• @grue
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    4 months ago

    Maybe, if you’re also driving an antique that doesn’t have high-RPM lockouts to prevent overspeeding the engine. But even my old cars going back to the '90s have those.

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      34 months ago

      06 Subaru has no problem pulling a money shift, the reason you’ll never accidentally hit first isn’t because of lockouts but first not having a synchro. Now grabbing second from fifth on the highway, yea, that can happen

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      14 months ago

      I’m more worried about beating the transmission to death, but I didn’t know about high rpm lockouts so thanks for sharing that.

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        24 months ago

        Nah, the only thing that might be worth worrying about learning to drive stick is the clutch, and that’s a wear item designed to be replaced anyway. (Not necessarily often or cheaply, but still, a wear item.)

        Even then, unless somebody’s truly hopeless, they’ll figure it out well before putting on any noticeable excessive wear. (Source: I’ve taught at least five people to drive stick using my own cars, including myself, and haven’t had to replace a clutch due to wear yet.)

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          24 months ago

          To be fair nearly all my concerns about manuals are from stories others have told me. We have had two manual cars for maybe a decade now and haven’t had a single bit of trouble with the transmissions or clutches.

          I even taught myself to drive stick driving one of them home from the dealership. Plus I didnt become proficient at it for a bit of time after that.

          I really prefer manuals at this point. Feels simpler.