I'd think thats better. I like manuals better. My clutch lasted over 200K miles. Drive the trooper and see out it feels. My trans has over 270K miles on it. Replacing the clutch isn't that bad. I'm not sure about the 96, but I can get a new clutch for my trooper for about $150. I would guess that if you had to replace it, it would run $500 to $600 to have somone replace it?? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

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