[KimMG]

You're lucky it was just the clutch and not the transmission. One of my cars has 140,000 miles on the clutch (original), 110,000 miles on the second clutch in my truck and still going (original owner got only got 60,000 out of the original clutch). My friend had 160,000 miles on her original clutch when her car was totaled. Clutches, transmissions, and motors will last a long time if you don't drive like a hostile idiot. Riding the clutch causes excessive heat and prematurely burns up the clutch.