teen driving lessons

[funcrew]

My boy just turned 13. He's the only member of my household that genuinely likes (or even tolerates) my E30, so I took him out onto a dirt road and taught him how to drive a 5-speed. Kid stalled it once, then picked it right up. Drove around for half an hour. I think it would be fair to say he was jazzed about it.

[aaron325ix]

thats awesome, i remember doing the exact same thing with my dad. It was a 5-speed chevy blazer though. Stalled it the first time, but got it right on the second go. must be one of the best things about being a father, or a son

[HarryPotter]

lol, my fucking father didn't give a fuck about helping me drive, I got in the car with my mom cause I only had a permit and learned that shit myself.

:tears up:

[Holland]

All my first driving lessons were driving a 79 ford truck in reverse with only side mirrors, the rear window was covered. I probably ended up putting as many reverse miles as I did forward.

[Wh33lhop]

First "lessons" were in a parking lot when I was ten. Other parent (divorced) caught on and taught me to drive a 5 speed at 11. Couldn't do it very well, but by the time I was 13 or so I was pretty good at it.

I'm glad I learned to drive so early on, it really let me focus more on traffic etc when I was learning to drive on the road.

[ck_taft325is]

My Dad did the same thing with me. 10-12 I drove "regularly". Roughly every month or so he'd take me out to practice. By 14 I was driving illegally. Mostly shuttling my buddies disabled Mom because she only has full use of one half her body, so it easier since I knew how to drive. I still remember running errands for her with my buddy in their at the time new Suburban at the age of 14 :rofl:

Fun stuff.

Always start them early. It makes them better drivers if you put a bit of time into showing them what to do, and what not to do. Hell, I taught my friend how to drive stick after my Dad showed me.

[trackjunkie21]

I learned a while ago on a Mini Cooper S. I picked it up first thing didn't stall. I stalled the second time when i was learning how to start from a stop uphill.

[mrsleeve]

I grew up on a small farm, was driving the lawn mower by 4 or 5 and the farm beater truck by 8. old 5spd ford, could not reach the clutch well so I kinda learned to shift without the clutch.

[funcrew]

I grew up on a small farm, was driving the lawn mower by 4 or 5 and the farm beater truck by 8. old 5spd ford, could not reach the clutch well so I kinda learned to shift without the clutch.

Yep. Old Datsun pickups didn't require any clutch usage once you were rolling either. Rev matching FTW.

[JasonC]

My grandfather taught me to drive a stick in a 82 S-10 with a 2.8 4speed.

[mnstepchildrider1]

my dad taught me a lot, it was a blast, but once he gets his permit he should do Street Survival. I think they have it in multiple parts of the country, that is where i learned everything though:)

[s0urce]

Awesome man, I'll never forget my pops teaching me how to drive a stick on his 944. It's the little things like this that make life so awesome. Just a few more years and you'll have to get another e30 in the family. Congrats.

[TwoJ's]

My step dad tossed me the keys to a shitty 86 eta and let me figure it out on my own.

[BenM]

That's awesome, I learned on a combination of my dad's S4 and 993.

[Be30mer]

I learned on a brand new 1988 325is, (my first car)