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10-23-2003, 10:55 AM | #76 | |
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I remember test driving a 6 speed T/A. I did it for a friend because she was 17 and you had to be 18 to test drive it. Much different from the little Japanese cars i'm used to. It gives your left leg a good work out.
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11-10-2003, 02:35 AM | #77 | |
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Re: How did you learn manual
i learned on many cars. i didn't have the luxury of learning in one car. i learned back when i worked for a jiffy lube. i learned in customer cars. and every clutch really is different.
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11-12-2003, 04:15 PM | #78 | ||
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11-13-2003, 12:49 PM | #79 | |
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Re: How did you learn manual
I first got a good feel for a clutch on dirt bikes, then the transistion was easy. My first car was a '78 Subaru spray painted camo that I picked up for $138. It ran fine and all it needed was an air filter and a radiator cap. I used this car to hone my manual transmission driving skillz. Almost everything I ever wanted to in a car, I did with my Subaru. I drove through ditchs, on quad trails, through the trees, and over curbs. I jumped on the roof, beat it with a pipe, and even shot it with one of my rifles. I would redline the bitch and then dump the clutch just for kicks. I even had a cop called on me for a noise violation after one tire smoking episode. The one thing I really wanted to do, though, was to build a big jump and drive off it at an angle so I would catch air and then roll it. But my fun was cut short when I let my friend drive out on a gravel road in the hills. We came sliding around a narrow corner only to see a car coming at us headon. That was the first accident I was involved in. I had some good memories with that car though.
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11-18-2003, 02:35 PM | #80 | |
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11-22-2003, 02:52 AM | #81 | |
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Lmao B16 siRII !!
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02-14-2004, 09:28 PM | #82 | |
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oh yeah well i learned on a kia rio hahahahahah
now i get to stall my friends 240 |
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02-15-2004, 10:25 PM | #83 | |
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Re: How did you learn manual
i learned on the fuel truck at my work (airport). and i also learned on my dads toyota t100 truck. i learned how to race with a manual in my brothers saturn (right now he has cold air intake, performance spark plug wires, crankcase breather, and moved the battery in the back for better handling). i am getting a manual 300zx soon, i have an automatic right now. i cant stand automatics, they piss me off.
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02-17-2004, 09:55 PM | #85 | ||
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02-29-2004, 05:23 PM | #86 | |
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well i "learned" 3 times.. and the last time i was successful
the first time was with my friends car.. i duno what car.. some old european one.. i stalled the shit outta his car the first few tries so he wouldn't let me anymore.. the second time i "thought" i would be able to drive it.. i went to a toyota dealer.. and tried it on a 6 speed celica.. i kept going into reverse instead of first.. and i finally got it in first gear.. then i miss shifted into 4th.. the car died.. the last time.. which was the sucessful time.. i asked my uncle to borrow his 89 accord.. i had all the time in the world.. but this time it was weird because i got it right away... i took the rest of the time to perfect my driving.. but one thing is i still drive an auto accord.. so i hope i can drive it when the time comes.. |
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03-06-2004, 07:27 PM | #87 | |
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Re: How did you learn manual
i learned by nearly driving an 86 Toyota pickup into the ground...
now i drive a 90 BMW 525i which is luxurious |
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03-09-2004, 04:05 PM | #88 | |
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i'm 15 now, but i learned last year on my dad's '98 maxima on a parking lot. now he we go to that same parking lot but now it's in an RX-8 6 speed. that shifter is amazing...
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03-09-2004, 10:01 PM | #89 | |
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oh god i love the rx-8 shifter (my friends mom owns one). it just feels so good in your hand. and the throws are so short. but to bad the car doesnt live up to the rotary heritage. c'mon mazda, under 250 hp?!?!?!?!?! and foor doors?!?!?!?!
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Re: How did you learn manual
I learned on a very shitty 72 Toyota P/U. My dad made me drive it from where he works to the house. I had never driven a stick, but I had read enough car magazines that i kinda understood. My advice on learning would be like a Walmart parkin lot late at night. Just practice on an easy clutch first, like an accord.
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