I wouldn't say people are blowing them left and right. That's a gross misrepresentation. We've sold close to a thousand clutch kits, and have had many repeat customers. Does that mean there haven't been any issues? No. But, we've warrantied clutches when they called for it.
The issue is clutches are a wear item, and depending on how you use it, they can wear faster. It's not like a downpipe where it won't see many variables in its usage. For example, my stock GTI's clutch was slipping at 12k miles. People have these issues everyday as seen on the forum. When you order a clutch and you throw in big power, and are launching your car every weekend at the track, your clutch life will be reduced than say driving on a highway everyday.
We've seen people get 50k+ miles out of our clutch, and some 10k miles. There's always stories were people leave the dealership with a new car, and blow the clutch in hours. Like I mentioned, it depends on usage. Last week, I sold a Stage 3 kit to a customer with a MK6 Golf R after our first clutch lasted him 50k miles. He loved it, and wanted another one. Had nothing to say but great things. Same with a customer whose clutch lasted him 20k, but he dragged raced every weekend and was very happy with the holding power.
Generally speaking, you will hear more negative about a product than good things. If you search, you will see negatives about every major clutch manufacturer.
