learning stick shift - buying car (insurance, buy, Chevy, Chrysler)
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Last night I practiced in a VW GTI for the first time, and I got the hang of it pretty quickly.
The only thing was, that the car I was practicing on, it's a company car and had to be returned.
I found an old banger, a '96 Chevy S-10 for $700. It's got over 160k miles, and according to CarFax, there's no mechanical issues. I just have to redo the interior, which is totally doable since my partner works in an upholstery shop.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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It will cost you far less to take a lesson at a driving school! In my case many years ago, my father took me with him to the store in his 1964 Chrysler wagon with 3 speed stick. When we got back to the car he handed me the keys and said "you're driving home" and I learned very quickly. When my girlfriend (now wife of 40 years) bought her first stick shift car I had to drive it home for her. She spent many hours just going forward and reverse in her long, straight driveway
to get used to the clutch before I took her out on the road in it.
My total time spent learning to drive stick was 10 mins behind the wheel of a friends car.
Next week, went to dealer, bought a brand new Mustang GT. Three days later I finally had the hang of driving stick
Similar experience. Bought a standard shift Maxima before I learned how to drive it (my buddy drove it home for me). Then I learned how to drive stick in 10-15 min in a buddy's car. The next day I drove the Maxima 900 miles to college. Why would anyone buy a car to learn stick? Buy a car if you need a car, and if it's stick then you can take 15 min to learn how to drive it.
My total time spent learning to drive stick was 10 mins behind the wheel of a friends car.
Next week, went to dealer, bought a brand new Mustang GT. Three days later I finally had the hang of driving stick
The 2nd car I purchased was a used 1987 Daytona Z. Didn't know how to drive a stick so had my college friend came and test drove it. Purchased it and learned how to drive with a few pointers from my friend.
Nothing like sink or swim.. Funny part was it took me forever to figured out reverse.
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