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Old 04-24-2014, 05:20 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by billwot View Post
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.
Curious about the stress on the engine, tranny from the eventual engine stalls and slipping the clutch for all those learning the manual. I mean ... do you teach someone in a BRAND NEW CAR?
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