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Hi all, Me again So anyway, I drove from London to Hastings without a problem. Stopped the car to unpack our camping gear then went out of town to pick up some shopping. Again everything was fine. Coming back from the shops along a winding country road, got lost and ended up in some vineyard going down hill. There was no way of me being able to turn the car round so I had to reverse back up the hill. Smoke started appearing from under the bonnet so I stopped the car and checked under it, there was a burning smell then it stopped smoking out so I continued along this bumpy country road and then when I went from 3rd into 4th gear, the clutch didn't come back up and I couldn't change the gear. I reversed the car back down this winding road at 11PM with just hazard lights on and called the AA the next day. They said it was definitely the clutch and the master cylinder which had gone so they got a Flatbed truck to take the car back to London to a "reputable" garage. They left it until this morning when I spoke to them and they said it is £85 p/h and will take 8 and a half hours to repair. I was touching base with them this afternoon to see what was happening with the car and 4 HOURS into it and they still didn't manage to get to the gearbox!!!! They also said that I have a broken flywheel and all loose parts like the Starter motor, could this be related to my non-start problems? This particular garage said that if the AA don't authorise the repair (up to £475 Parts and Garage cover) then I personally only have to pay for 2 x £85 worth of Labour and get the car towed away :( If they do authorise it; then I have to pay the excess from £465 to over a grand!! Does this sound correct? Is it worth putting all this money into an 03? 90K miles Citroen C8 Thanks Paul