Corrado

I'm ashamed to admit it, but my wife knew how to drive stick long before I did. I got one lesson on her old Corrado, one on her current 03 Civic Si, and then a few test-drive experiences in a few S2000s, an NSX, C5 Corvette, RX-8, G35, 07 Civic Si, and an 07 Fit (I really didnt know what I wanted or could afford) before I bought the S2000 last year.
So as someone who recently learned, I would suggest convincing a friend with an easier manual transmission like the Civic to let her take it out for the first (and maybe second) lesson. A car with a difficult clutch may not be very encouraging and if she stalls it a couple times, she may feel intimidated and fearful about breaking something.

HMFIC

that may be true...........but knowing her......she's a fairly confident willing girl. Besides.. i dont know anyone else that owns a non s2000 with a manual near me lol. So she really doesnt have much of a choice......besides.. if she can learn to drive this thing, she can drive just about all the other cars

GPWonTan

lol, thats y u gota find a gf who already knows how to drive stick!

that learning process is just too painful. no matter how patient u r, there will be outburst of annoyance and frustration... which leads to a fight and future irrevocable damages

and are u so sure u'll be "resting" while she's driving? i'd be sleeping with 1 eye open and more stressed... at least for the first couple months after she learns

HMFIC

OH trust me............She DEF knows how to drive my stick.......but were talking about a manual car here Mohaha..

No seriously... i've taught a few ladies for some reason, they dont take long to learn when i teach them. I did however freak out once when someone else was trying to do burn outs in the parking lot and my ex got a lil nervous and popped the clutch and the 350z took off and she slammed on the brakes just in time not to hit the curb....other than that.. never had a problem.

besides.. she's not one to raise her voice which prevents me to not raise my voice. She's gonna feel comfortable......no matter how nervous i am or scared i'll be lol.

Im usually a hyper guy.........but in situations where emotions need to be controlled, i do it very well.....

sixsevenone

i can smell it already.

CLUTCH!!

HMFIC

hahaha............its all good.....if she learns and drives well.........itll be well worth it to me.

sixsevenone

thats good mann.

change your battery on that remote, before you have a panic attack.

HMFIC

AHAHA... i wasl ike.. WTF?! it would work....then not........the remote would still make sound and light up so thats what confused me.

s2kkyo

take her to a school parking lot thats where i taught a few people before but think before you do this, they will want more aka driving your car on the open road = no thanks

sixsevenone

just try changing it.