Don't get too hasty in saying that you have learned how to drive a standard/manual transmission......it will take a bit of time, and some practice.....have you tried stopping and starting on hills???
I learned on a brand new '61 Chevy Wagon, 6 cyl, 3 on the column......my mom would make me do the hillside thing at various stop signs.....one time, when I had a vehicle behind, and one of my younger brothers standing on the rear seat.......I was afraid of rolling back into the car behind, and didn't want to stall or buck....so I gave it a bit too much gas....shot away from that stop sign, and my brother went from the rear seat into the tailgate window.....didn't break that window, but he was never truly "right" after that....
It's funny, those li'l things that one never forgets.......
SB
Guys, If I had turned 16 a few months before...I would have learned to drive in a "Henry J"........
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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG