Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
You have to take driver's ed here.
Really? Wow, we didn't when I was getting my licence (decades ago!). My parents made my brother take driver's ed because of the insurance break, but since insurance was cheaper for girls (not sure if this is still the case), I didn't have to...so I didn't. Yeah, life is fair.

I agree that learning to drive a stick was important. I took my driving test in an automatic so that I had less to worry about during the test, but I did know how to drive a stick. Now, that's the only way I'd buy a car. I hate automatic transmissions - it's like driving an amusement ride or something....it doesn't feel like a real car to me!

Ditto Tulip's suggestion about learning to change a tire. That's also an invaluable skill to have.