Hey guys! i'm in the process of getting a new car and i just test drove a manual g35 coupe today. i took it out in a parking lot but it was still pretty fun. this was my third time driving a manual car so don't laugh at me. i'm wanting to buy one as soon as possible and the salesman suggested in taking some driving lessons for manual. i don't want to settle for an automatic. i have one of those and i really want the manual now. i don't really wanna bug my friends into teaching me. i've done that already and i feel bad that i use their car. so i was wondering if anyone knows a place i can take some lessons in driving manual in the Houston area preferably close to Clear Lake if you know where that is.

 

Maybe call a rental company to see if they have a manual car for rent?

 

ya it seems like rental places dont rent out manual cars. just auto. the salesman said he would look for a school for me. but still figuring out what i should do about learning. if its really worth paying to go to a driving school.

 

There is not a lot you can do to truly mess up the transmission in trying to learn. The key is to practice. A school parking lot on a weekend is a good place. once you get 1st gear down, the rest is a piece of cake. We used to have cruising on Santa Monica Blvd out in Hollywood many years ago. After teaching a friend the basics of driving a stick in a parking lot, we drove out to the strip and drove up and down the strip. Since it's pretty much all 1st gear, she had it down after about 2 hours. At least enough to be able to get around on her own.

 

best advice- buy a really old MT around 500 or less and practice.