It's true, can you better 212,000 on the stock clutch, city/highway all conditions, I never do anything to this car, can't kill it, use mobil one from new, runs beautifully. Just looks like crap now.

I had a 93 pathfinder that i traded in on my max and it had 169k with the oem clutch and still had tons of life in her left.

What can one reasonably expect out of a clutch if the car is driven say 75% highway and not like its been stolen. I have 53,000 miles on mine. My brakes have still got a lot of life in them. I can't see touching them until at least 75,000 miles because I don't use them and downshift when possible.

my clutch went out at 117k only because i took it to the track and raced it all the time.brakes i just replaced at 110k still looked good to..

My clutch went out at 112 but i got it at 108k and the clutch was good but i guess my maniac driving skills killed it. Well damn thats awesome 212k on a stock clutch.

212,001 ... Ha, beat it

you have an auto

who said an auto doesn't have a clutch?

wow, I must be hard on clutches. All three cars I've had, the clutches have gone out, I'll never buy an auto!
91 Toyota truck - clutch went at 99,000mi
98 GMC Sonoma ZR2 - clutch was toast at 111,000mi
and then I fried the clutch on my Maxima at 100,000mi

Was that a joke???


What about TO bearings? Ever had to replace those? Mine died at 110K, but clutch still was in decent shape.

If I were you, I would not be worrying so much about using the brakes. It is a lot cheaper to replace the brakes if they get worn out than it is to replace the clutch/tranny/TO bearing that might come earlier from a ton of downshifting when not necessary.
Don't get me wrong, I do it when I am really driving....but not just all the time. I mean, if you are not really racing around a corner or anything, you should not need to down shift all the way down.

I guess if you rev match, it is not that bad for the tranny or clutch.
That is what I do anyway.

My downshifting I mean driving in the city and slowing down from 40 mph to ease up to a red light by going from 4th to 3rd to 2nd gently. Then if necessary I just tap the brakes as I approach the last car at the light.

I am aware of what downshifting is.
I am just saying that is a little more wear and tear on your tranny than it needs, if it is not necessary to get back into traffic. Just trying to give you a warning and heads-up.

No joke,
I never slip the clutch except for a small take up in 1st, I never floor the gas unless it is fully engaged, I always match the rpm to the speed necessary.

The TO bearing is stock original, I attribute the longevity to 2 things,
1. I never leave the car in gear at lights
2. I disconnected the ignition kill switch on the clutch pedal, that is to say, when I start the car I never dump the clutch. I did that from new.

I drive the snot out of this car, and do plenty of town?hill driving. Just being careful does it.

Now front tires, that is a different issue

I mean his comment was joke or not. Autos don't have clutch, they have Torque Converter.

183k and counting on my stock clutch

155,000 clutch just kicked the bucket and me

Some times I miss the joke.
I thought Fargo was a serious movie when I first saw it, duh.

my oem clutch went at about...105 or 6 i'd say...maybe 8. after that it was time to upgrade to the exedy stage 1