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05-03-2017 04:32 PM |
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
(Post 2902251)
Yeah, you don't need a school. I learned on my best friend's older sister's 1987 Honda Accord, over the span of one afternoon. Was really easy - didn't stall out once. I was 16 at the time.
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Since the statute of limitations has long since passed...
I had a neighborhood friend who was 1.5 years older than me and an avid hang glider - he needed someone to drive his car (a Fiat 124 coupe with manual transmission) from the launch point at the top of a local mountain to the landing field at the bottom. He spent 30 minutes with me in a parking lot teaching the basics, and then we drove out to the take off point. Typical mountain road - twisting and narrow. Almost no traffic though, which was probably a good thing... I was 14 at the time.
Never stalled, missed a shift, or hit anything. I will admit that given the circumstances I was far more likely to do a "money shift" than stall! Ahhh youthful enthusiasm and poor judgement...:sigh: Side note: by the time I got my driver's license I was a pretty good driver! |
