Mr Clutch

Wandsworth branch of Mr Clutch told me a refurbished gear box would be fitted. On collection the gears were grinding. Got under car to see that my original gear box was still in situ. After loads of hassle got another box fitted and a paltry sum in compensation. Would never use this company again. Can’t believe it hasn’t gone bust!

I went to this branch of Mr Clutch when I thought my clutch had gone. They replaced the clutch and did some other necessary work like skimming the shims! and I was charged over a few hundred quid for it. As I drove away my gears got stuck again on Wandsworth roundabout, so I took it back. And they said that the problem was with my gear box. But if I was able to get a gear box they would fit it for me as a gesture of goodwill. So I spoke to my local mechanic in Kent (I wasn’t able to drive it to him in 2^nd gear or whatever my car was stuck in when I got it to Mr Clutch), he went to a breakers yard and found me the 5 gear gear box I needed. I borrowed a friends car from London, drove to Kent picked the gear box up, took it to Mr Clutch and they fitted it for me. I asked if I could get a receipt for the work, but they said as they were doing it as a favour and their boss wouldn’t let them they couldn’t give me a receipt. So then within a few weeks I was stuck in 2^nd gear again (writing this makes me think, did they even replace the first gear box?, anyway). So I rang Mr Clutch and they said there was nothing they could do as the gear box I had got must be the problem!

Mr Clutch. ‘Mister’ Clutch. Don Clutcheone. Big C. Yep, there’s a new kid in town, and he’s pretty mean. He can enable your gears to engage at a safe and acceptable speed! Lock up your young gear-​sticks mums and dads, these clutch gangs are loose and they mean business.
I absolutely love the way these guys have humanised a clutch. I mean, of all the internal parts of a car, the clutch has to be one of the least exciting, without any discernible personality. And if I wanted my clutch fixed, an animated cartoon clutch wouldn’t necessarily be my first choice. He looks too cheery with his cheeky smile, maybe he wouldn’t take the job seriously. The fan-​belt maybe, or the drive-​shaft would probably make a good fist of it
Actually, this place is pretty handy, being slap bang in the middle of the Wandsworth one-​way system, is big and professional looking and always fairly busy. And it does do what it says on the tin. So in that sense it’s no different from Burger ‘King’ or PC ‘World’ (what a fun ‘world’ that sounds ‘hey, apparently there’s a rave round Mr Microchip’s hard drive, bring your portable storage device and let’s interface!’). Also does exhausts, tyres and brakes. With all that work to do, I guess Mrs Clutch does the cooking!