# Suggestions wanted for teaching a teenager to drive stick

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/suggestions-wanted-for-teaching-a-teenager-to-drive-stick/139377>\
**Category:** Driving/Drivers\
**Tags:** nissan, versa\
**Created:** [April 27, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suggestions-wanted-for-teaching-a-teenager-to-drive-stick/139377 "2019-04-27T19:18:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JessicaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JessicaG](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JessicaG)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suggestions-wanted-for-teaching-a-teenager-to-drive-stick/139377/1 "2019-04-27T19:18:35Z")

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I have a standard transmission 2014 Nissan versa note that I bought with 8 miles on it…trying to teach my son to drive stick is nothing like when I was a kid. After about an hour of stalling my car just shuts down. It once had to go into the shop for a new o2 censor(?) Anyway any advice how to teach a newb driver to drive standard when my car isn’t as tough as they used to make them? I mean I feel stalling was part of the learning process.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suggestions-wanted-for-teaching-a-teenager-to-drive-stick/139377/2 "2019-04-27T19:36:47Z")

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> [@JessicaG](#):
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> I mean I feel stalling was part of the learning process.

Stalling still IS part of the learning process! I taught my wife to drive stick years ago. The first attempt failed because she didn’t WANT to drive the manual trans car we had. I bought one she DID want to drive and that was all it took. Motivation is everything! Good Luck teaching your son.