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Old 06-27-2012, 02:39 PM   #21
blue2000s
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Originally Posted by grubinski View Post
Interesting. My wife still can't drive a stick, mostly due to mental issues. I have taught her in the past on my old Datsun 510 and later a Miata, but she's been too intimidated to go out on the street.

I was thinking the Boxster might be a great car for this ... the flywheel is heavy enough that you can get started really easy. I don't see why some above have said it's a bad choice to teach someone in ... to me I think it's probably the easiest I've ever owned.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. The Boxster clutch is much easier to handle than most sports cars that I've driven. Fairly low force and plenty of friction range.

Try teaching a kid to drive a pre-964 911, now that's a tough clutch to learn on.
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