[Christ]

Yep. That pretty much sums it up. Don't "ride" the clutch, don't apply throttle until the clutch is almost fully engaged. Under normal use, the clutch and components can last the life of the car. If I was near it, It'd show you a picture of a clutch used in my first truck that was changed for the first time at 377,000 miles. The sole use for the truck before I bought it was nothing other than towing a 40foot goose neck RV around the country. I had full service records when I bought the truck, dealer serviced, but only items which failed inspection/testing were ever replaced (scheduled maintenance... Hah!). The transmission hadn't been removed from the truck, proof that the clutch hasn't been altered. I changed it when I installed a new transmission with shorter gears, because the splines were wrong for the new trans. It still had the OEM wear indicator grooves, close to 2mm deep - lots of life left.