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Originally posted by L0stMind
Hmmm, driving stick isn't that hard man.
I had auto trannies in all of my cars actually... because all of them were bought for purposes other then performance (DAMNIT!)
However, I learned to drive stick in a jeep - man that was easy. It was great because it was a little loose and let me fuck up a bit without ruining anything too badly...
Now I just drove my friends acura (yah, laugh at the ricemobile  ) the other day and I hadn't driven stick in over 3 years and had no problems. Even went downtown and all that. That short throw shifter he had in was nice too! (less chance to screw things up)
Just takes some getting used too - drive in thin shoes so you can feel the tranny grab man 
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Not to be critical, but I'd say a short throw shifter makes the likelyhood of making mistakes same, to slightly higher, since you have to move less distance to make an error. It's possibly compensated by the slightly better construction of 'good' ssk's, but most SSK's are built to OEM standards, or worse.
I have a SSK in my car, and love it, but I think you should learn to drive stick without one first, if you have the choice (and learn on a $200 old Honda CRX instead of a new Ferrari).