jut bought an x, and need help!
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jut bought an x, and need help!
I just bought a used 08 evo x gsr from a dealer, I have bought two cars from them before and they have been amazing. But the car has 27,000 miles on it, I drive it for 7 and 1/2 days, and then bam. my clutch burns out all together out of no where, I had to tow the damn thing to the dealership. I never launched, I fast shifted maybe about 3 or 4 times, stalled about 3 times, and thats it. never grinded and never burned. It's beyond me. well after dropping 25k they call me today and say 1,900$ for a new clutch. I am not putting in a new clutch in a car I just got a week ago. What do I do? Is there anything I can do? I love my x, I don't want to give it back . I want them to cover all or most of the cost.
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happened to mine when I bought it brand new. Some twit at the dealership (or maybe the previous owner who they bought it from) was launching it or doing clutch burnouts. Dealer screwed me and played the 'how do we know you didn't abuse it' card.
DONT LET THEM TOUCH IT. Take it to a performance shop and have a good aftermarket clutch put in. The OEM clutch is junk. You can get a much better clutch installed for much less. where are you located? someone here can probably recommend a good shop who knows how to work on evos.
You can try to get them to cover it, but i doubt they will. good luck
edit: $25k for a 2008 with 27k miles? dang, i got mine brand new for about that (considering 0%)!
DONT LET THEM TOUCH IT. Take it to a performance shop and have a good aftermarket clutch put in. The OEM clutch is junk. You can get a much better clutch installed for much less. where are you located? someone here can probably recommend a good shop who knows how to work on evos.
You can try to get them to cover it, but i doubt they will. good luck
edit: $25k for a 2008 with 27k miles? dang, i got mine brand new for about that (considering 0%)!
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happened to mine when I bought it brand new. Some twit at the dealership (or maybe the previous owner who they bought it from) was launching it or doing clutch burnouts. Dealer screwed me and played the 'how do we know you didn't abuse it' card.
DONT LET THEM TOUCH IT. Take it to a performance shop and have a good aftermarket clutch put in. The OEM clutch is junk. You can get a much better clutch installed for much less. where are you located? someone here can probably recommend a good shop who knows how to work on evos.
You can try to get them to cover it, but i doubt they will. good luck
edit: $25k for a 2008 with 27k miles? dang, i got mine brand new for about that (considering 0%)!
DONT LET THEM TOUCH IT. Take it to a performance shop and have a good aftermarket clutch put in. The OEM clutch is junk. You can get a much better clutch installed for much less. where are you located? someone here can probably recommend a good shop who knows how to work on evos.
You can try to get them to cover it, but i doubt they will. good luck
edit: $25k for a 2008 with 27k miles? dang, i got mine brand new for about that (considering 0%)!
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So, I have a feeling it was some other mode of failure than just buring out... did the clutch just start slipping on you or will it just not go into gear or come out of gear or what...
More often then not when a clutch burns out it happens over time.. starts to slip then gets worse and worse..
On the other hand if the master cylinder fails or the throwout bearing fails or disconnects from the arm (forget the details of this last mode of failure but it does happen) then it would be more of an instant failure.. If the failure is not a burnt out clutch you have a better chance of getting it fixed by the dealer.
More often then not when a clutch burns out it happens over time.. starts to slip then gets worse and worse..
On the other hand if the master cylinder fails or the throwout bearing fails or disconnects from the arm (forget the details of this last mode of failure but it does happen) then it would be more of an instant failure.. If the failure is not a burnt out clutch you have a better chance of getting it fixed by the dealer.
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So, I have a feeling it was some other mode of failure than just buring out... did the clutch just start slipping on you or will it just not go into gear or come out of gear or what...
More often then not when a clutch burns out it happens over time.. starts to slip then gets worse and worse..
On the other hand if the master cylinder fails or the throwout bearing fails or disconnects from the arm (forget the details of this last mode of failure but it does happen) then it would be more of an instant failure.. If the failure is not a burnt out clutch you have a better chance of getting it fixed by the dealer.
More often then not when a clutch burns out it happens over time.. starts to slip then gets worse and worse..
On the other hand if the master cylinder fails or the throwout bearing fails or disconnects from the arm (forget the details of this last mode of failure but it does happen) then it would be more of an instant failure.. If the failure is not a burnt out clutch you have a better chance of getting it fixed by the dealer.
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Thats why you check for weak clutches, worn brake pads, modifications, worn tires and carfax vehicle report before you get yourself in a very expensive disaster on wheels.
I would 100% get an aftermarket clutch since labor is very expensive on a clutch replacement, you dont want to do this again for a while.