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Originally Posted by mdm
Seriously, people are complaining about insufficient torque for LEARNING TO OPERATE MT?
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I also learned in an old Opel (called a Vauxhall, Buick, Saturn and who knows what else in other countries!). I don't know what power it had... but it was definitely not a lot!
Being 18 years old I had zero mechanical sympathy and drove the S*** out of it... I stalled, missed gears, learnt how to "heel-toe" on down shifts (which is surprisingly heavy on gas when you do it EVERYWHERE!!!), did 180 and 360 spins on sand roads as well as tried my hand at some amateur rally (i.e. on same sand roads prior to the spinning
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OP - You're lucky to learn in a much nicer car... it's just practice, and like peeps are saying, relax and drive the car and before you know it you'll be doing it without thinking.
Besides a MT is more fun i.m.o (esp in this car!)