Incentivize her to learn by offering to learn about something she’s interested in, wants you to learn, and/or knows you have no interest in learning. If she is willing to learn, maybe have someone else teach her so it doesn’t take a toll on your relationship. If she ends up hating it, you won’t take it personally and can just buy the auto. Good excuse to own the bigger engine at that point. Maybe somehow convey that not buying the manual will cost X amount of dollars more for the auto (+2.7L).
My wife’s first car was a 62 Corvair 4 speed and when we got married she had 69 roadrunner 4 speed and we have had probably a dozen sticks since then.
Driving a stick in S.F. is quite an accomplishment. The hills there would kill all clutches and brakes in no time.
Me and a couple of the guys are down. When/where
I tought my fiance she hated it at first and would have a panic attack if she stalled ? but she stuck with it and got better now she drives manual all the time, its all about patience and letting them kind of figure it out and just give them some hints and tips
First time I drove there was in a 4-speed at night and it was raining. I had to parallel park on a hill, but me and a couple of friends were going to a show at Bimbo's "by any means necessary" haha.
Shoot ive been teaching girls how to handle the stick for years lol,what a nightmare my gf stalled as we all do while learning at an intersection like it was the end of the world.
I learned in an old square body F-250 Diesel. That torque sure made it easy. I would expect the torquey 2.3 Ecoboost to be somewhat kind as well like you mentioned.
