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Originally Posted by Ronbo
Don't these sequential manual transmission cars go through clutches terribly quickly? I seem to remember reading about the Ferrari/Maser/Aston clutches needing replacement around the 20K mile mark, or worse if you do a lot of driving in traffic. Not sure if it's the same with the BMW SMG or the VW DSG.
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Hmm, that's a good point. This is a car that a friend of mine just bought used, with around 40,000 miles on it, from a used car lot, with no PPI!
It is still under factory warranty, and he has an aftermarket warranty. But I bet those don't cover "wear items" like clutches!
I drove it maybe 5 miles, but could smell a slight clutch or brake burning smell afterwards. The 1-2 shift felt like it had a slipping clutch, a pretty noticeable delay and lag when in automatic mode. But I thought that was intentional to make it smoother. Now I wonder.