Quote Originally Posted by AlaskaVX
Unfortunately I have never driven a manual

My dad's way of teaching me was when I was 10 he said go ahead and start it and after less than 5 min. he pushed me out of the seat and started driving. And it was a rental!!!!
Don't be afraid of learning, it really isn't that hard. Once you get past the "bucking-bronco" stage, the hardest thing left to learn is how to use the hand brake to stop and start when going up a hill. Besides, you can't call yourself a man if you can't handle a stick, or something like that.