You were more worried about your neck than your poor car?

In theory it may not seem too complicated, but there's definetely a technique you have to master (it's all co-ordination), most teenagers don't pick it up instantly at it when they first start, they stall and bunnyhop quite a lot. I was one of those people, me and my dad spent an afternoon in a car park on an industrial estate in his Fiat Punto trying to get it down, although him shouting at me didn't make it easier. Piece of advice to all teenagers: don't let your parents teach you how to drive, the only thing I really learnt with my dad was how to drive while having a heated arguement (quite a useful skill actually), I don't think he was much easier on my sister. Setting off is the tricky part, once you are moving at speed it's easier to change between gears. And moving off up a steep slope can be tricky for some people. Once you've learnt properly you are fine, although I don't know what it would be like to drive a powerful sports car or a classic car.