I need A BEER!
 

Well guys and gals, I did it. I took my 15 year old out on a country road, and put him in the driver's seat! he did amazingly well. I made him do about 15 starts from a dead stop, and he only killed it once. I even let him take it up to 50MPH. He did great for the first time driving a stick.

Now the only problem is, He's hooked! I guess when I upgrade to a 951, I'll have to keep the old 944 to sell to him.

I showed him my old post, and where you guys said it would be cool of me to let him drive it- He says THANKS to all of you. Now I need a BEER!

Bribe the kid, good grades then car. With good grades and maybe a scholarship you're getting off cheap, give him the car.

Aloha, Neal

Good Point Neal!

kukunaokala has a good point.. I was 14 when my parents bought me my 944. Of course it just sat in the garage and we worked on it to get that car to look beautiful...give the kid at least a piece of his future successes.

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The only good ricebox is the one I'm about to cook..

You guys have a good point, I didn't see that side of it. But, when I said "sell" it to him, I meant dirt cheap, and make the payments to me. You know, the whole "nothing is free" speech we dads love to give.

He already has a car, an 84 pontiac Gran Prix, and it's alot nicer than my first car. I figure the 944 will be a goal he can work for, and he will probably destroy the Grand Prix. My first car was dead when I got finished with it! It must be a guy thing.

A friend of mine's dad allowed him to learn stick on his classic stingray corevette. The kid did well for his first time, but the dad made a huge mistake when he said park it in the garage as my friend put it through the garage. http://www.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/biggrin.gif I learned to drive a stick on my 944, and consequently needed a new clutch.

Hey Shaun, did you accidentally release the brake too fast?? Just kiddin, yeah my parents use the bribe thing, and I'm striving in school as hard as I can so that I can keep the 944.

geez... don't learn to drive a stick on your own car... go "look" at a used car and tkae it for a "test drive"...then go to a nice big empty lot and let him at it...that's how I learned...much easier on your own cars clutch

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Chris

90 944 S2 Cabriolet

I learned to drive a stick on the trusty Diesel Rabbit. It doesn't have enough power to burn the clutch out. Its got torque though. I give it that.

I had driven a friend's minivan which was a stick and had the basic idea, but the 944 is where I really learned. I picked up pretty quick though, it's not that hard.

if i could be 15 all over again, i'd do this in a heartbeat:

http://www.speedfreakz.org/index.html

show that to your sun. it's a STEAL of a deal!

obin

Rollins- You have a good point. The 944 is a perfect car to practice stick in. The clutch isn't that stiff unless you put a carbon kevlar in it. The car is easy to drive and handles great.

Unfortunately I learned stick when i was 13 in my dad's 1985 928S....without his permission...muhaha!

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The only good ricebox is the one I'm about to cook..

Ouch. Sounds like Risky Business. Get it? Risky Business.... ug, nevermind.

I let both of my sons learn on an 88 Ford Ranger with over 80k on the current clutch. I'll have to do the clutch this summer as a result. Both of them think the 951 is far easier and try to get to drive it as much as I will let them. (NEVER without me IN it!!)

I learned on a Drivers Ed car. We had the option when an instructor asked so, I took the VW Beetle. There was method to the madness since, a)I like manual transmission, b)it gets better gas mileage, and c)I needed to know so I could get a job driving one of the school's buses. Yes, back then a 16yr old could drive a school bus. That way, I was never late and got paid to come to school!

Dave951M

Hey Obin, He said COOL! I also told him you said he could use your car! http://www.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/wink.gif

turn to alcohol to solve your problems

make sure you use the breathalizer tester before you drive though, as long as your right under the legal limit you are safe.

I was sitting at home, and in for the night, when I wrote that. I used to do that though, until I realised how stupid that was.

k

What's wrong with using a breathalizer to make sure you're under the legal limit before driving home?

If I had one, I'd do it

As it stands, I'm thinking about buying a kit that hooks to your ignition, and it won't turn your car on unless you are under the legal limit.

are you being sarcastic or are trying to be an *******?
i don't want to get killed, thats why.

well if i lived wherever you did anyway.