I've had the same clutch problem mentioned above in one of those 'posts.' There's a problem with the pressure plate and it would make an intermittant squealing noise when engaging. A month it would be prominent, the next it would be gone.

I finally ended up fixing it by taking the clutch apart, lubing everything and inspecting it. Three months later, no problems.

The quality of mine seems fine. Mine was built in the US, and besides a few tiny build issues, nothing major.

A lot of this seems like overblown hype.