For most drivers getting used to car is the most important thing. Figuring out what rpm matches what gear at what speed is the biggest thing. Three words, practice, practice practice. Once you get used to the car, it usually begins to feel very natural.
And I learned to drive a stick on a 1948 Ford 8N. For those of you that don't know, that is a tractor. My next stick (and first car)was a 1981 Celica GT.
Speaking of column shifters, my dad used to have a 1969 Ford F100 Explorer with a 3 on the tree. Slow, lots of body roll, needed an airstrip worth of road to stop. It was a complete blast to drive.
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