Yes, I guess that both of the comments above are very fair points. Years ago when things like bodywork, paint, interior and general build deteriorated much more quickly (cars became 'tatty', faster), I suppose we accepted failure of such items at lower mileages as it was on a par with the rest of the car.
Nowadays, however, a well looked after 20 year old 75 with 200,000 on the clock can still look like it's just driven out of the showroom, so any mechanical failure gets complained about.
I have a feeling my current diesel Tourer is still on it's original clutch at 150,000 miles - is there any way to check this without removing the gearbox ?
And does anyone know if the clutch springs are stiffer on the 75/ZT diesel, compared to the petrol models ?? (Hence more load on the hydraulics & seals)
The C3 was a diesel, not sure if that may have made a difference....