Thread: Today I learned to drive stick...in a 240D!
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Old 02-03-2007, 06:20 PM
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a 240 is about the easiest car to learn to drive a stick on that i can imagine.

the clutch is very predictalbe and soft in action. the engine has a lot of torque and the shifter works like a charm. i taught perhaps all five of my kids to drive a stick on a 240.

ease the clutch out and then accelerate. with any care at all you won't stall it.

tom w
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