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[thstone]

Originally Posted by JayG

How can a shop tell the clutch needed to be replaced in 5000 miles without dropping the tranny?

They can't. The shop recommendation for the clutch was based entirely on mileage. The clutch itself was in perfectly good working order at the time of (both) sales.

[pony13ca]

The best lesson I learned from this site, was to be ready to throw a few grand into whatever car I bought to get it sorted. To bad "a car guy" missed that lesson!!