After many months of asking i finally gave in and let my wife drive my TT. Biggest mistake of my life. After many painful over revs and many attempts of shifting, i couldnt take it any more.

I made her pull over and switch seats which have now eluded to a 6 day fight with no end in sight. The fighting i'm use to but the 3 minutes with her behind the wheel was true pain...

Learn from my mistake and just say no.......

CAA

 

Do yourself a favor. Rent a cheap car and spend a day teaching her to drive stick. The car is far less important (and expensive) than your marriage. I did the same, and now my wife drives our TT on the track at DE's with some skill

 

I'm not married but when I do one day get married, I'll remember this! hah thanks for the advice.

 

I hear ya. But my wife drives our 600HP S600 Benz. Good thing can't drive a 6-speed.

 

LOL. Your wife sucks at driving;

 

Hey at least she didn't hit anything! (or maybe she hit you?)

 

My guess is that yoir wife may have been nervous . It wasn't a happy moment for either of you but to quarrel for six days isn't going to help . Perhaps you guys can find some common ground to resolve this . Reassure her that your marriage to her means more than any car and my guess is that it might be a good step . Let her know that you cared about her from day one and her happiness is important for both of you .

The car needs to be an item of happiness --not resentment. It means something to you and there has to be a way of sharing it which suits your relationship .

Good luck.

 

dude feel your pain

my wife loves my TT so much she wants to make it her daily

(I just took delivery of another car and she sees my TT sitting around and wants to drive it all the time)

 

Nothing hotter than a woman who really knows how to drive. Teach her!

 

CAA,

Just hug-it-out and then hit the ....

GL

 

RIP to your transmission! Well lets hope it doesn't get to that point! GL!!!

 

You guys are cracking me up...she'll get over it as i already did days ago. I DONT want her to drive it in that it will really rack up the miles. Plus the wheels will be wasted fast from curb rash...

Got her a new mercedes last year and those wheels have seen better days...Nobodys perfect but i stick with my original comment:

"Do not let your wife drive your TT"

CAA

 

Less guys hit on my wife when she drives the TT. Too intimidated i think.

Either way, she prefers the minivan.

 

It's just a car....let her drive it! My girl drives the wheels off mine and it makes me smile when she has fun.

 

it takes a lot of nerve to drive a stick. you really wont find a stick rental car anywhere for obvious reason.

i think encouragement, mental practice, tips, and knowing proper steps are the best way to learn

i learned it on various cars including a NSX! my buddy just told me to relax even as people honked at me etc. he really put me to ease. just sharing my experience

as for the over-rev, maybe just have her shift at 3k? maybe she was too nervous to look at the tech....