Binary:

I purposely named the dealer and where it was because I did not want to have any misunderstandings since I'm sure many Desert Silver Metallic's are sold in a week in Chicagoland.

If you'll refer to my post I said that at least be "decent" at it, not "perfect" and I applaud you for actually practicing beforehand.

Regarding the road rage, I agree with you that road rage will not produce any positive results. However, it is very dangerous for the primary driver as well as any drivers behind him/her when the car bucks and stalls. Additionally, being a Chicagoan, you know quite as well as I do that if you sneeze too hard and veer off a lttle bit, Chiago drivers will be down your throat in less than a second.

jlammy:

I also agree with you on the fact that some learn it faster than others, but remember that for a lot of people, learning to drive stick is like learning to drive all over again and in driving school they don't put you on the road the first day of class because it's too dangerous. Same thing with learning to drive stick in a real world situation on your first day behind the clutch.

In conclusion, I have to say that it was very painful to see such a beautiful car get treated that way during the first few minutes of its road life. That was the original reason for my post.

Taffeta