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how can i convince my dad to let me drive a stickshift(manual)classic car?

ok.well we found an ad on the paper, and someone was selling a classic car.im 15 and 1/2, so i can drive now.why wont my dad let me drive a stick shift.wtf i know how to drive an automatic.he tried out the car:it looks like this:http://www.avonhill.com/thumbnails/classic/1957_Ford_Fairlane_coupe.jpeg same color too, its just the one thats for sale, is 4 door.its my freaking dream carr!its perfect,and it doesnt need work!my dad said the cars from back then are harder to drive,and that the stick thing gets stuck.are they really that hard to drive?my dad said he would get me that car,its just that its a stupid manual.the stick shift is located on the side of the stering wheel,so suposibly its harder.do you think i can handle it?? ps:is my first car=] yea it doesnt have power steering. woow.im supprised i know this much about cars :D

Public Comments

1. first of all, do you know how to drive manual? you shouldn't learn on a nice car. at the beggining of your driving life, you don't have to get an awesome car.
2. Nothing personal, but no I don't think you can. If the car is really a '57 Fairlane, then I'm almost positive it wont have power steering. If the car doesn't have power steering, I can almost guarantee you wont want it because after five minutes of driving, your arms are going to hurt. A LOT. Just another thing to think about.
3. You can't go test drive a car like that if you've never driven a stick before. It's way different than automatic. You could mess something up. If you never driven a stick before and you go to test drive *someone else's* car and do mess anything up, you will have to pay to fix it.
4. You may have problems with no power steering . I would suggest you sign up for a lesson at a driving school . Specify standard shift and see how you do .
5. If I were you, Id practice learning the manual good for a year or two on a cheap throwaway car(almost everybody wrecks their first car) and buy a beautiful car like that fair line later in life.