Sup guys,
Sooooooo… My clutch has been slipping and it's time for a new clutch… It started slipping about a month ago.
Mini story incase you're wondering why I need one already:
When I first got my Evo I was an idiot and drove it like it was a pos crx… I was launching it, brake boosting (never again), canyon running, etc. I put in almost 9k miles in a matter of weeks. Took the car to Big Bear, Mt High, Vegas, etc… Then decided to let the car chill. Started driving her conservatively, but then a few months ago my gf bought me a GoPro and of course I had to make some vids. So for months I was making little GoPro vids driving the shit out of my car again, and now the clutch is slipping… fak.
Now, the debate. My Evo is currently my only car. I've had the car for 15 months now and as of this morning (8/26) my car hit 37,898 when I pulled into work. Should I get a new clutch and continue driving my car, OR should I get a daily?
Reason for high mileage:
I work for a media and publishing company in Orange County. We have magazines and newspapers across the country, but I manage the photos from San Diego to LA. So everyday I go into our office in OC and then I might drive to San Diego for a meeting or photo shoot, or LA…
I live in OC and my parents, brother, and gf live in San Diego. So I do a lot of driving everyday. Right now I'm at our office in Laguna Beach, but this afternoon I have a meeting in Costa Mesa at 3pm and then I have a photo shoot down in Dana Point at 5pm. And then tonight I'm going down to San Diego for $2 Tuesday for some drinks and tacos with my friends and this is just today. So I'll be racking up roughly 200 miles today.
If I get a daily my price range is around $2k-$3k since it's just gonna be used for this kind of driving. Or spend the $1,500 on a new clutch. I've been lurking on auto trader and craigslist and I've found miatas, civics, dc2's, da's, sc400's, s14's, etc. around my price range. They're usually either salvaged, or mismatched painted panels, dented fenders, etc. but they're still in good working condition.
What do you guys think?
My big dilemma is the possibility of getting one of these pos daily cars and running into mechanical issues down the road which could lead to repairs that I could've just done on the Evo blehhhh, fak! idk!
Thanks!
-Jody