K12 this was a problem for me when i bought my 97 sv . I bought the car with supposedly a new clutch from Lambo Long Island back in 04 . Never the less the clutch went in the first week i owned the car . That was the fastest $10k i spent , now i can get clutches for just over 1/2 that .Its a big expense due to the labor as well , the engine has to come completely out of the car to change . Up to 1/2 the bill can be for just labor !!! Anyway i then put in a ab(al burtoni) carbon fiber clutch and that lasted about 6 mos or so . This is my fault , i drove the car and shifted REAL hard . That was 2 clutches in the first 6-8 mos i owned th car . I heard they went quick also , but that was nuts ! I think the best tip i got was from ab when i called him up about the clutch issues and he said the best way to drive/shift the car was extremely fast, like a race car . Very quick shifts , and it worked great . Shifted smoother and less stress on the clutch . Much different then driving a normal 5/6 speed car . Anyway the clutch does sound to go quicker than most exoctics , but then again also depends on how you drive it ... ab also said that if you really baby the clutch you will get a very long life out of the clutch as he said that he just replaced a countachs clutch with 30k miles on it .. Not sure if its true but thats what he said ...........