I posted the same question on the 997 forums, just to see...


Well back in 1988 when I was 17, my dad bought me a used 1986 Toyota GTS. We saw an add in the paper (yes newspaper) and drove 35 miles to look at the car. To make a long story short we bought the car and my dad handed me the keys...I didnt know how to drive stick. He gave me a few pointers, got in his car and drove off.

Sink or swim!

I made it home (all side streets) and didnt burn out the clutch either...
That's how I learned.

 

my grandfather in the 50/60,s

 

My dad in Feb of this year in my boxster.

 

My aunt in her old 996 C2

 

My grandfather 1952-53....37 Plymouth with gear shift in the floor. Quite an experience!

 

my brother

 

My best friend in his ex's Toyota Corolla ... that was back in 1990!

 

No one person, it was a crew.

1972
I was 10

a 1951 Willis P/U converted into a logging truck

I was a chaser / choker setter "helper"

One day after work everyone was too tired to drive, so they allowed me to drive. From that point forward I was the new driver (they got an extra 2 hrs of rest)

I'll never forget that truck.

"life is good"

 

I figured out by myself when I bought my 09 JCW MINI cooper. I took me 1 month to drive the stick correctly.

 

My dad was a Porsche nut, taught me to drive in his 1959 356 convertible "D" back in 1970.

 

many cool responses, keep em coming!

 

Dad, BMW 535

 

Self-taught. Bought a Toyota Celica with stick shift when I was 19. Had to figure out how to drive it by myself. LOL.

 

My dad in his e39 m5.

 

Sink or Swim,,,,,, Went to a car lot, Traded in my 1984 Corvette Auto for a 1991 Mustang GT vert, 5 speed and just figured it out, I was 21 and got a ticket on the way home what a fun first ride. A week later took off from Cali to Florida for a month and then back.