So the other day when i was delivering pizzas i got stuck in a parkinglot with probably like 2 feet of hacked up snow so i was beating the crap out of my car trying to get out and by the time i finally did, there was a cloud of nasty smelling smoke which i am thinking is probably clutch because it doesnt smell like tires, anyway. Yesterday im driving on the highway in 4th gear and when i get to about 3500 R's they go up real fast to a little over 4, then catch again. This is the clutch slipping right? WHich probably means that i did infact fry it in that parking lot, Right? The car has about 95k on it and to my knowlege the clutch has not been replaced, i got it at about 74k. One local mechanic who usually isnt into boning his loyal customers quoted 7 or 800 dollars for a clutch. Im going to go to the tranny shop down the street for a different quote but i never go to that guy and im sure he would be less likely to give me a deal. I am not a backyard mechanic, the biggest thing i've probalbly done is an exhaust, should i not even attempt to think about changing my own clutch or is it just drop-n-go after you get the engine jacked up and such. I've heard that clutches on subarus are more expensive to replace because of the AWD. Anyway, if anyone could reply and tell me what i should do and\or what i should expect to pay that would be great, thanks.

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Yes, you're clutch appears to be slipping. See if this thread helps.