At 6,000 mile serive. Clutch wear was at 18%.
Never smelled clutch burn? What causes that?
Talked to the service guy at FM, these cars should get between 20,000 and 35,000 miles on the clutch? However, after reading the prior posts I am getting worried. My next service is not until 18,500 miles. I will let you know.
Chris,
you and I are on the same wavelength.....when shopping for the car, I read through this website and spoke to current owners and got the strong impression, clutch life was around 15,000---20,000 miles. I figured I should expect to replace a clutch once every 2 years...no big deal. ...I also found that people had been paying $2200 for replacement....
reality check ---
Clutch replacement, at least in CAL is $3400-$3800.
I am not getting anywhere near 15000 out of clutch and I drive the car "normally", i have my moments of driving hard, but for the most part drive it as I would any other vehicle, very civilized.
why is there such variation on clutch life? why the variation in price? Some report close to 40,000 miles, while extreme, are we all getting the same clutch?
In regards to clutch burn, it is similar to burning a traditional clutch, you will smell a weird smell....try backing up in Reverse on the slightest of inclines, you will surely smell the burn....I was parked in front of a Safeway grocery store at the slightest of angle, and each time I leave, i get burn.....if you were to walk the same part of roadway, you would not even likley notice the gradient, but I still cannot avoid clutch burn.....
Sorry to all for the venting, I am just puzzled on the short life I have got from my clutch....I was considering selling the car yesterday ....but really could not find something comparable...a F355 Spider is not practical to use as a Daily driver, BMWs bore me, I have a Merc, ..the newer Saabs look OK, ...and the Lotus Esprits are not converatables....