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My car won't start without the clutch pressed in even if it is in neutral. This is a good guide for beginners. The best advice for driving stick is to just make it as smooth as possible. Some people I have ridden with seem to not understand that driving a manual is supposed to be nearly as smooth as an automatic. Car rocks back and forth, jerks, thuds, etc. when changing gears. Yikes.
One more item - the note above about replacing the clutch not being a big deal - maybe if you can do it yourself, but on my car for example, the clutch is $350 but the labor is > $1000. That's a pretty damn big deal. No room whatsoever for burning the clutch out - you gotta learn to drive it correctly quick!
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Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.
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