What is the Best Car to Learn to Drive Stick?

Much as we must all learn important and relevant skills like how to revulcanize your own tires and how to start your car with a hand crank, we all have to learn how to drive stick shift. But which car should be your learner vehicle?

This is the question we posed to our panel of experts, who chose such cohesive options as a brand new Corvette and a crappy old Volvo.

What car did you use to learn to drive stick, and what car do you wish you had at your disposal?