learning to drive a stick!
#1
learning to drive a stick!
today i learned how to drive a manual trany.
i was suprised how hard it was to start driving....
once i got rolling it was easy but starting was hard....
i was in my grandparents car they tow behind ther motor home...a susuki....
the first shift is at 7 mph....
anyway it was fun....good news is the car still runs and after an hour of practice i was shiftin smooth!!!!
i was suprised how hard it was to start driving....
once i got rolling it was easy but starting was hard....
i was in my grandparents car they tow behind ther motor home...a susuki....
the first shift is at 7 mph....
anyway it was fun....good news is the car still runs and after an hour of practice i was shiftin smooth!!!!
#6
Yeah One day i was bored and my cousins 98 mustang manual was sitting in the garage (cousin was away in navy) so i decided to teach myself how to drive stick, ha is was so fun i didn't stall it at all-ended up driving that car for a year- the hardest part is definately first gear and when you are on a hill but if you have to you can use your parking break on a hill
#7
Originally Posted by The2000GT
Yeah One day i was bored and my cousins 98 mustang manual was sitting in the garage (cousin was away in navy) so i decided to teach myself how to drive stick, ha is was so fun i didn't stall it at all-ended up driving that car for a year- the hardest part is definately first gear and when you are on a hill but if you have to you can use your parking break on a hill
#11
Originally Posted by GREG@94GT
4 cylinder sticks are more difficult to drive than v8's...
WHY?
cause 4 bangers have no torque... you need to rev em high in order to start movin w/out stallin
v8's.... just let the clutch up nice n easy and they roll no problem...
bitches
WHY?
cause 4 bangers have no torque... you need to rev em high in order to start movin w/out stallin
v8's.... just let the clutch up nice n easy and they roll no problem...
bitches
#19
Originally Posted by MattJ
I had about mabye 20 minutes of actually driving manual tranny cars before I got my GT which is stick. So, yea I pretty much learned on this.
#21
Originally Posted by GREG@94GT
4 cylinder sticks are more difficult to drive than v8's...
WHY?
cause 4 bangers have no torque... you need to rev em high in order to start movin w/out stallin
v8's.... just let the clutch up nice n easy and they roll no problem...
bitches
WHY?
cause 4 bangers have no torque... you need to rev em high in order to start movin w/out stallin
v8's.... just let the clutch up nice n easy and they roll no problem...
bitches
Um...that makes it easier there big guy... with a higher rev and longer clutch you can stop on a hill... with a short clutch you are more likely to pop the clutch too fast... I learned how to control the throttle first, then work with teh clutch...
If you master the throttle the clutch will have to work...
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Originally Posted by Grimmz
Um...that makes it easier there big guy... with a higher rev and longer clutch you can stop on a hill... with a short clutch you are more likely to pop the clutch too fast... I learned how to control the throttle first, then work with teh clutch...
If you master the throttle the clutch will have to work...
If you master the throttle the clutch will have to work...
and the only 4 banger stick i drove was an 00 VW jetta... it was as slow as a skateboard compared to my car...
its not hard to drive a stick... i really dont understand how people have a problem...
#23
Originally Posted by GREG@94GT
eh... torqu def makes it easier...
and the only 4 banger stick i drove was an 00 VW jetta... it was as slow as a skateboard compared to my car...
its not hard to drive a stick... i really dont understand how people have a problem...
and the only 4 banger stick i drove was an 00 VW jetta... it was as slow as a skateboard compared to my car...
its not hard to drive a stick... i really dont understand how people have a problem...
#24
I learnt how to drive a stick in a 4 banger, and then I test drove a stock gt and found it alot esier to drive. When I got my car It took me a little while to get use to it, of course it had 3.73's when I got it. I guess I was'nt use to how responsive it was to the throttle.
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Originally Posted by Grimmz
The two cars i've really driven driven are mycar and my friends WRX, he had a speed clutch and short throw and it was much harder to drive then mine...
i said
4cly=harded
V8=easier
are you agreein or disagreein?
#26
Originally Posted by GREG@94GT
i'm confused...
i said
4cly=harded
V8=easier
are you agreein or disagreein?
i said
4cly=harded
V8=easier
are you agreein or disagreein?
Ehhh idk I can drive all manuals with easy...I got a long clutch and low rev and it's hard for most people that drive my car to keep it on a hill... but for me it's easy...
THat being said when I drove my friends car wit the short clutch it seemed harder, but i still didn't rev it that much...
#28
Originally Posted by The2000GT
Yeah One day i was bored and my cousins 98 mustang manual was sitting in the garage (cousin was away in navy) so i decided to teach myself how to drive stick, ha is was so fun i didn't stall it at all-ended up driving that car for a year- the hardest part is definately first gear and when you are on a hill but if you have to you can use your parking break on a hill
#29
Originally Posted by GREG@94GT
like i said... sticks are easy to drive regardless of the car...
it certainly is easyier to drive a stick on a car w/ more torque...
it certainly is easyier to drive a stick on a car w/ more torque...