My story of necessity begins on my 16th birthday when my parents were out of town. They left me at

home for two weeks with the idea that, since I was 16 and car-less, I could not get into too

much trouble. My mom said with a smile as she left, "Honey, when we return, I will take you to

get some driving lessons so that you can get your driver's license." Little did she know of my

conviction to get my driver's license, and a car, while they were out of town.

So, I had a goal of getting a driver and a car's license quickly. How do you get a car without a driver's license?

For that matter, how do you even get to the car dealership? Well, I called my friend Jenny who

gratuitously offered to drive me to the car dealership. I had searched for the best new car

incentives and picked out my car in the newspaper. Upon visiting the dealership, I quickly

realized that the car in question had a manual transmission.