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Lots of good advice here. I tend to say that driving with a stick shift is easy to learn but hard to master. It takes a certain amount of finesse to really master it, and that only comes with experience. Don't try to learn everything at once - get comfortable with hill starts and smooth shifting...

I've heard that excessive idling (longer than 20-30 minutes) can damage a catalytic converter. I assume the reasoning is that a cat may not reach operating temp if the engine is idling for long periods.

FYI - Always remove the fill plug before the drain plug because you want to make sure you can get the fill plug off before you go draining out the gear oil. Filling can get a little tricky, but I rigged up a funnel with a 2' piece of tubing so I can fill the transmission from the top of the...

I'm glad to hear you chose a Rav4 - they are very solid and reliable vehicles. I've put 160k miles on my 2001 Rav4 and it still drives like new. I'm surprised how well it has held up considering it's my daily driver and I definitely don't go easy on it. It's had a few issues over the years, but...

Redline MT-90 all the way. I've been using it in my 2001 Rav4's manual transmission for 100k+ miles - works like a charm. I've found that it lasts about 30k before the shifting gets rougher and it needs to be changed. I get the MT-90 from Summit Racing. BTW - change the aluminum plug washers...