Help me learn stick shift

[CheapBastardo]

My life long goal was to learn how to drive stick shift and drive like Steve McQueen. I have been calling up rental places to rent a manual transmission car but none have them. I don't have friends that drive stick shift. I wanted to buy a stick shift car but no one in my family knows how to drive one. I think stick shift is fun to drive and damn it I want to drive stick shift

 

[notfred]

You sound like an idiot.

 

[rudeguy]

its overrated...get caught in traffic and have your left leg go numb and then tell me if you want to drive a stick.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: notfred
You sound like an idiot.

he is on ATOT isnt he?

 

[Excelsior]

NO one in your family knows how? Not even your father or mother?

And what notfred said.

 

[Evadman]

If you were in IL i'd give you a lesson. Fly up here.

There are only 5 steps.

1. Push in clutch
2. put in next gear
3. press gas
4. release clutch slowly until moving forward.
5. accelerate
6 goto step 1

 

[kdp]

Originally posted by: GoodDad
its overrated...get caught in traffic and have your left leg go numb and then tell me if you want to drive a stick.

Your leg has become numb from driving a manual transmission?

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: CheapBastardo
My life long goal was to learn how to drive stick shift and drive like Steve McQueen. I have been calling up rental places to rent a manual transmission car but none have them. I don't have friends that drive stick shift. I wanted to buy a stick shift car but no one in my family knows how to drive one. I think stick shift is fun to drive and damn it I want to drive stick shift

It's not really something you can learn on the internet. You really have to do it in a parking lot somewhere...

I will say this though...while you're learning, don't be afraid to rev. You'll never stall from over-revving

 

[Zim Hosein]

Rule #1, when in doubt, push the clutch!

Rule #2, re-read rule #1.

You're ready to drive stick-shift CheapBastardo

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: CheapBastardo
My life long goal was to learn how to drive stick shift and drive like Steve McQueen. I have been calling up rental places to rent a manual transmission car but none have them. I don't have friends that drive stick shift. I wanted to buy a stick shift car but no one in my family knows how to drive one. I think stick shift is fun to drive and damn it I want to drive stick shift

It's not really something you can learn on the internet. You really have to do it in a parking lot somewhere...

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: kdp

Originally posted by: GoodDad
its overrated...get caught in traffic and have your left leg go numb and then tell me if you want to drive a stick.

Your leg has become numb from driving a manual transmission?

Mine has. 3+ hrs in stop and go city traffic does that, expecialy with a dual friction clutch.

 

[Fritzo]

Dude...it takes like 20-30 minutes. And yeah...you sound like a 16 yr old idiot

 

[freebee]

Just buy manual car and drive it. Its not that hard to get it going. When in doubt, slip the clutch. ehhe.

Yes I stalled the damn M3 (new one) and Audi A4 when i first drove it... I did ok on the Hondas. The more expensive ones, I declined. Its fun to drive other peoples cars. And yes, i've worked briefly in a parking garage. Very, very briefly.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: kdp

Originally posted by: GoodDad
its overrated...get caught in traffic and have your left leg go numb and then tell me if you want to drive a stick.

Your leg has become numb from driving a manual transmission?

more than once. It was in Detroit traffic. Here in Grand Rapids it wasnt bad. I am just saying that there is a reason that most people drive an automatic.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: GoodDad
more than once. It was in Detroit traffic. Here in Grand Rapids it wasnt bad. I am just saying that there is a reason that most people drive an automatic.

They are panzy's?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: freebee
Just buy manual car and drive it. Its not that hard to get it going. When in doubt, slip the clutch. ehhe.

Yes I stalled the damn M3 (new one) and Audi A4 when i first drove it... I did ok on the Hondas. The more expensive ones, I declined. Its fun to drive other peoples cars. And yes, i've worked briefly in a parking garage. Very, very briefly.

YOU WHAT?!?!

Who the hell buys an M3 without knowing how to drive stick ?!

You must have a lot of $

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
It's not really something you can learn on the internet. You really have to do it in a parking lot somewhere...

I'm gonna have to disagree with that

Teh Intarweb knows everything!

Seriously OP; just go buy one. As a beginner's rule of thumb, just remember that your foot never touches the clutch except when you push it all the way in, and you'll be fine.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: GoodDad
more than once. It was in Detroit traffic. Here in Grand Rapids it wasnt bad. I am just saying that there is a reason that most people drive an automatic.

They are smart

fixed that for ya

 

[freebee]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: freebee
Just buy manual car and drive it. Its not that hard to get it going. When in doubt, slip the clutch. ehhe.

Yes I stalled the damn M3 (new one) and Audi A4 when i first drove it... I did ok on the Hondas. The more expensive ones, I declined. Its fun to drive other peoples cars. And yes, i've worked briefly in a parking garage. Very, very briefly.

YOU WHAT?!?!

Who the hell buys an M3 without knowing how to drive stick ?!

You must have a lot of $

Dude, not my M3. They belonged to customers in the parking garage.

edit: damn, now I re-read what I typed, my english is very poor.

 

[Dulanic]

It's not that hard really, I bought my first manual car without knowing how to drive stick, the salesman gave me a quick crash course twice around a empty parking lot before I took it home, so I took it home, stalled twice, and never did again.

 

[gutharius]

Originally posted by: Evadman
If you were in IL i'd give you a lesson. Fly up here.

There are only 5 steps.

1. Push in clutch
2. put in next gear
3. press gas
4. release clutch slowly until moving forward.
5. accelerate
6 goto step 1

For me, step 4 is the hardest, especially in first gear. I end up killing the engine and that scares me because I don't want that to happen in traffic.

 

[Shawn]

Just buy one. That's what I did. After about 2 weeks it should come natural.

 

[UnoSigmaPi]

Driveing a stick shift is the best

 

[rh71]

he also sounds like English is not his first language... cut him some slack.

 

[Demo24]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: CheapBastardo
My life long goal was to learn how to drive stick shift and drive like Steve McQueen. I have been calling up rental places to rent a manual transmission car but none have them. I don't have friends that drive stick shift. I wanted to buy a stick shift car but no one in my family knows how to drive one. I think stick shift is fun to drive and damn it I want to drive stick shift

It's not really something you can learn on the internet. You really have to do it in a parking lot somewhere...

I will say this though...while you're learning, don't be afraid to rev. You'll never stall from over-revving

moght loose some rubber but hey


Im looking forward to my car so I can drive a manual for 2 reasons. a)my mom wont get a man anymore due to pain with clutch b)my dad wont let me drive his manual cause hes annoying and doesnt seem to think its a good thing to learn :|