is barefoot ok?
No, I’ve taught even unco-ordinated people how to drive a stick. It just takes being alone in traffic to learn.
The thing is you can practice for hour on end and never get it. But let me tell you, once you get into traffic, and you’re alone in the car, and you stall out at a red light…
Well you’ll learn in five minutes how to drive that stick shift. 
It isn’t hard at all. The thing is it’s a pain in the neck to shift constantly. It’s OK if you’re in the country or even the suburbs, but if you’re in an urban area like Chicago, NY or DC, I wouldn’t want a stick shift.
Driving a stick IS cool, c’mon on people, admit it, it IS cool 
I have to ask… do you really want to attract the kind of girls who date a guy because of his car? I mean if you’re into vapid and shallow, then more power to ya… but people like that aren’t worth my time, personally.
Anecdotally: I don’t like any type of windy vehicle because it whips my hair into my eyes (the front part isn’t long enough to tie back).
And you’ll be able to console yourself as the girl of dreams, takes all your money and drives off with an unemployed guy in a jeep
Heh heh heh.
It’s hard to say in a short sentence, but we know 'em when we see 'em.
Almost never.
I’m not sure why you’d want an automatic to grind out of things off-roading; I prefer to choose my own gear and torque when driving on icy and snowy conditions.
Forget all about that macho shit and learn to play guitar.
I’m not coordinated enough with my fingers to play guitar
Now we’re getting to the root cause of why you’re not impressing the chicks - it has nothing to do with the car.
People say this all the time, but for me it’s the opposite. I love stick precisely because it gives me something to do while I’m stuck in traffic.
Food stamps are HOT! They are a sign of desperation, and a Jeep looks like a Rolls to a food stamp girl.
Oh, I know. Get yourself a second hand city bus, and just drive some routes through the nearest campus. Tell the chicks the ride is free because they are so beautiful. Make the dudes pay, or don’t even let them on.
Get whatever car you want (but please skip the goofy paint job), but learn to drive a stick. I wouldn’t date a guy who couldn’t drive my car–it’s a useful skill to have and it makes you look wussy if you can’t do it.
Personally, even though I’m kind of the jeep type–outdoorsy, low-maintenance, and dog-owning–they seem like impractical vehicles to me. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter, uncomfortable, and you can’t carry much in them. They kind of seem like the worst of all worlds, really.
Ha!
I am a girl with a Jeep…stick shift of course!! And I love, love love it! 98 hardtop with big ole all-terrain tires and an 8,000 lb Warn winch. I also have the obligatory laid-back lab dog (actually two, Slick and BR-which is short for BellyRub).
Having said that, don’t get a Jeep to impress girls unless you really want one (a Jeep, that is). A girl worth your time will be impressed by you and not care what you drive. Remind me to tell you about the hot farmer/guitarist I used to see that drove a Ford Fiesta…
FWIW:
Friend’s friend has been DJing Brit pop at the Dogs Bollocks on Sunday nights. Met up with some folks there a week or two ago and sat outside because the weather was gorgeous. Spent a reasonable amount of time speculating what kind of chachbag drove the Jeep parked in front of us (topless, doorless, and with some sort of stupid vanity plate). Suspisions confirmed when he came by to retrieve something from the vehicle and proved to be a complete douchebarge, complete with jeans slashed across the knees.
Grain of salt: While I am female, I’m already seeing someone, so you probably don’t care about impressing me at this juncture.
Do NOT paint it like the Jurassic Park jeeps. You will attract 1% of chicks with it, creep out 20% and the rest won’t even notice.
Learn a stick. Something everyone should learn.
You want chicks? Get fit. Make attempts at being fashionable. Get a good job.
There, your work is already half done.
What is a chachbag? Can you take it through airport security?
Indeed. Finger coordination: important.
Well, that depends. What if the 1% are the ones you particularly want to attract? What if the 20% are ones you wouldn’t be interested in anyway?
Popped collars are generally a good tipoff. The higher the ratio of popped collars to people, the greater the possibility you’re looking at chachbags. (Viz. this guy.)
Yes, but you wouldn’t want to be seen with it.
Tongue dexterity can substitute or supplement.
If you loved Jurassic Park as much as I do, you would understand.
No. You will not impress girls if you are intentionally buying things to impress girls. You will only impress girls if you don’t care about impressing them.