Bought this 2005 Outback XT 5MT back in October with around 102K miles. CARFAX says I'm the 4th owner.
Just now hitting 105K.
I can't say I've notice the clutch slipping. Seems "normal" to me.
I tend to baby the clutch though.
When my wife drives the car, I nearly come out my skin. She doesn't drive aggressively or anything. On the contrary -- she seems to ride / slip the clutch constantly in search of nice smooth gear changes. Both accelerating, and working her way through all the gears coming to a stop.
Doesn't match RPM's with gear / road speed. Just lets the clutch do all the work.
Any thoughts on how terrible this really is? Is the clutch robust enough to take it, and I just shouldn't worry about it?
When I bring it up, she always counters that up until just the last 10yrs, all of her previous cars where manuals and she never had a clutch replaced.
Just now hitting 105K.
I can't say I've notice the clutch slipping. Seems "normal" to me.
I tend to baby the clutch though.
When my wife drives the car, I nearly come out my skin. She doesn't drive aggressively or anything. On the contrary -- she seems to ride / slip the clutch constantly in search of nice smooth gear changes. Both accelerating, and working her way through all the gears coming to a stop.
Doesn't match RPM's with gear / road speed. Just lets the clutch do all the work.
Any thoughts on how terrible this really is? Is the clutch robust enough to take it, and I just shouldn't worry about it?
When I bring it up, she always counters that up until just the last 10yrs, all of her previous cars where manuals and she never had a clutch replaced.