How did you learn manual

[jdrumstik]

I learned in a 2.0si 88 prelude, on a very steep hill with a trucker in a hurry behind me behind a grocery store


vrrroooooooooom, screeeeeech, gauh. I stalled it. no, but I can't stand auto's, people complain about there foot hurting in traffic but thats cause they are to dumb to shift into nuetral like they should, Those poor clucth bearing hurt on most cars so make sure you shift to nuetral.

[mjohn]

I learned driving my dads sod trucks in the sod fields at age 12...man of few words said..."when the wheels start turning...get your foot off the clutch..."

[team_mechanic]

i learned in my first car a 74 super bug i been driving stick since i was thirteen

damn i miss that car!!!

[team_mechanic]

."when the wheels start turning...get your foot off the clutch..."

the wheels dont usually spin until you let off the clutch... oh unless you are one of those idiots that rides the clutch all the time.

[crayzayjay]

Originally Posted by team_mechanic

."when the wheels start turning...get your foot off the clutch..."

the wheels dont usually spin until you let off the clutch... oh unless you are one of those idiots that rides the clutch all the time.

Actually the wheels start turning at biting point.

How about being a little nicer to people on your 3rd post, eh noob?

[YukiHime]

Learned in one of Papa's car...
And was threatened that if I couldn't drive a stick, I couldn't get my own car from him.

[MITSU-EVO]

haha, learned it with the crappiest of ALL:
I BOW TO THEE FIAT PALIO 1.4 :P

[beef_bourito]

i dont have my licence, im 15, but my sister wanted to show me how to drive manual when i was 14. her car was parked in front of my lawn and she wanted me to park it in the driveway. first I pulled the handbrake so it wouldn't move, put the car in neutral, clutch in, start the car, put it in first gear, clutch out to slow, gas in to fast, revs go up, clutch out, SQUEEEEEEEEEL. forgot to remove the parking brake lol. the second time i went to fast and almost hit a wooden post, she hasn't let me touch her car since (it's a '89 accord). later my dad took me to the Corel Center (the ottawa senators hockey statium in ottawa canada for you americans who might not know the sport) and i only stalled twice in 1-2 hours.

[Little_Stang87]

Well i am still wet behind the ears when it comes to driving a manual. The first time was on my sixteenth birthday (5 months ago). The guy driving just pulls over on the side of the road and says "your driving" i was like what!!!! I didn't know what the hell to do so the guy starts telling me when to put my foot on the clutch, let off shift then put foot back on the gas. So i still need a few tips or someone who has been driving stick for a while

[Suthrnchica]

My cool friend who thinks he's a genius tried to teach me to drive manual. I can drive it well now but he did not bother to tell me at first that I have to keep the clutch in while pushing the gas instead of pushing the clutch, letting off, and THEN pressing the gas. So sometimes I would do fine, other times, when I did not press the gas soon enough, I stalled out without understanding why. Then he told me to drive on my own while he watched and I nearly got my friend and I killed. DEFINATELY ran a car off the road I should have just had my Dad teach me from the start. I don't know why I let someone try to teach me how to drive who also tried to tell me that eating mashed potatoes would make my boobs bigger...

[skubydobdo]

I showed my girlfriend how to drive a stick so she could drive home when I was wasted.

[Tomsriv]

The first car I tried it on was my friends 85 Honda CRX. That car had no low end power so I had a hell of a time getting it moving. I got comfortable driving a Ford Medium Duty flatbed at my old job. All the numbers were worn off the knob, but my coworker told me it was a "standard H-pattern". So I put in first, let out the clutch and it goes. It had a granny tranny so you don't need to give it gas in first and reverse. I went to shift into second and i hear a loud "DONG" and the stick is jerked back into neutral. I try it again and again I hear a "DONG". So I put the stick up and to the right and it goes into second. Turns out 1st and Rev are across from each other, lol.

[catback23]

I learned to drive stick at the age of 9 by watching my step dad do it in the company tow truck. Many years later I picked up a stick shift car and I'm one of the few that can say I've never stalled out during the learning process. Many fast and jerky starts but never stalled out.

[Vikki]

My dad taught me when I was 15 on a 1976 Chevy Chevette many moons ago. Now I look forward (hahaha..ya right) to teaching my son when he gets his permit next month (September).

[cody911911]

I'd suggest using a low geared truck or tractor to start with, something thats basically impossibe to kill to give you an initial feel for the clutch.