How did you learn manual - Page 3

GTS-4 Ben · 12-27-2001, 05:22 AM

I first found out when I was about 6 what happens if you put the car in gear and then turn the key,

RazorGTR · 12-29-2001, 01:36 PM

My first car was an auto, but I used to race Moto Cross so switching to a manual car was pretty easy. I did how ever burn the clutch out in the first month. Once I got it down all but 1 of my last cars were manual. I will never go back as you can really get the most out of your car with a manual.

turboedsol · 01-21-2002, 05:18 PM

find someone with an old beat up truck take it to a parking lot and drive around till you get a feel for it. try to learn with no help from anyone this way you will learn the best way for you. since the car is a beater you dont have to worrie about anything

Tireburner · 01-22-2002, 07:16 AM

I was teaching my son how to drive my F-150 manual yesterday on a dirt road. He must have stalled it 30 times, plus on top of it he let it roll backwards twice while in gear, motor dead... Thank heavens for timing chains! Had this been an older belted motor I would be out retiming the crank, cam and distributor!!

I learned drunk, but the finishing touches were done by myself. I think that helps alot. Nobody in your ear trying to tell you what to do.

94civic · 01-26-2002, 01:30 PM

i learned how to drive manual from practicing on my dirtbike. well it isn't really the same because on the bike yuo use your hands and on the car you use your feet, but its the same concept.

Rich · 01-26-2002, 03:06 PM

I never did really "learn" how to drive manual. I got a lesson from a friend who tried to teach me in his VW Jetta. It was about a 30 min lesson and I stalled around 7 times or so

The crunch time came when I had to take my car in for service work. I needed a ride downtown and asked a different friend if he could give me a ride in his truck. Instead he tossed me the keys and said "you do know how to drive standard right?, just be easy on the clutch" I was like "umm, yea, thanks."

I knew the basics from my lesson in the VW, but the clutch feel, and shift points were ALOT different between the VW and the pickup. It was one hell of a ride, but fortionatly I got the hang of it pretty fast. Had trouble with an uphill start, but all in all I did ok.

crayzayjay · 02-07-2002, 04:54 PM

i first drove a car when i was 14, it was manual. i've only ever driven one auto and didnt like it. i was pretty mad about cars from a very young age so unlike most people i knew how everything worked. i wont say i was great or smooth but i didnt stall once on my first lesson. My cuz was teaching me in his modified prelude. he made me reverse down a narrow little mountain road with nothing either side 10 mins into my lesson. i was like "are you sure" and he was adamant that i do it. so i did, and to my surprise it worked out ok, i.e. no crash, no one died

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cheers,
jay

VentoJoe · 06-15-2002, 11:25 PM

I learned in a '90 Ford Bronco II when I was 16,I relearned myself in my buddy's '89 Acura Integra when I was 19.Although most of my cars have been automatics,I have no personal preference betwen the two.

Nico · 06-16-2002, 02:57 AM

Learned on my dads 92 Ferrari 348 ts when I was 13. Hah, that was a sight to see, a 13 y/o zooming down the streets, turned a few eyes. It was hard to learn on a powerful car, gas was so sensitive, but I got the hang of it after 2 weeks.

SinisterSavior · 06-16-2002, 04:09 AM

Your dad actually let u drive his FERARRI when you where thirteen, man your one lucky kid.*sigh*

Nico · 06-16-2002, 01:17 PM

Yeah, not on main roads or anything, around our neighbourhood, it was like 10 block by 10 blocks. After driving that, almost everything else seemed weak lol! Yeah my dad is really nice, but I operated the wheel when I was like 6, then slowly boved up to driving auto cars, then a stick.

THE4TH · 07-07-2002, 02:41 AM

well i learned off and on from many diff people.. which was bad cause they taught diff...
anyway one was in a civic hatch ... a nice ride to start on .. and the other was a 4 spd. pos ford something.. he let me kill that thing.. it was fun .. but i would never go back ..

THE4TH · 07-07-2002, 02:42 AM

would never go back to auto that is.. perhaps later when i have a fam ..

crayzayjay · 07-07-2002, 08:03 AM

U have to admit autos are cool in the city... there have been numerous times when i wished for an auto box while stuck in traffic

Jimbo_Jones · 07-19-2002, 09:21 AM

i ended up learning on one of my parents manuals... the gear was not that bad after i'd finished, because its one designed to handle a 253 but it was only powered by a 4cylinder at the time... the clutch was a bit messy afterwards tho

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