As I had said before, the clutch on my 94 camry was on its way out, rightfully so with 184K miles. I called around and the best price anyone could do was 950-1,100 bucks. I brought my car back to the used shop where I bought it and asked if he could do a clutch. Mechanic claimed he could have it done in 5 hours, said he did them all the time. I was quoted 650 bucks for everything. I dropped it off at 10AM and my car was ready at 4PM. Factor in a lunch break and I think this guy was dead on with his time estimate. Price was 600 out the door, too. Car runs great now, but a new clutch is something to get used to especially after the old worn out one. Clutch is very easy to engage/disnegage and starts to grab when the pedal is close to the floor. Guy did good work, and with 100 miles the car feels great (for a 94 POS camry anyways). Figured I post an update, as I had asked here if anyonet thought I should scrap it and buy another beater.

 

Why do you have an inclination to scrap it? You may run into new and unwanted problems with a different beater? Your car may run forever.

 

no no, he did before in another thread....he asked if it was worth it to have the clutch changed vs. scrapping it originally.

 

So what you are saying is that it was worth the repair. I see.

 

Sorry for the confusion, first thread was asking how much a clutch generally is. And if its worth a 900 dollar clutch on a 1500 dollar car.

I got the clutch my cheaper and am glad I kept the POS.

 

Funny you posted this. I have a `95 Subaru Impreza 2.2 with over 150K miles on it. The engine still runs great (even with Fram oil filters~lol) but I'm concerned about the clutch going out eventually. $600 bucks for a newclutch would be very nice since that's about how much the car`s worth.
Hope your cage lasts you another 184K