MIGHT NEED A CLUTCH,trying to be pro-active :)

"WHAT IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY OUT"

Park it in the garage.

 

Buy a clutch kit and install it yourself. {Clutch disk, pressure plate, throw out bearing, slave cylinder, and seals.}

Or you can open it up, and then order the parts and possible save the pressure plate cost.

I recommend replacing the slave cylinder. I did a clutch job without doing this and had to do it again. As the clutch disk ages, the slave cylinder retreats into its hydraulic chamber. A new disk allows it to egress back outward, however in my case the brake fluid had etched the surface and the seal fail to hold::Allowing air to get sucked into the slave when the clutch was released quickly--no fluid pushed through, but air did get sucked in. The labor involved in getting at the slave cylinder is such that it represents 80%+ of the labor of a whole clutch job. Doing the clutch twice is not cost effective.

 

MY355, call around to find who sells it the cheapest. you might be pleasently supprised to find that if you call and get something at the Euro MSRP its alot cheaper....and if you find a discount parts place in europe it will be nearly 50% cheaper...