Down our way,the gritter drivers are chosen from a pool of exisiting Council Workers and are paid a good bit extra for doing it. You may find that the empty seat in your office is someone doing grittting duties. Worth investigating who the driver was if you can
Drive a few more cars and you will get a better picture of what the car should feel like. To be honest though, the gearbox and clutch tie up is dreadful. Don't think you will get a great gear change ever. The European Product Manager for the GTR said the gearbox/ clutch assembly was poor on the 350z when I visited the Geneva Motor Show a couple of years ago. Later models have improved a bit but the whole set up is a real let down...................still love the car though
Make sure your battery is ok. As has already been said it is more than likely the cold and the roofs do have a little trouble in the cold weather. If battery amperage is low it can stop working. (Bit like us really )
If I was you would go for a Manual SLR Film Camera. Get to understand F-Stops/depth of field etc etc. Once she understands all of this then go for DSLR. She will learn a lot more that way. It is a bit like driving a car. Would you learn to drive in a Ferrari?
Played Clarinet as a teenager (Grade 5 Theory) then gave it up. Play bass badly and I used to sing in a few rock bands over the years. My last band is still going:
http://www.reverbnation.com/theglambusters
They still rock!
As I heard nothing for ages on this thought the event was dead in the water. As a result have made other plans for the day. Count me and guest out for this.