HOU manual transmission car <$3k?

not sure if they can be found for 3k but i plan on teaching my kids on my 2017 fiat 500 abarth

 

500 Sport with the stick shift. Early ones are really cheap. Fun cars, build quality is terrible.

 

I bought the kids a used base Mini Cooper manual, easy tranny, light, great visibility, lots of fun. If you look hard you may find one in that range but high miles and such.
vdm

 

Anything Honda, that is what I learned on (a CRX to be exact).

 

We bought our daughter a new Kia Soul for less than $15k.....it will take her through college.....now it’s 4 years later and she handles the MT very well.

It’s easy to shift, and kinda fun even for me to drive.

 

CRX would be perfect to learn on but no longer available for cheap prices!

 

I goofed the project and spent $3500 on a school bus. Sorry.

It teaches him nothing about manual transmissions, which he already knows, but a lot more about air brakes.

Matt


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Serious thought -- a small pickup might be a good choice

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/tomball-95-mazda-b2300/7263765944.html

https://houston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/houston-2000-chevrolet-s10-regular-cab/7263126105.html

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/the-colony-1997-toyota-t100-sr5-4wd-spd/7264088224.html

 

Where is Keith, Danny, and Mr Kincaid?

 

I’m only interested in Laurie...



Matt

 

She was really cute in the 70s.....did not age well

 

I learned on a 1st or 2nd year miata. Very forgiving. For safety in today’s world I would stick with something accord size.

 

Maybe early wrx? I was a passenger in one that hit a tree going very quick and walked away fine. Lucky but the car was also very safe.

 

Are you buying this car just to have him learn manual or will this be his primary vehicle? If just to learn I would recommend renting a car or having him do a manual trans driving school / lesson. You'd have to go through all the insurance/registration and then have a crappy car you'd want to get rid off in a week.

 

I love searching for this stuff.

Talk him down?
https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/houston-1993-ford-probe-gt/7267313353.html

Yawn, but probably a good choice:
https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/houston-2007-toyota-corolla-le/7266075801.html

I have one of these in my driveway that I bought to teach my kids to drive a stick, 10 years ago:
https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/houston-1999-f150-xlt-v6-standard/7266044458.html

Should go forever, cheap:
https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/baytown-2002-honda-civic-must-see-super/7264069848.html

Here’s your Fiat 500:
https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/richmond-fiat-500/7260110515.html

 

This and a hamster?

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/friendswood-2012-kia-soul-clean-carfax/7264808558.html

 

There's lot's of Fiat 500s around.

Those things are a lot of fun to drive.

Sid

 

I learned on a 93 Eclipse. I don't believe that car is the best option. lol

I think the 350z, aside from visibility being a concern is a great car to learn on from what I remember driving one.

 

Amanda had a Saturn Sky base engine with MT.

I still miss that car.
Not $3K but probably getting close, if not the Red Line power train...

 

Update?

 

Whats wrong with the Accord?

My tech just lost his car to Loop pileup (pre freeze)

A neighbor is looking to offload his Subaru it's a standard and AWD.