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AngliaGT

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While visiting Friends in Rocklin,CA (East of Sacramento),
I was talking to Emily,the Daughter,who'd recently gotten her driver's-
license.
I asked her if she knew how to drive a manual transmission,
& she said "No".Then,I asked her if she wanted to learn in the GT,& she
said "Yes",so now I'm planning on that,while attending the British car meet
in Dixon in May.
There IS still some hope for this younger generation!
 
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Congrats! A young'n I know wanted me to teach him manual shift in my ol' TR3.

After a few jerky attempts, he asked if he could just learn to shift, but not use the clutch.

:rolleyes2:

(He's the same guy who asked me "What are power brakes?"
 
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Different world this side of the pond. No one learns on an auto box.
 
JPSmit

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still no cars with automatics in this house - darling daughter learned on stick - and is now teaching her friends - of course dad will have to pay for the clutch :rolleyes:
 
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My kids both learned on sticks. Daughter had a VW Beetle, later a Mini; son has had various shift cars including a Porsche 944, a Fiat Spider and now, an Alfa Spider.
 
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My old Ford Ranger we use around the place is a 5 speed stick, My 93 Chevy truck is a 5 speed auto, my new truck is a 6 speed auto and the car is a 5 speed auto. No need to mention what the TF is. I've driven enough sticks over the years, I get no thrill from them. I will say, every kid when learning to drive should have some stick time so they know what to do should the situation come up, it alone might entice the younger generation to develop some interest in preserving the old cars we fool with. :encouragement:
 
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PAUL161 said:
I will say, every kid when learning to drive should have some stick time so they know what to do should the situation come up,
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I agree - I like stick though for city driving an auto box is fine - except I am cheap and standard cars tend to be about $1000 cheaper around here. OTOH I feel very strongly that every young person - but particularly young women should know how to drive standard if for no other reason than, then they should never find themselves in a situation where they are stuck and can't drive stick.
 
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There is a large advantage to a stick shift, most car thieves don't know how to drive one and usually get caught and it's even better in a T series MG, as they don't even know how to start one! Double whammy! :highly_amused:
 
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