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re: How can I learn to drive stick today?
Posted on 4/12/14 at 2:24 pm to GaryMyMan
Posted on 4/12/14 at 2:24 pm to GaryMyMan
CJ-5's were notorious for parking lot rollovers because of manual transmissions. Small wheelbase, lots of power, high center of gravity; turned the wheel sharp and pop the clutch.
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Posted on 4/12/14 at 2:27 pm to GaryMyMan
My friend Lloyd Dobbler taught me how to drive a stick in the front driveway of the retirement home I used to work at.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 2:30 pm to GaryMyMan
Drive over to BSL, I'll let you learn on my Tacoma or 5 series. Seriously. I learned the day my folks bought me a Celica. It's really easy.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 2:34 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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brokedown challengers
FIFY
Posted on 4/12/14 at 3:07 pm to GaryMyMan
My father taught me. It was a very tense experience 
Im dynamite now though
Im dynamite now though
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:06 pm to Gaston
Appreciate the offer but I'm in Shreveport now. 
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:17 pm to GaryMyMan
If you don't know how to drive a stick you have no business getting behind the wheel of your friend's porche. Seriously.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:29 pm to GaryMyMan
Come up to Montana and I'll even teach you how to heel-and-toe and trail-brake
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:30 pm to GaryMyMan
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How can I learn to drive stick today?
I first learned in the bathroom
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:36 pm to GaryMyMan
When I was selling cars, had a buddy sell this chick a stick shift cause that's all they could get her in.. She didn't know how to say no to them but anyway..I got volunteered so to say to teach this chick how to drive before she left with it.. I told my buddy the only way I would do this is to get half of what he sold the rest of the day... He agreed.. Taught her in about an hour..not that hard once you know how to take off..I taught her by making her work that clutch until she was moving without even pushing the gas.. She was money after that.. Pretty fun experience..
Posted on 4/12/14 at 5:28 pm to GaryMyMan
I tried teaching this girl in Mexico once. On a crappy rented Wrangler. It didn't go well.
It isn't hard once you figure out how to take off. That's the hardest part.
It isn't hard once you figure out how to take off. That's the hardest part.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 5:29 pm to GaryMyMan
You can do this- it's easy. You've done it once, so you have the basics.
I started driving tractors on my great grandpas ranch at 5 putting out hay with him, so I fancy myself somewhat of an expert-
1. Porsche keys are on the left, don't look stupid fumbling around for where to start it- that's just where Porsche puts them.
2. It's very much about balance. Porsche motors have plenty of go, but they are geared tall, so it's going to take more gas and clutch to make it roll. This is unlike Downshift's suggestion of a Dodge truck- that's got a tractor motor in it, so you can really ease, and I mean ease off the clutch and it'll go with no throttle. Remember BALANCE!
3. Car in neutral, push clutch in, start. Put in gear. EASE the clutch out while applying a LITTLE gas. EASE the clutch out, I can't stress this enough- this will give time to slip it a bit and get it moving. Once you're moving, you're golden.
4. Clutch out, you are now driving in first gear. Apply throttle just like you're driving your normal car. Tach will be very large, anticipate shifting at about 3500-4000 rpm. The last one I drove would make power all the way up to about 7000, but let's not do that yet.
5. Let's shift- apply gas until about 3500 rpm, probably going 30 ish (just a guess)- now you've got some momentum. Take your foot off the gas and push the clutch in. Shift to second, release clutch and apply gas again. Try to simultaneously get back on the gas just as you come back out with the clutch.
6. Wash, rinse, repeat.
When you want to slow down, push clutch in, foot off gas, press brake. Repeat step 3.
Just tell your associate it's been a long time since you've driven one. You'll get a bit of a nervousness yard pass.
To make you feel good - a few years ago my brother bought a GT500. He had NEVER driven a manual before. Not even a tractor. He had the car delivered to my house- I had a whole plan to teach him. He was so excited to get the car, he said, "screw you, I'm driving it". Stalled a couple times in the driveway maybe two more on the street, pulled out on the highway and he's been at it since. He daily drives it.
I started driving tractors on my great grandpas ranch at 5 putting out hay with him, so I fancy myself somewhat of an expert-
1. Porsche keys are on the left, don't look stupid fumbling around for where to start it- that's just where Porsche puts them.
2. It's very much about balance. Porsche motors have plenty of go, but they are geared tall, so it's going to take more gas and clutch to make it roll. This is unlike Downshift's suggestion of a Dodge truck- that's got a tractor motor in it, so you can really ease, and I mean ease off the clutch and it'll go with no throttle. Remember BALANCE!
3. Car in neutral, push clutch in, start. Put in gear. EASE the clutch out while applying a LITTLE gas. EASE the clutch out, I can't stress this enough- this will give time to slip it a bit and get it moving. Once you're moving, you're golden.
4. Clutch out, you are now driving in first gear. Apply throttle just like you're driving your normal car. Tach will be very large, anticipate shifting at about 3500-4000 rpm. The last one I drove would make power all the way up to about 7000, but let's not do that yet.
