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Old 01-06-2021, 12:20 PM   #7
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Story doesn't really add up to me

I agree the "Trust me bro" source at times is bogus. But at the same time, I can sort of guess how this happened, the Mazda 3 transmission can be tricky for someone new to manual or just first time users. 1st and 3rd gear are really close, whenever I would let a friend or family drive mine, after a couple of failed takeoff tries, and the sudden smell of burning clutch, I would tell them to make sure that they weren't on 3rd instead of 1st. Add some heavy foot plus inexperience to the mix and this could've easily happened. Maybe......
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