In the clutches of a scoobie-doo
Danton J.A. Cardoso
djacardoso at gmail.com
Fri Feb 1 15:04:39 PST 2008
Jim,
What did you mean about "title and license" in your clutch quote?
On Fri, Feb 1, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Jim Hardesty <jimhardesty at ameritech.net> wrote:
> 16.5K? That's hard to believe that could be driving style. And hard to
> believe you need an aftermarket upgrade.
>
> I just had my wrx clutch replaced at 75k (major slippage) with at least 400
> autocross launches on it.
>
> Stock clutch $950 tax, title, license and labor. That includes a $150 TO
> bearing.
>
> But considering what I did to my subie clutch I don't see how yours could
> wear out that early.
>
> jim
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Grant Lenahan
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:17 AM
> To: Robert Myers
> Cc: quattro list; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: In the clutches of a scoobie-doo
>
> I dont think the early failure is attributable to the clutch parts.
> Lots of those go 100k+.
>
> Its either a defect, or driving style.
>
> Grant
> On Feb 1, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Robert Myers wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Y'all,
> >
> > The bitter, er, better, half's 2007 Forester 2.5XT with only 16.5K on
> > the clock has developed a MAJOR clutch slip problem. The local
> > stealer is waffling on covering it under warranty.
> >
> > I'm assuming at this time that the repair will be done under warranty.
> > (If not, there will be a battle here.) With that assumption in mind
> > I'm looking for information re: possible clutch upgrade at this time.
> > My bargaining would be assisted if I had a ballpark estimate of
> > pricing (parts only) for stock and upgraded clutch kits. The
> > difference in cost is what I really need. Do any of you scoobie
> > owners have any info for me? Bueller?
> >
> > Bob
> >
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