May 5, 2005 - 6:12 PM
|
|
![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Mar 9, '04 From San Carlos, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I'm about to try driving stick for the first time in 2 years, and the first time I did it was for about an hour and a half, so I'm not very experience. Does anyone have any pointers? Something they wish they had known when they tried to learn? |
![]() |
May 5, 2005 - 11:45 PM
|
|
![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 17, '03 From Bloomington, Indiana Currently Offline Reputation: 62 (98%) |
Patience.. if you're anything like I was.... I got so pissed I kept making mistakes and killing it.. and yes empty parking lots and unbusy hills are your biggest friends.. SCREW RUSH HOUR... stay simple at first. DOnt flip when you mess up and see someone laugh... they did the same thing.... MOST OF ALL (my best friend did this to my car while teaching her how to drive it) once you start to bog the engine a lil bit.. give it SOME gas.... don't drop the clutch or even worse pump the clutch.. that is KILLER on the car.
-------------------- ![]() |
funnyboy117 Learning to drive stick today May 5, 2005 - 6:12 PM
Hanyo relax.
dont shift too soon.
never put it back in... May 5, 2005 - 6:15 PM
orvillescelica drive in rush hour traffic. Youll stall a thousand... May 5, 2005 - 6:46 PM
Mr2_Joel practice practice practice
espescially on hills May 5, 2005 - 9:12 PM
95gtschick lol hills.. i avoided all of them when i first got... May 5, 2005 - 10:44 PM
juBz86 dont let go of the clutch until you have it in gea... May 5, 2005 - 10:51 PM
95gtschick good point... DONT shift without the clutch.. espe... May 5, 2005 - 10:53 PM
jgreening empty parking lots are your friends when learning.... May 5, 2005 - 10:59 PM
Hanyo i had to learn how to drive stick on a car with a ... May 5, 2005 - 11:57 PM
saleeka dont get concerend about doing bad... i bought my ... May 6, 2005 - 12:02 AM
Mr2_Joel yeah i knew how to drive clutch on a maxima and a ... May 6, 2005 - 1:22 AM
rockstarbass1 dont worry im 17 and both my cars so far have been... May 6, 2005 - 8:22 AM![]() ![]() |
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: March 24th, 2026 - 5:21 AM |