99 Camry Clutch

[cato47]

I'm thinking of buying a 99 Camry V6 with a 5 spd manual tranny. It has 127,000 miles on its and has been taken care of real good. Can anyone out there tell me how long one of these manual trannys can go before needing a clutch? I know it depends on how you drive it but I'm looking for an average so please chime in with your own personal experience.

Thanks

[bronzemaxell]

Originally Posted by cato47

I'm thinking of buying a 99 Camry V6 with a 5 spd manual tranny. It has 127,000 miles on its and has been taken care of real good. Can anyone out there tell me how long one of these manual trannys can go before needing a clutch? I know it depends on how you drive it but I'm looking for an average so please chime in with your own personal experience.

Thanks

local traffic wears the clutch quicker, and 127k miles in 5 or 6 years old car seems like highway mileage, averaging 20k miles per year, just my guess. mine is 99v6 5 speed, 115k miles, and the clutch seem harder than the rest of my cars, but still going strong, i don't ride on my clutch. Every vehicle is different, and depend on actual condition of the clutch. if it is clutch is slipping, do some search on DIY, or start making more mechanic friends to void heavy labor intensive clutch replacement task.