jamrogie

And the rest of the story...... They stuck me with the bill. Called corporate, did all that, but in the end they blame my "aggressive driving" end of story. I still maintain that I drove my Firebird just as aggressively and that clutch lasted over 100k miles, so I don't know what's up. About the only thing I do know is that Lexus got their $2400 out of me today, but lost out on probably 50 years of potential repeat business. Good trade-off for them? I think not, but it wasn't my call. Andy

No mods, nothing aftermarket at all. We'll see what I can finagle. Andy

Last night the clutch on my '02 IS "died" for lack of a better term. I had it towed to my nearest dealership and all they could come up with was: it's worn out. They couldn't find anything mechanically or otherwise that would have caused it to wear inappropriately. Because of that, the replacement clutch will not be covered by Lexus and they are also going to replace the fly wheel for a grand total of $2400 out of my pocket. Doesn't this seem just a little premature? I did the 30k maintenace just 2 weeks ago. I do drive the car fast, but I'm not over-the-top by any means. I've driven manual transmision cars for almost 10 years now (I'm only 25, so pretty much my entire driving career has been on manuals). The car I had before the IS was a '96 Firebird and with the same driving style, that clutch lasted me to 107k miles. I'm very disheartened with Lexus right now and am wondering if I just got a bum clutch from the beginning, or will I be tacking on another $2 grand to my 60k maintenance to replace this new clutch? Up until this point I couldn't have been more happy with the car and Lexus in general (this is my first Lexus) but like I said, I'm very disheartened right now. Andy