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Originally Posted by Chikna
How do you know a used manual car was well taken care of? How about clutches? My neighbor who has a truck told me that he drives manual cars too and he drove like a truck without pressing clutch, no changing gears in lower gears, jerks, bumps etc. I like new cars and need not worry about 3 years. That's just me.
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For many here working on their car is a hobby and not a chore so if they have to fix the clutch they just do it and enjoy every minute of it. To that group (I suspect it is the majority here) the car is more than just a form of transportation.
I was that way through the 70s and early 80s. Then I had to buy junkers and keep them going without any cash so the task of working on cars went from hobby/pleasure to chore/hating every minute. Then in the 90s I was able to work on the cars that I actually wanted to own so it became a hobby again. Now I just want my car to start every time I get into it and if something needs to be fixed I want to sit and drink coffee and flirt with a receptionist. I say this because I can see both perspectives and understand that not everybody looks at repair work the same. Life's circumstances will change people's outlook over a period of time.