Re: Suggestions on learning to drive a stick shift
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I rented one from a dealership before I bought my first car. My dad drove it home and we practiced in my cul-de-sac. It was $39 for a day with that crappy ford escort.
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Was this in the U.S.? I thought everything you could rent here was an automatic.
I got lucky in this respect, in that neither of my parents has ever owned anything but manual-transmission cars. It also meant that when I wanted to learn to drive in 1996, I could do it in a 1988 Chevy Cavalier hatchback and not worry about ruining anything particularly valuable.
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Yes, this was in the US. Shoreline, Washington to be exact. For those in the area, there are places up and down Highway 99 (car dealerships/rental places) and after calling around for an hour I found a place with a rental with a manual transmission.
There are also "exotic" car rentals in our area that you can rent as manuals too. I've heard that it can cost anywhere between $500-$2000/day with these cars though.
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