I bought my 2006 Honda Accord V6 manual transmission Sports Sedan brand new in 2005. I drove it about a mile off the lot and that was as far as it got. I had to have it towed back to the dealer (they said they would not tow it) who tried to tell me I must be too hard on a clutch. I told him I had driven manual transmission cars for over 25 years, including my last car which had over 105,000 miles. They agreed to put a new transmission/and or clutch in.

Now it is 38,000 miles later, and a local repair shop I have often used reliably for other cars, tells me I need a new clutch. IS THIS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF HONDA ACCORD CLUTCHES, THAT THEY GO FASTER THAN BRAKE PADS? IF SO, PERHAPS THEY SHOULD ADD "REPLACEMENT OF A CLUTCH TO THEIR 36,000 MILE MAINTENANCE STANDARD SERVICE SCHEDULE". OF COURSE, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, A NEW CLUTCH MIGHT ALSO BE A rECOMMENDED SERVICE ITEM BETWEEN JUST AFTER ONE MILE.

WAY TO GO HONDA, NICE INITIALLY DELIVERED CAR THAT RAN JUST ONE MILE. BEFORE NEEDING MAJOR REPAIR. EXCELLENT COORDINATION IN ATTITUDE TO WORKMANSHIP IN BLAMING THE NEW OWNER HAVING JUST HAD HIS CAR TOWED IN AT HIS EXPENSE BECAUSE YOU SAID TOWING WASN'T COVERED AND THEN TRIED TO PREVAIL IN AN ARGUMENT THAT IT WASN'T A HONDA QUALITY PROBLEM, IT WAS THE NEW CAR OWNER'S FAULT FOR RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION INOPERATIVE IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTE OFF THE LOT.

NICE NEW CLUTCH WITH A SERVICE LIFE OF 38000 MILES. DO YOU HAVE FIVE YEAR AUTOMOBILE MARKETING PLAN EXIT STRATEGY OR DID I JUST GET UNLUCKY TWICE IN SO SHORT A TIME.