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oldfriend · 05-13-2010, 08:39 PM

Just a friendly reminder IF SHE IS NOT HAPPY NO ONE IS HAPPY !!!!!

C_C · 05-13-2010, 08:40 PM

Just let her drive the thing.

"prima"Donna · 05-13-2010, 08:53 PM

YES!!! ---- my boyfriend, now husband, taught me when he bought his first manual....he taught me the basics, however I really caught on when I knew what to do and just kept practicing BY MYSELF, without being nervous that he was watching me...

Every car we owned after that was a manual....the best compliment I ever got was when my son told me I was the best stick driver he ever saw...high praise indeed coming from a teenage boy...lol...

BTW, my Camaro is an automatic...'been there, done that' with the stick, and since I plan on driving this car until I die or it dies, I have nothing to prove...

marticus24 · 05-13-2010, 08:57 PM

Yes - but not with your camaro... find a beater or something you don't care about. You're less likely to turn into a jerk with something you don't care about. We all know what happens when we turn into Jerks while trying to teach our women something.... :upset:

jeepguy_1980 · 05-13-2010, 09:03 PM

I can't convince my wife to try to learn to drive the Camaro. I've offered to teach her just about every day since we've had it (10 days ago).

GSUNCSU · 05-13-2010, 09:15 PM

My wife had a VW Beatle with a 5 spd and is smoother with the Camaro than I am, she also is way more protective of it, she has a hard time even parking in the same zip code as another car... And she does get the PermaGrin thing that is pretty cool, her only complaint is she said she can't see over the cowl.

2SSARMY · 05-13-2010, 09:44 PM

No - she'll always want to drive it if you teach her.

CamaroKid · 05-14-2010, 12:11 AM

Yes

Rip · 05-14-2010, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrsCustoms

What should I do, I told her im going to leave it up to you all.

At 100 replies I will count the yes and no and if she does I will post a video if she does get to learn.

I have to bite my tongue, but really?

Camaro DNA · 05-14-2010, 12:36 AM

I had my 95 Z28 from 2000 to 2009 & my wife from 2001 to present... she drove the Z once... to move it from one side of the street to the other for street cleaning.
She never asked to drive that one & she has not showed any interest in driving my 2010 (both automatics) other than once saying she should trade her Saturn in so we can have matching his & hers 2010 camaros.
She will never drive my beater truck either because that is manual & she refuses to learn a manual transmission.

I agree with the person who said to rent one to teach her. that way she won't do anything to yours or cause emotions to flare.

Or you can just buy her one of her own... which you may end up doing anyway if you let her drive yours.

Cam 427 · 05-14-2010, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2SSARMY

No - she'll always want to drive it if you teach her.

And want to drive it by herself...Maybe this is a way to get a second Camaro.

LazyYoYo · 05-14-2010, 01:14 AM

i say go to a parking lot, turn off all the nannies and tell her to put her foot in it, she'll either freak out or surprise you and know how to handle it.... told mine to punch it so she knew what it felt like and it was all smiles, who knows how she drives it when i'm not around.

MillerTime · 05-14-2010, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rip

I have to bite my tongue, but really?

If it was your dodge i'd say hell yes!!

J/K man

papabearcamaro · 05-14-2010, 02:17 AM

yes

05-13-2010, 08:40 PM	#58
C_C Drives: Mazda 3 I-touring Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: indiana Posts: 101	Just let her drive the thing. __________________ Fight me >>>

05-13-2010, 08:53 PM	#59
"prima"Donna HWAY STR Drives: 2010 RJT VIN#7085 & 2014 CRT C7 Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Posts: 13,118 View My Garage	YES!!! ---- my boyfriend, now husband, taught me when he bought his first manual....he taught me the basics, however I really caught on when I knew what to do and just kept practicing BY MYSELF, without being nervous that he was watching me... Every car we owned after that was a manual....the best compliment I ever got was when my son told me I was the best stick driver he ever saw...high praise indeed coming from a teenage boy...lol... BTW, my Camaro is an automatic...'been there, done that' with the stick, and since I plan on driving this car until I die or it dies, I have nothing to prove... __________________ ~ HWAY STR ~

