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Originally Posted by J_kennington
I say the opposite. Learn on a new car, so when you do break something(which 9 out of 10 people will), it's under warranty and free to fix.
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I taught 3 teenage daughters and a 40 y.o. wife to drive manual trannies...1 in a Midget, 2 in 914s, and my wife in a Fiat Strada. Never broke anything.
It would really be almost impossible to actually break or even seriously damage a modern synchro manual gearbox, or any other part of the drivetrain.
Over the years, I have BADLY abused some vehicles, and the worst I ever did was snap a U-joint.