Howdy - David of Sydney

[Monty]

Hi, As they say, long time stalker, first time poster.

I have a red RA hatch (yep, BUTT ugly!! rear end, but practical), 2011 MY12, had to wait 3 months for it to come into the country in late Nov 11, but well worth the wait (with 6 Km on it after paint protection, leather treatment, protectors etc - that answers that forum!!). It replaced a 1989 911 Targa Carrera which was probably going to cost me a lot of money in the near future, but with modern tech, the RA's 2.0 has more power than the 3.2 flat 6 !!

Love the car although it is starting to exhibit the clutch "letting go" momentarily on downchange to the odd gears (particularly 3rd gear) with only 30K on the clock (I use it in Sport Manual).

She is stock at the moment until I convince MMA that the clutch problem is not normal and they do something about it - although there are no warnings associated when it occurs. Otherwise she will get some wheels and tyres, probably ROH Korsa and 235/40/18 RE002's, swaybars, Catback, ECU tune, boost pill etc,, only moderate as she is a daily drive.

Love the forum, so much knowledge and looking forward to putting some money Offey's way for some parts I have my eye on (a great service he seems to do for very little (no) personal reward).

Cheers, and happy Lancer motoring to all.

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[belle_tb_ES]

Welcome! Yet another red RA hatch lol

Keep an eye out for our meets

[VRX_08]

Welcome!

[Craig]

Welcome

[Zaphod]

[Rowlesy6]

welcome to CCJ!

[Monty]

Thanks for all the welcomes, I appreciate it

[TasteTheRuss]

Welcome bro, hope to see ya at some of the meets

[shadow-vex]

welcome man, hope to see you at meets

[turbogirl]

Welcome!

[Metalstrix]

Welcome to the forum mate!

We also have a Red RA hatch in the sydney group! So you're not alone!

[shiv]

welcome

[Monty]

Welcome. Can always try a fluid change first. Bad clutch usually shudder at hill start or normal take off if it is bad enough. No one really want a RA hatch. Mine left the factory in May 10 and I bought it as a demo in Nov 11 with only 200 odd kms on it. Only bought it because it is 3.5k cheaper than the MY11 sedan.

Thanks for the advice. There has been no shudder on hill start or take-off, in fact the box is very smooth and manual gear changes are excellent, EXCEPT, when she is still warming up and downshifting to an odd gear (usually 3rd) and the clutch sometimes "lets go" momentarily, no problem when the box is warm or on the even gears.

Last service I reported it to the dealer and they found no fault codes or any other problems with the box, but it continued to happen. By coincidence, I picked it up from a regular service this afternoon where I had reported the same problem, figuring that if it is documented every service and they find no problem, then at least if or when it blows up I will have a history with MMA for a warranty claim.

Lo and behold when I picked it up, their diagnostic fault tree indicated that it needs a clutch pack change and a new adaptor plate. So upshot is MMA will change the clutch pack and adaptor plate under warranty for me.

Win Win