Re: Clutch - pre-emptive replacement or wait a bit longer?

so I'm wondering whether I should go
for pre-emptive replacement this year.

Don't bother. I've always found clutches on the way out give plenty of
warning (slipping on uphill roads in a high gear etc) and none have ever
failed totally and left me stranded. Have always squeezed at least 1000
miles out of a slipping clutch before getting it replaced :-)

75k for a clutch is a reasonable lifetime. Don't think I've every had one
fail before then. I think my old BMW clutch must be getting on for 120k
miles now. I thought about replacing it a few years ago, but figured I'd
wait until it packed up. Still waiting :-)

Al.
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