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Originally Posted by euromodder

The constant shifting in city traffic, when done properly, actually isn't too bad.
In city traffic, one's usuallynot gunning it, so the wear is within limits.

If you need a clutch replacement after 30K miles, get an automatic or learn to use the clutch properly.

I refer you back to my first post (#11) in this thread:

This is contingent on the type of driving you do. We live in citified environs (suburbia). I once owned a car that I bought new that was a manual and I enjoyed it, but the clutch was shot by 40K miles. Not that I don't know how to clutch, (believe me, I DO). But realize that when you drive almost exclusively in city traffic you cannot avoid needing to clutch and shift a lot, a great deal more than if you are in a rural environment doing mostly highway driving.

So for us having automatic transmissions is a 'must'. And changing the automatic tranny fluid helps too. So far none of my vehicles have needed transmission repair with over 100K miles on each, whereas one with a manual clutch would have worn out and needed replacement several times by now.