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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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Haha I'm also part of the crowd that shifts without the clutch. I never gets any grinds and do not do this for every gear, just the higher gears because I'm lazy and just enjoy driving like that. It's sometimes tough to know if a car was taken car of, that's why any used vehicle can be a nightmare. You have to due your research, investigate, prompt the seller for the TRUTH, and take the risk if it seems worth it to you. I honestly like that investigative work and the risk involved. As Tcoat said, I personally enjoy preventative and active maintenance on these and other vehicles I own. Except my wife's Nissan, I may purposefully delay oil changes in hopes it'll blow up.
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Tcoat I do truly value those who give cars a new life from the dealership lot, it's an experience I'll be sharing with my wife since she likes new cars rather than used. I think it is a unique chance to own something without anyone else's hands being in it. Especially knowing the car hasn't had spiders crawling on the owners from the seats.
