Hmmm, mine is the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned, is driven fast off road every day. It has shed a few bits that drop off and make it lighter but the treatment it receives would kill anything else, thinks I. I don't find the clutch heavy and nor do I find it particularly uncomfortable or unacceptably noisy except perhaps at motorway speeds. And yes, it still brings a grin to my face every time I get in. Now, where did I put my rose-tinted specs