Protege 1992 LX advice

[scchicago]

I have the oppertunity to buy one of these for around $1k

5spd Manual
110k miles
uses 12oz oil in a week when driven approx 200 miles
clutch slips when acellerating really hard
body in good condition.

How bad a problem is this clutch slipping and how much would it be to replace?
this doesn't seem to be a real do it yourself job to replace a clutch... Would it be fine if I could just learn to drive to avoid the slippage?

Thanks everyone for your help!

[D323]

If its burning oil and has a bad clutch 1k is kinda of a rip off.
If the oil leak is an easy fix and you can get clutches for cheap then I say go for it.

fyi: exedy make good oem replacement clutches for our cars.

[scchicago]

okay, well 1k is the asking price. we haven't bargained at all yet. What would you say the car is worth so that I can have a number to work with?

the seller said that he suspects an oil leak but hasnt seen any oil under the ground where it has been parked or anything. so i dunno.

any other help is appreciated.

thanks

[323Foreword]

Does the motor make noise on cold starts?
How much does it smoke?
does it have A/C?

If the paint is good and body straight it's worth the money because it's an LX.

[lscrx]

If it's only 12oz of oil every 200 miles than you most likely won't see much of a stain. I was using about that much thanks to a valve cover gasket leak. I did the clutch myself in the driveway... but i'm a little more experienced than the average joe when it comes to front-drive imports An Autozone clutch kit (clutch/pressure plate/throw-out bearing) runs about 130 bucks... find someone to install it for you and you've got a relatively cheap/fun car!

[BP18Protege]

Back in 2000 I bought a 91 LX for $1200, It had an oil leak at the oil cooler, and the clutch slipped bad. I paid $550 to have the clutch replaced. 3 weeks after that the clutch went out completely. Paid an additional $200 to get it replaced (I was out of town)
That is when I started to do work like that myself, Its easy to do once you grasp the concept. If you get it, my advice is don't get a Parts store clutch, mine was replaced with a parts store clutch, it did not hold up well, The best one is the Exedy clutch kit, cost about $110-130 online or ebay. BPT323 has one in his car, seems to work great, he can get second alot.

[lscrx]

I need a better clutch... the Autozone clutch doesn't grab too great But I was in a hurry... and they had them in stock.