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Owner William Taylor lets Kimber Burns, a 24-year-old from Castle Rock, drive his 1966 Lotus Elan. The training session to teach millennials the joy of manual transmission cars was part of the Hagerty Driving Experience, held in Golden on May 13, 2017.Re: May 13 news story.
Your article concerning 21st century drivers and manual transmissions missed a couple important points. If you have a child who is obsessed with texting, then the car for them to drive is one with what used to be called a “standard” transmission. This is because it is essentially impossible to text and drive a manual transmission at the same time. A further advantage is that a car with a manual gear box will never be borrowed by your child’s friends because they will not know how to drive it.
Guy Wroble, Denver
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