So I'm buying a cheap vehicle to teach my girlfriend how to drive stick, because my next car is gonna be a stick, and she needs to be able to drive it. I had a pullied/intake/exhaust 03 Cobra for a little over 2 years, and she never drove it because I didn't feel comfortable teaching her on a car with that much torque and the ability to put you into a spin with very little throttle. I've been scouring craigslist, and found 3 cars that I'm considering. The first is a 98 S10 pickup with 184k miles for $1,000, a 96 VW Golf with 163k miles for $750, and a 94 Nissan Maxima with 150k miles for $1,195. My next car will hopefully be a twin-screw GT500, so I'm choosing to buy a cheap car for her to learn on. I want her to have as much practice as possible before stepping into such a beast. I'm sorta leaning toward the S10 because a pickup bed would be a good thing to have just in case we need to carry anything that won't fit in my 335 or her FX35. They all have high mileage and a little body damage/rust, but I don't really care what it looks like, as long as the engine and tranny are working smoothly. So with all else equal, which would you pick and why? Any personal experience or horror stories are welcome.