05-13-2010, 09:15 PM	#62
GSUNCSU Watch This! Drives: Super Charged 1SS/RS, M6, CGM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 777 View My Garage	My wife had a VW Beatle with a 5 spd and is smoother with the Camaro than I am, she also is way more protective of it, she has a hard time even parking in the same zip code as another car... And she does get the PermaGrin thing that is pretty cool, her only complaint is she said she can't see over the cowl. __________________ K&N CAI, Wet Okole Seat Covers, MagnaFlow Street Perf. Ex. (Axle Back), MPD Hood, Gary's Customz ZL1 Fascia/Vented Fenders/Custom Stripes/Paint, AAC Afterburners/Fog Light Halos/Side Markers/Misc LEDs, Bee-Otch Air Freshener, Hurst Shifter and Line-Loc(APEX), RPI Splash Guards, MagnaCharger *(Texas-Speed)(Installed by ME),* Rx Catch Can and Breather, Billet Pulleys (SC2150), ARH Headers, LPE Twin Fuel Pump, Custom Blower Cam, Custom Tune TBArwhp, TBArwtorq, Boost Gauge and Single Pod (MTI)

05-14-2010, 01:14 AM	#68
LazyYoYo Yep, that just happened. Drives: Norma Jean, '10 Black 1SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Mid Missouri Posts: 245	i say go to a parking lot, turn off all the nannies and tell her to put her foot in it, she'll either freak out or surprise you and know how to handle it.... told mine to punch it so she knew what it felt like and it was all smiles, who knows how she drives it when i'm not around. __________________ K&N CAI Doug Thorley Shortys Solo High Flow Cats Flowmaster American Thunder Catback BMR Stage 1 JRE Tune

05-14-2010, 02:17 AM	#70
papabearcamaro Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 Z71 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: WI. Posts: 1,744	yes __________________ SOLD(Traded for 2012 Silverado Z71 4x4 and 2012 Sonic Hatch.)...2010 Camaro 1SS/RS/LS3,yellow with House of Kolor Tangerine Pearl rally stripes,manual trans.Hurst short throw shifter,4 pack rally gauges,Roto-Fab air intake,Kooks long tube headers with high-flow cats,Borla S-Type catback exhaust,Comp Cam,PRC ported heads,Maggie with 3.6 pulley and 1:1 cog drive,secondary fuel system with 65lb injectors,ADM digital A/F and Boost gauge,Pfadt trailing arms and subframe bushings.614.25rwhp/566.82rwtq on 8# of boost. 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 EX.Cab 4X4 Z71.

05-13-2010, 08:39 PM	#57
oldfriend Drives: Fiat 500 E Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 32.7607/N. 16.95947/W Posts: 7,816 View My Garage	Just a friendly reminder IF SHE IS NOT HAPPY NO ONE IS HAPPY !!!!!

05-13-2010, 08:57 PM	#60
marticus24 Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 604	Yes - but not with your camaro... find a beater or something you don't care about. You're less likely to turn into a jerk with something you don't care about. We all know what happens when we turn into Jerks while trying to teach our women something.... :upset:

05-13-2010, 09:03 PM	#61
jeepguy_1980 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Newport News Posts: 1,310 View My Garage	I can't convince my wife to try to learn to drive the Camaro. I've offered to teach her just about every day since we've had it (10 days ago).

05-13-2010, 09:44 PM	#63
2SSARMY Account Suspended Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 1,125	No - she'll always want to drive it if you teach her.

05-14-2010, 12:11 AM	#64
CamaroKid Mr. Documentation Drives: 1998 Mazda Protege SE Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 90 View My Garage	Yes

05-14-2010, 12:36 AM	#66
Camaro DNA Drives: 2010 2LT RS USA1 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 231	I had my 95 Z28 from 2000 to 2009 & my wife from 2001 to present... she drove the Z once... to move it from one side of the street to the other for street cleaning. She never asked to drive that one & she has not showed any interest in driving my 2010 (both automatics) other than once saying she should trade her Saturn in so we can have matching his & hers 2010 camaros. She will never drive my beater truck either because that is manual & she refuses to learn a manual transmission. I agree with the person who said to rent one to teach her. that way she won't do anything to yours or cause emotions to flare. Or you can just buy her one of her own... which you may end up doing anyway if you let her drive yours.

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