National clutches fail within 4000 miles

Zeeblum · 12th October 2020, 07:01

Hi all,

Andy Willi is apparently up and running again although I am struggling to reach him.
He did both my ZTT and my ZT in prep for Philt4s map.
Unfortunately both clutches failed within 4000 miles, in fact my ZT barely covered 2000 I think.
I came across a post from late 2018 naming and shaming a customer of his for having work done and never paying.
In the same vein I can’t help but feel if he’s working again that he should honour the work carried out that was clearly sub standard.
I’m not saying it was his fault, National clutches may have had a bad batch for example.
I had already taken a trip from Plymouth to Doncaster and back to have the ZTTs clutch re looked at and sold it a couple of months later as I felt it wasn’t right but thought it might just be in my head. I later had a message from the chap calling me a tw*t for selling him a car with a dodgy clutch. Not long after, despite having the wheels and body resprayed and a host of mods done I found it scrapped.
I still have my ZT on the driveway begging for the clutch to be redone. I got hold of Andy ages ago but suddenly he stopped communicating with me.
Do I have any recourse? Does anyone know how to get hold of him?
I left him to it, sympathising with his situation but apparently he’s back fitting and repairing so I absolutely believe he should honour the work that has failed so quickly. Between the two cars and the drive to Doncaster I spent over £1100

What do you think?

Apologies in advance if this is not the correct area to seek advice.

12th October 2020, 07:01	#1
Zeeblum Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Plymouth Posts: 51 Thanks: 26 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	National clutches fail within 4000 miles Hi all, Andy Willi is apparently up and running again although I am struggling to reach him. He did both my ZTT and my ZT in prep for Philt4s map. Unfortunately both clutches failed within 4000 miles, in fact my ZT barely covered 2000 I think. I came across a post from late 2018 naming and shaming a customer of his for having work done and never paying. In the same vein I can’t help but feel if he’s working again that he should honour the work carried out that was clearly sub standard. I’m not saying it was his fault, National clutches may have had a bad batch for example. I had already taken a trip from Plymouth to Doncaster and back to have the ZTTs clutch re looked at and sold it a couple of months later as I felt it wasn’t right but thought it might just be in my head. I later had a message from the chap calling me a tw*t for selling him a car with a dodgy clutch. Not long after, despite having the wheels and body resprayed and a host of mods done I found it scrapped. I still have my ZT on the driveway begging for the clutch to be redone. I got hold of Andy ages ago but suddenly he stopped communicating with me. Do I have any recourse? Does anyone know how to get hold of him? I left him to it, sympathising with his situation but apparently he’s back fitting and repairing so I absolutely believe he should honour the work that has failed so quickly. Between the two cars and the drive to Doncaster I spent over £1100 What do you think? Apologies in advance if this is not the correct area to seek advice.