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Cubano, my advice would be to let her drive your Nismo for a while. With you in it of course. As she grows in skill, show her advanced manual shifting tactics etc in safe areas. Then when driving manual for her is an artform and she still wants an auto? Get her the auto, but at least she will have the knowledge... :) good luck.

The transition going from manual to automatic is soo much easier than going from automatic to manual. just my 2 cents.. If she learns how to drive a stick, thats a lesson for life.. She'll always have it.

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Originally Posted by Cuban Z (Post 2460605)

My daughter, who is very responsible and gets good grades in school, has had her license for 6+ months. She's a good driver, confident even in traffic, and is ready for her very first car. New or used is easy...used. stick or automatic is the current debate. Mom, and most people say automatic, but most of them don't know how to operate a manual. Dad, on the other hand (the guy paying for it) wants to get her a manual. My reason is very simple, I want her to know how to drive a manual. I believe that it is an important skill that will serve her all of her life, and an enjoyable one at that. My opposition claims safety concerns and fear she'll get in an accident. My daughter wants an automatic, further complicating matters, but I feel she will thank me later. Ultimately I will make the decision that I feel is best for my kid, but as part of that decision-making process I'm welcoming input. So with that as background, what would you as a parent decide and why. I'd also be interested in hearing from the ladies, do you drive a manual or wish you knew how? Thanks in advance for your input.

does your daughter care about cars or driving? if not, i would just get her an AT. most cars will be AT and will drive themselves in the future anyways. too bad she doesn't share the same passion as dad. same as my older kid. he's really not into cars at all. :shakes head:

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2463592)

good points!:tup:

One of my fatherly accomplishments that I'm actually proud of is the both my son and daughter learned to drive M/Ts when starting out and still prefer today (13-15 yrs later). My main reason for pushing this is that I see too many AT "drivers" being passengers, as it doesn't require nearly as much driver attention and awareness. Although it was certainly more difficult for them learning to drive, I'm convinced that made them better drivers. The #1 accident cause by teens and many adults is simply lack of attention and awareness, and this is 10X worse today with cell phones. M/Ts don't eliminate that problem, but they do raise a bit of a barrier. BTW, it will also keep their retard (n.o.i.) friends from driving their cars. Good luck. The one thing that is certain is that you will need all of it you can get!