My wife, a paper driver, became a MT driver.

I used to have no interest in cars and was a paper driver for more than 10 years after getting my license.

Later, after marrying my husband, I became a little more interested in cars, and after about six yearsI can also drive a Porsche Boxster (981GTS) MT normally.My current car is a Suzuki Swift Sport MT.

The other day, when I saw my brother for the first time in a long time, he said, "I never thought that my sister, who had no interest in cars at all, would end up driving a MT car. You never know what life has in store for you...He said sincerely, "I'm not surprised at all," but he himself might be the most surprised (laugh).

So today, we're going to talk about "How to turn a wife who has no interest in cars into a manual transmission driverI would like to discuss the "Mere Old Man" from his wife's point of view.

But this is just my personal experience.It absolutely has to be this way.Since it is not a matter of "I wonder if there are cases like this.I would be happy if you could read it as "the first time I have ever heard of this.

Steps to make my wife a MT rider

Conclusion.

Get people interested in cars → get them to enjoy driving → get them to practice MT driving

I guess that's the order of the day.

Especially in the case of Porsche, because the car is so great to begin with.If the husband perseveres and does not give up, there is a great possibility that the wife will become a MT rider.I think.

Just make no mistake about it.Let's get them to practice MT driving out of the blue! Don't think that you can just let him practice driving a manual transmission.

This is because wives are often not interested in cars at all to begin with.

."Cars are great! It's such a good car, of course my wife would appreciate it too!If you start from the point of "I'm not a good person," it becomes intrusive and counterproductive.

In fact, I've been trying for some time to

I'm busy with housework, childcare, and work, and frankly, I don't care about cars. Where in my life right now is there room for a car?"

I thought, "My wife has (often) no interest in cars.I think it is very important for husbands to understand the basic premise that "the

5 points to make your wife a MT rider

On top of that, there are five key points.

(1) No rush
(2) To get people interested in the car, first put them in a car with a comfortable passenger seat.
(iii) If they become interested in cars, the next step is to have them actually drive a car that is fun to drive.
(4) To have the automatic transmission limit cancelled, my husband's extraordinary enthusiasm is necessary.
(5) Accompanying MT driving practice

I wonder....

in any case, "don't be rushedIt's important to "get the most out of it.

."I want him to love cars as soon as possible.Although I understand the feeling of "I'm in a hurry," it is often counterproductive because the other party can sense your impatience. As is the case in sales, the more hasty you are in closing the deal, the more the other party will run away.

It is important to take a firm, long view and not be in a hurry.Once you've been turned down, don't give up everything there.It's also important to attack with that kind of approach (totally a work thing, right?).

Put the passenger in a car with a comfortable passenger seat.

To get people interested in the car, you must firstIt is good to have the passenger ride in a car that is comfortable.

Do not put them in a GT3 or convertible car, even if you are wrong, first.

The GT3 is indeed a great car and when I first got to drive it, I was like, "It's a car of a whole new dimension!I was impressed.

But on the other hand, a car like that has the aspect of being a car that is fun only for the driver.The passenger seat rides stiffly and picks up road rattles at low speeds, so to be honest, it is hard to ride for a long time in the passenger seat.

It is the worst kind of drive for a wife to suddenly look to the side and see that only her husband, who is driving, is enjoying himself.

And while a convertible certainly feels good.Some car models have quite a lot of wind entrainment.(I wonder if the 981 is the one with quite a bit of wind entrapment), so it would be a bit inconvenient for women with long hair, sunburn, and embarrassment, so I think it would be best not to suddenly go for a convertible.

A good first ride would be.Panamera, Cayenne, and Cayenne with excellent ride quality.I wonder if a 911 with PASM or a spec that is not too hard on the suspension would be good (or if I go for a test drive, etc.).

and graduallyI didn't know Porsches were so comfortable, and they're such nice cars."When they are able to feel this, the next step is to move on to the stage where they can experience the joy of driving.

Have them actually drive a car that is fun to drive.

Porsche is "theyou have to drive (a car, etc.)I think it's the car of the "Mere Old Man". The level of excitement is very different between the passenger seat and the driver's seat.

Even if you are a novice when it comes to cars, once you drive one, you will be amazed at how easy it is to drive and how different it is from other cars. In fact, my sister-in-law, who is not interested in cars at all, was very impressed when she drove her husband's 911 for the first time. (The article about that time is here.)

What if I let my sister, a paper driver, drive a Porsche 911 for the first time in her life?

It would be a big step forward if we could make it possible for people to experience the advantages and joys of driving rather than being satisfied with the passenger seat.

It takes a husband's extraordinary zeal to have his AT license removed.

I know some of you have wives who originally have MT licenses.I think most of them have AT-only licenses.(I, too, chose the AT-only license without hesitation when I was a student)

Just a few years after we got married, when my husband ordered his first Porsche, a 981 Boxster GTS (MT).

I'll get my AT by the time I take delivery of my car! This Boxster is definitely a lot of fun! I'll pay for it!"

My husband said to me. As I recall, I turned down that offer at least 10 times (laughter).

."No, no, no, I still have a small child and a job, where would I find the time to go to a driving school? And even if I get my license lifted, I will never drive a manual transmission car."

And.

However, my husband was too persistent, and he said, "If you can drive a manual transmission, you can drive any car in the world. That's an amazing thing!I was told, "If you insist that much...," and my heart broke and I decided to go and have my limited license lifted.

Accompanying MT driving practice

If you can remove the AT limitation, you may feel like you have achieved your goal (I did), but this is where the real work begins.

You have to practice a lot to be able to ride it.My husband and I also went to practice driving the Boxster every few months while my parents watched our children.

You've already changed gears, so you can't keep stepping on the clutch! You'll damage the clutch a lot if you drive like that."

But now I look back and think, "I was a good student, but I was not a good student.I don't know how he could ever bring himself to let his wife, who is a terrible driver, practice on that precious car.I think."

It was not until I bought my own MT car and started to drive it every day (after a week of daily driving, I was able to drive it) that I actually became able to drive a MT car, but if I had not been allowed to practice in a Boxster before then, I would not have been able to get there.

In the end, it was either my husband's enthusiasm or...

When I write this again, I realize how much trouble it is to get my wife, a paper driver, to drive a manual transmission. If I were in the opposite position, I would certainly not have such motivation... (laughs)

In fact, when I attended a Porsche driving school in a Boxster a few years ago, my husband tweeted this on social media.

My wife is attending a driving school today, so I came to visit her.
My wife, who was not interested in cars at all when we first met, has come this far in driving a manual car, and I am often asked the secret of how I have changed her so much.
The answer is simple. It is the ability to present in the home. It is the same as sales.

And.

I see...

In response to this post, I told my husband, "I'm amazed you've made it this far in your presentation without giving up.I say."

No, no, no, it's not that I was trying so hard to make my wife drive a manual transmission Porsche. I was not trying hard at all. I was just trying to "get my wife to drive aIt would be a shame to die without knowing something so fun and wonderful!I was genuinely thinking, "I'm not going to be able to do that.
I also knew that Porsche is a wonderful car and I was sure that one day my wife would appreciate it, so it was within my expectations.

The reply.

In the end, the feeling of trust in Porsche will prevail... (or not).