The day will soon come that my fiance will want to learn how to drive standard.

My Shelby is the only car I can get a hold of.

Is there any chance she will ruin the clutch?

I have 5K on it as I type this; and I have not done any 'fun' things with it, such as donuts, dragging, etc.,...yet. So I am sure it is in healthy condition.

I'm expecting the worst. Maybe I can use this as an excuse to get a better one...any suggestions will be appreciated.

-FormerNYer

 

make sure you are in a LARGE open area

of course, if she can learn to drive a stick in a shelby, then i'd say you found yourself one heck of a woman

 

my wife knows how to drive my car i didnt teach her tho lol

 

My sister decided to learn how to drive a 5 speed with my '85 Shelby Charger when I was out of town. When I came home my clutch was done. She did pay for it though. That was the last time she drove it. Over 20 years now on that 2nd clutch. I'm sure you'll be fine in an open lot. Good luck

 

A V8 car is much easier to learn to drive a stick on than a 4 cyl. The torque will get the car moving much easier than a 4 cyl would. Many years ago I taught a girlfriend to drive stick on my 85 Cavalier V6. I met up with her over the holiday's and she thanked me for teaching her.

Like someone else said, find an open parking lot and be patient.

 

make sure you have an open parking lot and a lot of patience.
good luck.

 

Its not hard to learn to drive one, its just hard to drive one well. I picked up really fast, but i still suck at slot starts and keeping my rpm below 2k when i start from a stop.

My sister (16) managed to drive our miata without stalling

 

My wife has never driven my car, and never will.

 

The problem my friend had was he was too scared to mess anything up, he was real nervous. I also let him practice on ice so he could get the feel of the clutch also so he wasn't bucking the car and stuff. It worked, but i still wouldnt let him drive it, just parking lot stuff

 

Get a rental car that is a manual, get the basics learned on that.
Then in a large open area or back-roads, get her into the stang, first showing her what to do and how to do it.

If she picked up how to drive the rental, she'll quickly and w/o much wear and tear get it on the Cobra.

If there's one area that she's having problems with, show her how to get by that, and then let her try it. (I've taught 2 daughters to drive manuals, but not on any car I was especially fond of!)

You're gonna have to be a big man and have patience and not get into an argument about tearing up your car while she's learning.

Good luck!