Took my almost-16-year-old grand-nephew for a ride in my 98 GT today. He has a learner's permit but never drove a stick or anything other than a boring family sedan. I took him to an empty parking lot and showed him the ropes. I started with me driving and him shifting, then him driving and me shifting, then him doing it all. Yeah, he stalled a few times, but he got the hang of it pretty quick. He was smiling all the way after that. When we went back home he said he thinks my car is cool and wants his first car to have a manual transmission. I converted him over to the gearhead side!