ok peeps. time to think.. my car: 7th gen manual celica. 65,000k's on the clock. engine is getting worse as time goes on. now what i mean by worse is the acceleration off the mark. i almost (keyword, almost) got beat by a yaris ffs! when i hit the gas and took my foot off the clutch, i wasnt movin for a good 1 to 2 seconds b4 the car decided to start rolling, and this was a slow acceleration... thank *** for the lift, cause thats what got me back on track... i bought a new clutch kit (protex) but i havent installed it, and can easily return it. but after doin research, im not sure its my clutch but i could be wrong. i thought my clutch was slipping, but ppl define clutch slipping as 'rpm's rising, but the car doesnt move'. is that wrong/right? when i downshift from 3rd to 2nd at about 60kph, the car flies instantly.. so if it was the clutch slipping, wouldnt it take abit to kick in?? im not sure.. just assuming... so really, im only having trouble off the mark. this problem is more noticable on hills as i roll back and the damn car struggles to move off the mark, and if i over do the acceleration and clutch release, i end up skiddin. even if i bring the rpm's to a steady 3-4k, when i remove the clutch, the rpm's drop and then start from scratch. this becomes extremely bad when im trying to turn and a car is coming as my car doesnt accelerate quick enough... what should i get changed/looked at by the mechanic? i drove my mates '97 starlet to see if its just my driving, but i feel like his gears/clutch is 10x better than mine with response times...