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Originally Posted by arpad_m

Heh, that's awesome and a key part of the experience.

Clutch and gas pedal control while operating a shifter by hand is a fine motor coordination skill, and as such, the younger one is, the easier to master. I was already pretty, hm, mature when I learned to drive stick in driving school, took me a week to finally crank out smooth shifts, whereas 17-year olds did it in 3 hours (same or next practice session), oh well.

I was 17 when I learned in a 72hp 1980 Honda Accord. So yeah I can attest to that. Lol.