jst teach her how to drive stick. i taugth a few chics that i was with how to drive stick and they got the hang of it pretty quick. they just had to get use to the clutch and knwo how to feel the clutch and the cars momentum. i had to learn to drive stick on my own when i had my first car and once i understood how the clutch works and knew how to feel it i did good. ive never burned a clutch or had any tranny problems tillast week . my 98 s.e. 5 speed was stock in firts and wouldnt go into any other gear cause the gear selector on the tranny messed up. i gotta get more info from the technician at the ford dealership to how tha happened. now my friends keep telling me i told you so. most of my friends are import drivers i was too but i couldnt pass up having a 5 speed v6 contour besides my car is faster than his 5 speed maxima and those civics and integras and my car is stock that kinda made them feel stupid lol.