2007 Manual with 30km (Sold) Good condition
2010 Manual with 10km All is good (ps - Hate the high reverse gear!!)

 

23,000 no problems. I did notice less bite on 4th when I was racing it a couple of times. But if I am careful when shifting, no issues.

 

2007 Vantage, manual with 17xxx, shifts smoothly with no issues. I'm the second owner, and I had occasion to speak with the original owner, who said he didn't have any clutch issues either. These clutches should last a long time under normal use. Most importantly.....don't ride the clutch with your left foor when your driving, as this wears them out in a hurry on any car.

 

I have 18K and its definitely acting weird. Not exactly slipping, but it takes longer to grab and feels rough. This car has never seen a track and I'm pretty easy on it. SS with RSC upgrade.

 

27K miles clutch is slipping, started at mid 26

 

11,000 miles on my 07 Vantage, no clutch issues.

 

How much does it cost to replace the clutch?

 

I was quoted $5300 on my 09 Vantage. "Luckily" what I had was a real failure and was covered under the warranty.

 

Hello all,

Sorry to revive this old topic

I have a 2008 sportshift and the car has about 15.000 miles (25.000 km). No problems yet, but I have the occasionally burn/rotten eggs smell.

My dealer told me that if you do the clutch learn procedure every time, avoid shifting at high revs and take your foot of the accelerator when you shift, a clutch can last a lifetime.

He said that he has cars with over 30.000 miles (50.000 km) with the original sportshift clutch.

When I just had my car, I drove it like I stole it. But now, after a few months, I appreciate driving at low speeds and shift at maximum 3,5 or 4000 rpm. Sounds boring, but hey, i'm not in the mood for big repair bills.

I have a Mercedes (c class AMG). I has about 37.000 miles (60.000 km) and I'm still on my original brake pads. The dealer told me he had never seen that

 

My previous Vantage V8 MY2007 with SportShift had 80.000 km when I sold it. And it was still on the original clutch.

 

2007 manual 88K miles original clutch, but probably atypical, have driven MT cars life long and have put over 200K miles on a few Porsches' with no clutch replacement due to wear.

 

The previous owner of my '07 V8 Vantage manual wore out the clutch in 12,200 miles.

Now it has the Velocity AP dual disc upgrade and I know how to drive a manual so it should last forever.

 

oo7: any particular tricks you use to reduce clutch wear?

 

I've always thought I was pretty good with a clutch. In one year of ownership I have smelled the clutch three times. Those are only times I have smelled a clutch in my entire life. It's really a weak point in the car. I have 10k miles and don't know how long it will last.

My Porsche's never had to have theirs replaced even when I added significant power to one of them. I had 550hp on my Turbo with the stock clutch and never had a problem.

 

My manual 07 had several times the clutch smelled, yet after 25,000 hard driving miles the clutch was still good... My 09 and my 15 had sportshift - never smelled clutch.