In September, my mechanic said he'd never heard of a clutch lasting 360,000 miles before.
Maybe that jinxed it. Last Wednesday, Charlie's clutch finally failed in the midst of heavy Santa Barbara traffic, and I barely got over to the shoulder in time. I wondered if it was time to say goodbye to my Jeep Cherokee... after all, he wasn't getting any younger.
I couldn't do it. It cost me $1000 to put Charlie on the road again. We're trying for 400,000 miles now. Anyway, a moment of silence for an amazing piece of machinery...