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I learned to drive on a manual transmission VW Bug
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Me too! Actually, the day after I’d learned to drive on an automatic from a Sears Easy Method instructor and obtained my license, I bought a 3 year old VW and would take it at night to the empty parking lot across the street from my apartment to practice with the gearshift until I was comfortable. I’ve only ever had one automatic vehicle since then, and very briefly, because I couldn’t wait to re-sell it.

Maybe I’ve posted this before, but several times when I had to leave my pickup truck with a valet parker when doing gigs at at Mar-A-Lago, he had to go find another one who could drive it.

[KittenClaws]

Me too! Actually, the day after I’d learned to drive on an automatic from a Sears Easy Method instructor and obtained my license, I bought a 3 year old VW and would take it at night to the empty parking lot across the street from my apartment to practice with the gearshift until I was comfortable. I’ve only ever had one automatic vehicle since then, and very briefly, because I couldn’t wait to re-sell it.

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I bought my first new car back in 1980 (thereabouts), and it was a stick shift.

I learned to drive it as I was leaving the dealership and during the ride home. LOL! Got a few 1 finger salutes along the way. 😂

[LittleLinda]

I learned to drive on a manual transmission VW Bug
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We have a lot of like-minded souls here 🙂

[Steve Van Doorn]

My dad let me drive his old car volvo 1800. Looked very much like this one.
It was totaled my father was driving it he was ok. Someone hit him from behind.