How hard is it to learn to drive stick?

[xanis]

I've never learned to drive manual but if I wind up getting another car at some point (probably about 4 years from now) and it's a stick, I would like to know how to dirve it

So how hard is it to learn stick?

 

[jfall]

Pretty easy, you will get a good feel for it with a couple of hours practice. It may take a few weeks until you feel fully comfortable with it

 

[Skiddex]

its different for every person, depends on the teacher and the car. i bought a stick car not knowing how to drive it, and i learned quickly

 

[maximus maximus]

The only tough part will be in case you stop on slopes. That will be a little tricky.

 

[Lola]

it was difficult for me at first but after a few days of practice, it was simple. I love driving a stick.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

The saying "Easy to learn, hard to master" comes to mind.

- M4H

 

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[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
it was difficult for me at first but after a few days of practice, it was simple. I love driving a stick.

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- M4H

 

[dullard]

With just a few hours of practice you should have the basics down. About all you need to know is one thing: if the car is stalling, press either the gas or the clutch down more than you are pressing it. If you do that, you should be able to drive on flat surfaces without problems on the first day.

Doing it perfectly while stopped uphill on a steep slope covered in gravel and/or ice is another story though. That takes a lot of practice. And hopefully your first time practicing it isn't with an expensive car tailgaiting you.

 

[krunchykrome]

Pretty easy. I taught my girlfriend in less than an hour. Took her to an empty library parking lot and told her what to do.

 

[state 08]

Took me an hour to get it w/o worrying about stalling on first, and after that, it took a long time to shift crazy smooth - like about a year.

 

[myjaja]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
it was difficult for me at first but after a few days of practice, it was simple. I love driving a stick.

Where do you shift?

 

[mugs]

Not hard

 

[maximus maximus]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
it was difficult for me at first but after a few days of practice, it was simple. I love driving a stick.

:Q

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: maximus maximus

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
it was difficult for me at first but after a few days of practice, it was simple. I love driving a stick.

:Q

i love to get you guys riled up!

 

[myjaja]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: maximus maximus

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
it was difficult for me at first but after a few days of practice, it was simple. I love driving a stick.

:Q

i love to get you guys riled up!

pics with stick?

 

[maximus maximus]

Originally posted by: myjaja

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: maximus maximus

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
it was difficult for me at first but after a few days of practice, it was simple. I love driving a stick.

:Q

i love to get you guys riled up!

pics with stick?

WoooooooooooooWooooooooooooo

 

[j00fek]

go and try, not that hard. i learnd by buying a 5sp accord 7 yrs ago

 

[bigfil]

not that difficult

a week after learning to drive i got in a 1976 toyota celica and learned it in a few hours
just gogogo and do it do it dooooooo ittttttttt

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: jfall
Pretty easy, you will get a good feel for it with a couple of hours practice. It may take a few weeks until you feel fully comfortable with it

agreed. it is easy. And as long as you're not retarded it's not that bad for modern clutches either.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I learned to drive stick in a day...drove it 2 hours home that day.

I love driving stick.

 

[TXHokie]

I'd hate to learn driving a stick in hilly San Francisco.

 

[DougK62]

Any monkey can drive a modern car with a manual transmission. They're really very easy to drive and are very forgiving.

 

[ZOOYUKA]

It is extremely easy. It takes a few tries, but once you got it, you got it.

 

[nutxo]

I taught myself to drive stick in less than an hour when I was 11. It's pretty simple if you find somewhere to tool around with no other cars on the road.