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So, Michelle brought Melissa home tonight in the G35. Of course, me being me, I had to jump in and give it a try. The catch was that she’s got a manual transmission in her new ride, and I’ve only driven two other cars with manuals: Adam’s Ford Cobra SVT and Roll’s Mitsubishi 3000GT. What’s even funnier is that I think I’ve only gotten worse as I spend more time with my hands and feet on a manual tranny. This occaision was no different. As I backed out of the driveway in neutral, I started running out of KE at the bottom of the driveway and I had to put it in reverse. Then, as I tried desperately to ease into first gear and get going, the car just suddenly jolted. I finally kind of got my bearings straight and was able to get the car moving at a decent speed with a couple shifts that weren’t all too bad. So I took the car all the way out to Jamie’s house via the Summit Drive, with a few bad shifts along the way and plenty of cruising. I told Michelle that she’s gotta bring the car back next weekend. I’ve gotta keep practicing with the thing until I get the hang of it. Then I shouldn’t have any problems jumping into someone else’s MT ride Anyone have any suggestions for me on making it easier to drive stick?