24-07-15, 04:25 PM
I had a twist and go, my brother had a geared thing.
I prefered my way, it's not hard to move up from an auto to a gearbox and it made the first year easier not having to change gear every 2 seconds.
Also when it came time to learn gears, I knew that much more about the roadcraft etc that the gears were made easier, only the one new thing to deal with.
Might be good to ask her? if she's planning to start driving at 17, the idea of gears and clutch might be more useful to learn early on but for me in terms of learning, I don't see any difference between learning them at 16 or learning them at 17.
Let me know if you want any more info, it was 10 years ago now though :o
I prefered my way, it's not hard to move up from an auto to a gearbox and it made the first year easier not having to change gear every 2 seconds.
Also when it came time to learn gears, I knew that much more about the roadcraft etc that the gears were made easier, only the one new thing to deal with.
Might be good to ask her? if she's planning to start driving at 17, the idea of gears and clutch might be more useful to learn early on but for me in terms of learning, I don't see any difference between learning them at 16 or learning them at 17.
Let me know if you want any more info, it was 10 years ago now though :o