u/Gemaaltje

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My normally trustworthy "Coopie" of 2004 is a bit sick unfortunately:

She has a weird sound when idling and driving in first, second and reverse. Sounds a bit hoarse like there's a belt or something slipping. The clutch also feels a bit spongy and vibrates sometimes. But there are no warning lights on, on the dash. I normally have a very trusty repair shop where she gets serviced but that's around 100km from my current position.

Oil, coolant etc. has already been checked and there are no issues there.

So I have 2 questions for the community basically:

How sick is she?

Is it better to take it to a nearby dealer and accept to be stifled or try to have it diagnosed by roadside assistance and if safe, drive her to her normal car doc.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Gemaaltje — 1 month ago