kokopop said:
I agree. I know both folks that have gotten 150K out of there clutch in the X and other's who only got 20-35K. I see both those people wheel and I know why they make the clutch last or fry it!
Driving technique is obviously a huge factor. But, does the Gen1 X have the same clutch? I assume you mean Gen1 folks, since 150K is a lot of miles for even an '05. And even assuming it's exactly the same clutch, if it's Gen1, they've got a lot less power at 3.3L to transmit in the first place.
Take the X, and get stuck in the snow, and try to drive it out, not like an idiot, but with some real finesse. Or wind up in start and stop traffic on a 5 mile long steep hill, like on the trip to Big Bear in the San Bernadino Mtns out here when they're checking everyone's chains. Or pulling your boat out of the water on a slippery, steep ramp. In these situations even a talented MT driver is in
greater danger than necessary of overheating our clutch. It's not as durable as it should be.
I'm not denying driver error; I'm saying that our clutch should and could be stronger for the power we run stock and for the situations the X is advertised as capable of negotiating. Everyone spins and slips a bit getting unstuck in the sand. Let's make clutches that can take some amount of hard use, not abuse, not "powershifting" at every light, not "getting wheels" in third gear--but for normal, conscientious hard driving. Your clutch may be fine, but I bet that as Xs age we're going to see way too much premature clutch failure compared to somewhat older, similar vehicles.