# New honda fit manual transmission, how sturdy is it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** fit, honda\ **Created:** [March 3, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-honda-fit-manual-transmission-how-sturdy-is-it/45441 "2010-03-03T02:56:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moninker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@moninker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/moninker)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-honda-fit-manual-transmission-how-sturdy-is-it/45441/1 "2010-03-03T02:56:07Z")
I recently drove a stick for the first time because my friend was sick and didn’t want to drive. Well, as you guessed I stalled the car a few times, in all about nine times. I think I kept the clutch down at a few stop lights and going down a hill once. The real killer is I had a hard time getting into first and I gassed it into first a lot, spinning the wheels. Probably seven time, each one with tires screeching. I managed to get the car to her but I want to know how much damage I did. I’ve read a lot of the articles involving the stick on this website including the 68 miles to burning out the clutch, and I was wondering if anyone knew how the honda fit takes this kind of abuse because I want to be responsible and pay for any damages I may have caused, and keep her from the surprise of her car stalling out of the blue, and yes, I have a better understanding of how to drive a stick after visiting this website. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-honda-fit-manual-transmission-how-sturdy-is-it/45441/2 "2010-03-03T03:04:44Z")
None of us have any idea what, if any, damage you might have done…Only time will tell. In your laundry list of abuse, you did not mention any gear-grinding, so that’s a good sign. Nor did you mention any funny burning smells, like over-heated brakes, so that’s another good sign… ---
**Author:** ![Jeffmw05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@Jeffmw05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeffmw05)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-honda-fit-manual-transmission-how-sturdy-is-it/45441/3 "2010-03-03T16:10:39Z")
Hop in her car with it running, put on the parking brake. Put the car in 5th gear and gently let the clutch out and maybe give it just a little bit of power like if you were going to start from a complete stop. The engine should promptly kill itself if the clutch is o.k. After your friend drives it around for a few days only she will be able to determine if all is well. Really it’s her own fault for handing the keys to a driver who isn’t proficient (no offense), I hope it was an emergency at least. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-honda-fit-manual-transmission-how-sturdy-is-it/45441/4 "2010-03-03T16:30:58Z")
It’s stronger than a Yugo and weaker than a Borg-Warner T-10. The clutch should burn out before the transmission. Clutches are cheaper than transmissions.