Several years ago I had to have the clutch cable replaced at about
80k, and the dealer told me that I'd be wise to keep an eye out for slippage at 120k. If I drive it hard, the clutch does slip a bit before it fully engages now, at 115k.
The car is otherwise in good shape.......still has the original battery and has never failed to start in 8 Chicago winters........and has been ultra-reliable, so I'd like to keep it for a while.
How much should I expect to pay at an independent shop? Dealer had suggested over $1k and that seemed way out of line--and immediately admitted that they'd not replaced any for a very long time. Frankly, the tech there who installed/adjusted the replacement cable didn't know what he was doing......the car seemed as if it started creeping forward as soon as I thought about lifting my foot, much less actually moved it! Makes me think that they don't know that much about the sticks.......