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Originally Posted by issybird
Full disclosure: I can't drive a standard transmission; I never learned.
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When we wed, my wife had never learned to drive; I had to teach her how, and initially only gave her the absolute necessities, which in our situation didn't include using the clutch or a stick shift.
Some 20 years later she fell in love with a VW "Sun Bug" convertible and we bought it. It had a stick shift; she set herself to master that art, and became capable of its use in less than a week.
Our middle son also loved the vehicle, and when we decided that its maintenance was costing us more than its worth, we made him a present of it. He named it Victor; Victor is still in his family almost 40 years later!
It's never too late to learn new skills. All it takes is the proper motivation.