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you say that about the manual, but if your child is a boy (i'm really not trying to be sexist here, its just the facts), he already has some fairly decent coordination. i was driving my father's '83 944 (with 18K miles on it) to school some days when i was 17. now, i wasn't full up on how to use the car, but the operation of the drivetrain didn't elude me. also, if he's going to be working on the car with you, that would be a fabulous time to expand his knowledge of how everything works. i wish i had taken the time to learn all of that when i was his age. go with the manual, that way if he has any inkling to take the car to the track he won't have to find another one, or do a swap.
i dont know anything about bmw's but like everyone says, with any car, buy the best example you can find, it pays off!
good luck, and remember, WWFSMD?
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Mike - CFI, A&P Mechanic w/ I.A., Aztec driver at Island Tyme
'88 951S - zermatt silber/black - staying stock. purchased in 11-2006
'84 944 - gemini grau/tan+brown - lightly modified. purchased in 11-2001
2021 Tesla Y - to get me to work
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