In the clutches of a scoobie-doo

[Danton J.A. Cardoso]

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
>
>
>
>
>
>  -----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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Danton J.A. Cardoso