dvancleve

Well I managed to drive a different, higher mileage OBXT, just for comparison. The second one has what I would call a firm clutch pedal, but nothing like the first one. Something is definitely dried up/contaminated/worn on the first one. I was able to get $500 knocked off the price, so I am going to buy it anyway. I will have to decide whether I want to suffer with the stiff pedal until the clutch starts to slip, or suck it up and have it worked on... Doug

I am probably going to buy an '07 OBXT with a manual transmission. I have driven it twice and everything seems great but the clutch pedal is very stiff. It seems to work fine, just pretty hard to push it in. The owner says it has always been that way or at least he never noticed a change. The car has 57,500 miles on it and has had all the maintenance done on schedule. The clutch is definitely stiffer than the ones in a Mazda Speed3, Ford Focus ST and '11 WRX I have driven. Is that normal? Edit: come on guys, nothing? I have come across several reports of stiff clutches in these cars (I assume the 05-09 LGTs would be the same?), but also statements that it probably means the clutch is wearing out. This could be a deal-breaker for me as I suspect the seller won't be interested in dropping the price another grand and it really is stiff when driving... Thanks, Doug