Maybe there's hope? "Manual Transmission Alive and Well," declares the Globe and Mail

[cjny]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I sent my wife of 2 years to one to learn MT. We are still married 34 years later. Some times it is just better!

My EX-wife taught me. So I guess that might support your point.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by cjny

My EX-wife taught me. So I guess that might support your point.

I spent about half an hour teaching her to drive auto and then said "oh just go get lessons". There was not a hope in hell I was trying to teach her MT! Teaching a spouse to drive can be horrific.

[nextcar]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

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.

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... Side note: by the time I got my driver's license I was a pretty good driver!