speak to garage who have advised and quoted. Ask them to determine the fault. Ask why it is a fault. Ask how many miles left. Ask when it needs replacing. I like to be right so if I was 100% confident that the clutch was working fine, no slip - judder - vibration and it was just a high biting point as a charecteristic I would hold my ground. Simple reason being you have bought a used car with many miles, many many months beyond the original manufacturer warranty period. Sometimes these sort of customers are just unsure or worried that a clutch is going to cost £2k etc so you could always say worst case clutch needs replacing in next 12 months I can have it done for £300 ( insert amount) at trade rate for you. Stand by it, confirm its not a fault and confirm car runs and drives as intended. If its not on finance I would fight it, PM if you want a response letter looking over or anything. Alternatively if they are bonkers and you want an easy life just give them their money back, add £300 to the price of the car and sell it again for more to nicer folk who you will never hear from again as a metaphorical middle finger at these gimps.