205 clutch replacment cost

It has an MA gearbox. If it went to a garage you'd be looking at £100 for the clutch kit, and maybe 3 hours labour. I'd guess £200-£250. Or if you're vaguely mechanically confident try doing it yourself. I did when i had my XS and it only took me about 5 hours with the help of a Haynes.

Cheers, it does look like something I'd be able to do myself, just don't really fancy sitting out in the road freezing my arse off at this time of year, also if I get stuck im a bit screwed ;) I'll see if i can get hold of a clutch kit on the cheap today anyway cos £100 is a bit steep. I'll let you know how it goes...

I was in the same position, but i thought sod it, and surprised myself by getting it done so quickly, although i did have some idea of what i was doing. You can probably pick a kit up (everything you'll need apart from an aligning tool) from Euro Car Parts or similar for £70. Dont be afraid to buy the cheaper one, i did and it worked fine (and still is AFAIK).

Good luck!

Well...I've got all the bits, but I cant get the clutch housing to come off, assuming I'm undoing the right bit, as haynes only shows the BH3 unit which apparently doesn't look anything like my one. I've taken out the 4 large allen bolts that I could find (going between the housing and engine block) but something is still holding it together at the bottom, cos if I shake the transmission you can see a gap at the top, but its still firmly in place at the bottom. Any idea what I've missed?

IIRC there's 2 at the bottom, one at the front which should be obvious and also one at the back that also holds a downpipe bracket in place. There are also dowells holding the 'box in place, it could just be caught on one of them.