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Because advice is honestly and freely given in this technical section, much of it will be amateur experienced based, so any information is given in good faith and is not guaranteed as correct.
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RobboMC
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- Model of Car: 1999 Mpi
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by RobboMC » Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:26 am
I am teaching my daughter to drive, so far in my Automatic 'day car'
We would like her to get a manual licence, which means teaching her to drive the F.
Is there any risk of doing damage by stalling the car?
Now even I stalled it the other cold morning so stalling it once or twice won't be an issue,
but what about repeated and possibly rougher treatment by a learner?
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Reckless Rat
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- MGF Register Region: Europe
- Model of Car: 97 1.8mpi in BRG
- Location: South of France - in the Gard.
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by Reckless Rat » Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:32 pm
I doubt it, as long as your clutch is in good order. I taught plenty of learners in a previous life. If they can master clutch control, then the rest is easy.
Just be careful you don't cook it teaching hill starts!
Remember the phrase "Now listen to me before one of us dies!" (Blackadder)
Best of luck. Honestly. Teaching family members is the worst...
If you can show her what happens when you depress the clutch pedal, and how a clutch separates the engine from the transmission you're half way there.
I hear, I listen
I see, I understand
I do, I learn.
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mgb281
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- MGF Register Region: Somerset & Dorset
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by mgb281 » Sun Nov 26, 2023 8:13 pm
Twenty four years ago tomorrow I started to teach my eldest son to drive. Every Sunday morning we would do about an eighty mile circuit, starting out over the Blackdown Hills to Honiton, then up the A30 to Yeovil and then back through Taunton and home. It was a mix of country B roads, main A roads dual carriageways, five towns, roundabouts and traffic lights. He did hill starts and three point turns at home un accompanied, he got fed up doing it before I did, took his test and passed.
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Rob Bell
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- MGF Register Region: South East
- Model of Car: MGF 1.8i + MGF Shed!
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by Rob Bell » Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:45 pm
I saved a ZR115 for this purpose - the clutch is a little heavy on it. May be a bit of car arthritis - need to investigate - but otherwise, I would have though the MG would have made an excellent learner vehicle!
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mowog73
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by mowog73 » Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:11 pm
I remember teaching my step-son on my BGT. His first time behind the wheel, he let the clutch out without hesitation. I said to him: "analog, not digital." He looked at me and I explained that he was so use to playing video games where you are either on or off, whereas the clutch must be gradual, feel the bit of the clutch. I was surprised how well my analog vs digital analogy worked.
Mark
