Okay. Those who have been reading my Diary in re: my 1st car already know all this and I've pretty much asked this in that diary so just answer me there if you desire. Everyone else....
I hold a current automatic driver's lisence. I am currently pursuing manual driving lessons ....and have had one 120min (2hr) hour lesson, one 60min (1hr) lesson and (counting today's lesson) have had five 90min lessons. I have pre-paid for two more 90 min lessons (Wed and Thu).
I have also pretty much pre-paid for the driving exam which was supposed to be this Saturday (17th) however I agree with my driving instructor that I'm no where near ready for it (as I want to do the driving exam when I can feel confident enough to pass first time).
I can also pretty much afford ten more 60min lessons before I hit a wall in re: how much I have put aside to do these lessons. I have spoken with my driving instructor in cutting back to 60min lessons next week onwards.
I'm persuing manual driving lessons not just so I can drive "Bunny" (my 1987 Toyota Corolla)... it's so I can eventually replace "Bunny" with "Herbie" (VW Beetle to which I will add a 53 decal/stripes as well as eventually pimp out ie rims, flashy exhaust, street neon lights, etc)... or even just be able to buy really inexpensive cars (just check ebay.com.au to see what I mean).
Okay.. the question... Do I keep "Bunny" (my 1987 Toyota Corolla which is a manual) and keep with my lessons? If so, do you think I should keep doing 3-4 lessons a week or cut back to 2-3 times a week (and keep trying to see if any friends will be able to be passenger in "Bunny" so I can get more "on the road" time/experience) ?
OR
Do you think I should just sell "Bunny" (I'll probably get between $1500-2000 for her right now) and take out a small loan (around $4000) to buy an automatic thereby not bothering to get a manual license?
.....and yes I need to pass another driving exam if I want to be legally qualified to drive any manual/stick car within Australia. I only hold an automatic driver's license therefore I can only legally drive automatic.![]()



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I definately know how to handle the type of stick you're probably thinking about... just wish handing the car variety was just as easy! 

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