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Originally Posted by MaudDib
I am thinking about purchasing a FRS and I am looking at a 13 as I don't see enough difference to go with a brand new 15.
Anyway, would you have any worries about purchasing a used manual trans? You just never know how someone has treated it or if they just learned how to drive one. I know there is a good chance the car has been driven hard, I just don't want excessive wear on the clutch.
Is there any good tests to know how much wear is on the clutch? Or is it just seeing where it engages, the stiffness (or lack of), that kind of thing.
Appreciate any insight.
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I taught 3 daughters and a (middle-age) wife to drive MTs...none of them ever did any damage.
And when I was younger, I pretty seriously abused a lot of MT vehicles, but never broke any of them.
I'm always amazed how so many people seem to think manual trannys/clutches are somehow fragile. The truth is, its nearly impossible to break one. And the only clutch I ever fried was in a small-block powered Model A.