Considering buying a manual Miata ND

>considering buying a manual Miata ND
>never driven stick shift before
>will probably just learn as I drive it off the lot

Is this a terrible idea?

Yes on so many levels, just practice with a friend's car on an airfield or field

I respectfully disagree, I think it's a decent idea if you find an isolated country road.

Just buy an automatic Miata. Don't fall for the stick shift meme.

You're not going to buy this car.

But if you did, you tell the sales person that you don't know how to drive stick and they will sit with you after hours or get Pablo the tech to teach you the basics. 2 hours tops. A sale is a sale m8, remember how valuable you are to them.

Depends on if you have any shame and can actually get it off the lot.

I would not take this approach. It was bad enough last time I bought a car and I didn't know they have these little lockout bracelets to get into reverse these days.
>have you driven stick before?
>....
>fu I've never had a non-stick car
>i just didn't know about your gay lever

It's not the worst idea, when I bought my first car when I was 19, I drove it home without knowing how to drive stick. It was all country roads so I got to take my time and also avoided hill starts (just blew stop signs on hills). I DO NOT recommend doing this if you aren't driving super low traffic country roads, even if there's only a single decently trafficked road do not do it. Best case scenario you stall a few times and piss people off for a short distance, worst case and more likely you cause an accident.

Not him but 'will probably learn as i drive it off the lot' doesn't seem like OP will have time to find a country road, but sure learn how to drive stick while around a lot full of cars

>but sure learn how to drive stick while around a lot full of cars
At least those cars are stationary. It's always fun when you bunny hop into the middle of a road and then stall while there is traffic coming right at you.

>manual
Did that really need to be stated? Really?