Hi there,
I will be heading of on an awsome road trip to the south of France then Italy and back through Germany (bring on the autobahns!!) at the end of May. I think looking at google maps i will be covering around 3000 miles of some of the best driving roads in europe lol. Now my big decision is whether to change my cultch or not before i go. i currently have a 2004 350z with 55k on the clock, I know its very hard to judge when a clutch is going to go but reading many of the posts on here i seem to be right at the millage that it should be due.
The clutch on the car does bite high but then i have read this is quite normal on the Z, i have covered around 4,500 miles in the car since owning it and the clutch bite point doesn't seem to have changed and i have carried out numerous tests to see if it will slip and it still working great with no signs of slipping or lossing power.
The car has been really well looked after and its in very good condition so dont think it has been abused too much before i bought it but really can't decided to bite the bullet and change the clutch just incase or leave it and hope it will carry on working fine. Just dont want to be stuck it the alps with a car that won't go up a mountain!!!
Could anyone tell me how fast a clutch would deteriorate i.e once you get the signs of i slipping do you have 10, 100 or 1000 miles of careful driving, basically could i get back to UK if it starts to slip in Northern Italy?
Cheers