I might need marriage counseling after yesterday...
12-12-2015, 04:54 PM
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Growing up in Europe Automatic was a very expensive option. My mum that now is 70
has never driven an AT car....she still refuses even if I tell her it's like driving a golf cart.
My wife loves wheeling our 993tt and have driven 996rs and 4.0! But doesn't like the all the noises in the RS.
has never driven an AT car....she still refuses even if I tell her it's like driving a golf cart.
My wife loves wheeling our 993tt and have driven 996rs and 4.0! But doesn't like the all the noises in the RS.
12-12-2015, 05:25 PM
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"although I have to admit, it would be a turn on to see her successfully drive a stick!"
Really? Are we all on the same page here?
Really? Are we all on the same page here?
12-13-2015, 12:26 PM
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My 17 year old kept bugging me to teach him how to drive a stick, so I finally gave in and we tried it on a Sunday morning when there was little traffic. Most of the most painful experiences I've ever had. I think some people are just not naturals at driving a stick and then put them in a high powered 911 and it makes it even worse.
12-13-2015, 04:13 PM
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I taught both kids in a 928GT. Not the most forgiving car. They did fine, and my son helped me change out the clutch after they were done. Bonus.
12-13-2015, 04:27 PM
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Growing up in NYC, I was impressed when I met my future wife (who also lived in the city). She was driving a 4 speed MT Nissan Sentra and later she purchased a 5sp Mitsubishi Eclipse. She still knows how, but she she rarely drives my MT C4S.
12-13-2015, 11:19 PM
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I have four kids (all grown and gone). I told each one that if they did the best they could do in school, stayed away from drugs and alcohol I would buy them a car for their 16th birthday. All four kids got cars and each one was a manual transmission. Teaching a 16 year old to drive and to drive a stick was a challenge. But, I have some great memories from the experience. One of the daughters got stopped by a police officer when she stalled out at a red light. The officer approached and immediately figured out what we were doing. I told him we all went thought this while learning to drive a stick. He stated, "not me, I never learned to drive one". It is a dying art with the new generation.
12-28-2015, 01:38 PM
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I have the complete opposite (being a Brit). My wife refuses to drive an auto. I've tried to teach her, but she's not interested following one disastrous "lesson" in an empty car park. She won't drive my C4S either, but that's because the controls are heavy and she is worried about damaging it. She's spent too long driving Toyota's.
12-29-2015, 03:42 PM
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The only place I ever valet my car is at our golf club and only one of the kids that work there can drive a stick. Great hires...valet's that can't drive a manual.
If the kid called in sick, or quit...I'm not sure what they would do.
If the kid called in sick, or quit...I'm not sure what they would do.
12-29-2015, 10:56 PM
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