[Heel n Toe]

Seriously, Lane912... a lot of it depends on your demeanor and your wife's personality and if she has a fragile self-esteem. If you can maintain a calm, factual demeanor and she is not overly sensitive and/or in possession of a bad case of "fear of failure," you could do it.

I taught my first wife how to drive a manual. We went way outside of town on a deserted, two lane blacktop farm road and started from a dead stop about 10 times, each time slowing back to a stop until she got that part down, then did stop > takeoff > second gear > stop several times and went from there.

There was no yelling, etc. That is what makes it a major nightmare for most women.

I taught her to use the handbrake (Opel Manta) for pulling away from a stop on hills until she felt confident with trying the conventional way. She ended up preferring a manual over an auto.

If you're concerned about how it would affect you to have your 912 jumping and lurching, maybe find a newer car belonging to a friend that has an easier clutch feel for her to learn on, then move to your car.