5. Let's shift- apply gas until about 3500 rpm, probably going 30 ish (just a guess)- now you've got some momentum. Take your foot off the gas and push the clutch in. Shift to second, release clutch and apply gas again. Try to simultaneously get back on the gas just as you come back out with the clutch.
6. Wash, rinse, repeat.
When you want to slow down, push clutch in, foot off gas, press brake. Repeat step 3.
Just tell your associate it's been a long time since you've driven one. You'll get a bit of a nervousness yard pass.
To make you feel good - a few years ago my brother bought a GT500. He had NEVER driven a manual before. Not even a tractor. He had the car delivered to my house- I had a whole plan to teach him. He was so excited to get the car, he said, "screw you, I'm driving it". Stalled a couple times in the driveway maybe two more on the street, pulled out on the highway and he's been at it since. He daily drives it.
Posted on 4/13/14 at 12:13 am to GaryMyMan
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I was invited to drive a relative's new Porsche and am too embarrassed to say I don't know how.
You might as well just admit it, someone just starting out can learn how to avoid stalling jerkily and completely in a day or two, but learning the feel of smooth shifting takes a while.
I learned while trying to impress a date myself, I needed to borrow a car and the only one available was a stick so I spent the entire day before practicing in a parking lot. I never saw her again but I eventually learned to love driving a stick and always will.
Posted on 4/13/14 at 12:42 am to foshizzle
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I never saw her again but I eventually learned to love driving a stick and always will.
Sounds about right.
Posted on 4/13/14 at 1:17 am to GaryMyMan
I learned on a old Nissan Truck, but drove a lot of manual sporty cars after that... Cars are much easier in my opinion... the shifting is much smoother... The key to learning to drive a stick is learning to feel when it starts catching as you let the clutch out and apply the gas.... and to hear your engine and it's RPMs as well...
In most cars you can go by the speed you are going as to when you will need to switch gears... around 10-15 from 1st to 2nd, 25-30 for 2nd to third, 40-45 from 3rd to 4th, and 50-55 from 4th to fifth... You'll hear the engine rev and feel it kinda bog down when you need to shift. Then when you down shift just be sure to go into the right speed range when you prepare to release the clutch and accelerate again. After you get used to it, you won't need to look at anything anymore, it'll become all touch and feel.
It's pretty easy to learn, you can get decent in a day... the hardest part is going from a dead stop forward on a steep hill without rolling backwards.
I suggest finding a friend that has a stick and will let you learn and help you...
In most cars you can go by the speed you are going as to when you will need to switch gears... around 10-15 from 1st to 2nd, 25-30 for 2nd to third, 40-45 from 3rd to 4th, and 50-55 from 4th to fifth... You'll hear the engine rev and feel it kinda bog down when you need to shift. Then when you down shift just be sure to go into the right speed range when you prepare to release the clutch and accelerate again. After you get used to it, you won't need to look at anything anymore, it'll become all touch and feel.
It's pretty easy to learn, you can get decent in a day... the hardest part is going from a dead stop forward on a steep hill without rolling backwards.
I suggest finding a friend that has a stick and will let you learn and help you...
Posted on 4/13/14 at 1:26 am to foshizzle
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I was invited to drive a relative's new Porsche and am too embarrassed to say I don't know how.
Just say you don't know how... it's no big deal... Not knowing how to do something shouldn't be embarrassing, refusal to learn new things is what should be embarrassing...
I didn't know much about shooting semi-automatic pistols cause my dad never taught me.. I was just a rifle and shotgun guy... I told my friend and he taught me all about them.. If this person is a good friend or a good relative, there should be no judgement or reason for you to feel embarrassed.
Posted on 4/13/14 at 1:31 am to GaryMyMan
The hardest part is getting the car to move the first few feet, after that you are pretty much golden.
Click and Clack always said you should be able to get one to move without stalling with just the clutch first. Then once you can do that regularly add gas.
Click and Clack always said you should be able to get one to move without stalling with just the clutch first. Then once you can do that regularly add gas.
This post was edited on 4/13/14 at 1:33 am
Posted on 4/13/14 at 1:37 am to ZacAttack
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Click and Clack always said you should be able to get one to move without stalling with just the clutch first.
this is a good way to learn when it's catching and the feel of slowly releasing the clutch... tricky though and you gotta be on level ground...
Posted on 4/13/14 at 1:57 am to GaryMyMan
Find a friend. i learned in a C5 vette then my current GTI. I always rev match when i downshift
Posted on 4/13/14 at 2:17 am to GaryMyMan
Find a friend with a standard and be ready for some frustration between the clutch pedal and the gas pedal.
Once you figure out how to let out the clutch easy and give it gas easy, it's simple. Don't let your frustration get the better of you. You'll get it and then you'll look back and say, "geez, that was pretty easy."
I love driving standards.
Once you figure out how to let out the clutch easy and give it gas easy, it's simple. Don't let your frustration get the better of you. You'll get it and then you'll look back and say, "geez, that was pretty easy."
I love driving standards.
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