Minimal requirements are just that - but $40/hr?
Just outside Albany, NY., maybe there's a school near you.
This Job Is:
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Pay: $40.00 - $50.00 per hour
Interesting...
That would be a pretty decent way to spend a few hours a day.
"must have kevlar clutch"
I might be yelling at a lot of people in that job.
I've seen some self taught folks out there, pop it in neutral in corners etc., maybe training's not a bad idea.
(joke)> Ooh, you could convince our insurance company the stick is an anti-theft feature lowering your premiums. =~ )
So, I skimmed the ad and might have missed some details, but....
I presume that the applicant provides his/her car for the student to (ab)use. Makes the 40 to 50 an hour seem a bit more realistic.
I am either raising my rates for tin restoration, or going to look for this kind of opportunity on the north side of the border.
I have successfully taught a handful of people how to drive manual shift cars so would feel comfortable doing this and getting the job accomplished in a couple of sessions.
I'll let you know what happens, I just applied for a position in Atlanta
I absolutely would NOT allow the business to use my own car for training new drivers. For use of my car and having to increase insurance coverage for that purpose will require a much higher hourly rate or keep the same rate but increase the cut of profit that they make.
Wow unbelievable why am I doing stupid puter CAD stuff!?!?!!!
After reading through the site the instructor provides the car and the company provides the insurance, but everything is done in a parking lot or similar. I think I am going to sign up, I have taught both of my boys and the starter was abused more than the clutch.
Interested to read some real experiences with this. Insurance is a nightmare using your own car, getting in a car with a minor in many states requires huge background checks, and IMHO not that many people really want to learn this skill.
In reply to porschenut :
The site says they only accept people 18 and older as students.
I signed up to instruct and had my first two lessons this morning. Both people paid for the 3 hour lesson but each only lasted about an hour and a half, both guys felt they had it down. The car was not abused, except for maybe the starter, and the company has been easy to deal with, now we wait for payment.
Hopefully I get more lessons, and hopefully they go as well as today, easy way to make car money.
Aaron_King said:I signed up to instruct and had my first two lessons this morning. Both people paid for the 3 hour lesson but each only lasted about an hour and a half, both guys felt they had it down. The car was not abused, except for maybe the starter, and the company has been easy to deal with, now we wait for payment.
Hopefully I get more lessons, and hopefully they go as well as today, easy way to make car money.
What car did you use ?
I was thinking an old VW bug because you could change the clutch in less than an hour :)
I used an 05 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sport. 1st gear is so low on this car its really hard to stall and maybe I just got lucky, but neither guy rode the clutch. It is funny too that both people signed up because of future car purchases. The first guy, mid 20's I would say, wants to get a Morgan Trike and the second guy is picking up a GR Corolla next week.
I forgot to add to the other post that neither peron got any kind of refund for stopping the lesson early and I am supposed to get paid the same, $100 for each lesson.
"..jammin gears has got to be a fever, cause men become addicted to the grind..."
I can rent a manual transmission Chevy Sonic on Turo for $82 a weekend. First lesson pays the rental fee, next five lessons are pure profit. And no wear & tear to worry about!
That's crazy. I used to own a driving school and I offered a specific class for learning MT. It took most people 1-2 hours.
I sold maybe 6 hours of lessons to 4 different students across 3 years. I provided a car but also would allow the student to bring theirs if they chose. If done right, learning isn't hard on the clutch.
I do not see a market for this, but maybe?
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
I really didn't think do either. Maybe this weekend was a fluke, only time will tell.
This is interesting. I've taught my wife, a former girlfriend, two of my kids, and a friend to drive a stick. I think the thing to get would be a 12V Cummins with a stick. All that torque and a slow revver would be a piece of cake to learn on.
My daughter and son learned on my modded R53. Not the best choice with it being a low-torque (at least down low) engine, but it worked out well.
DrBoost said:This is interesting. I've taught my wife, a former girlfriend, two of my kids, and a friend to drive a stick. I think the thing to get would be a 12V Cummins with a stick. All that torque and a slow revver would be a piece of cake to learn on.
My daughter and son learned on my modded R53. Not the best choice with it being a low-torque (at least down low) engine, but it worked out well.
I disagree on that one. I "learned" the first time with an old Jeep. You just let the clutch out and it went. No fuss. First, second, high gear. Piece of cake. Then I bought a '94 Trans Am with a 6 speed stick. It was like learning to drive a stick for the first time. I knew the basic mechanics of it but had never had to worry about friction points and finesse with the Jeep. The short throw shifter also took some getting used to since I was used to a broom-handle with about a foot between gears.
I signed up about 3 months ago and have yet to get a referral.
A 401 CJ said:DrBoost said:This is interesting. I've taught my wife, a former girlfriend, two of my kids, and a friend to drive a stick. I think the thing to get would be a 12V Cummins with a stick. All that torque and a slow revver would be a piece of cake to learn on.
My daughter and son learned on my modded R53. Not the best choice with it being a low-torque (at least down low) engine, but it worked out well.I disagree on that one. I "learned" the first time with an old Jeep. You just let the clutch out and it went. No fuss. First, second, high gear. Piece of cake. Then I bought a '94 Trans Am with a 6 speed stick. It was like learning to drive a stick for the first time. I knew the basic mechanics of it but had never had to worry about friction points and finesse with the Jeep. The short throw shifter also took some getting used to since I was used to a broom-handle with about a foot between gears.
Yeah, this is definitely true. The first manual car I drove was an '87 Taurus owned by a friend of my parents', it was a breeze. A few months later I was driving my dad's '85 Esc ort, which had a super tall 1st and no torque and that was a nightmare. OTOH, once I mastered that car, no other manual transmission has given me significant issues since.
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