[kungpow]

Anybody has a phone number of a driving school that I can call? I would like to learn how to drive a manual car with clutch (not triponic). I probably just need 1-2hrs of driving. I already know how to ride a motorcycle. Thanks!

[RSXmiloRSx]

ask your mom to take you out for 1-2 hours around the block, took me about a week of off and on driving to learn when i was 17 and fully understand and take off without a hitch

[Culture_Vulture]

yeah, it's actually not all that difficult to learn how to drive a stick,
not worth the money imo, just get your dad to take you around the block a couple times

[falcon]

i bought a standard car and drove it home.

stalled a few times, but it's easy. you learn pretty fast, especially if you ride a bike and already get the concept of a friction zone.


now downshifitng, rev matching and heel/toe.... that takes time.

[JdmProbe]

Except for the fact that it doesn't sound like the op owns a manual transmission car....

[hk20000]

If you are a hot chick I can teach you j/k.

play some battle gear 4?

[kungpow]

yeah, it's actually not all that difficult to learn how to drive a stick,
not worth the money imo, just get your dad to take you around the block a couple times

I don't own a manual car thus I need to borrow someone's car and not worry about wrecking it.

[The_AK]

1. www.craigslist.org
2. click on Vancouver
3. type "Geo Metro"
4. click on first option
5. call the seller
6. meet the seller and buy car for $100 to $1000
7. drive it to the local dump
8. ?????
9. PROFIT
10. you just learned how to drive a manual tranny car

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/ctd/1005461264.html

[BrendanS]

I'm interested to. I want to learn stick. Unfortunately I'm not old enough to rent a car, but what if you rent a manual car from enterprise or something for a day or however long you need it?

[SkunkWorks]

I'm interested to. I want to learn stick. Unfortunately I'm not old enough to rent a car, but what if you rent a manual car from enterprise or something for a day or however long you need it?

Do they even have manual rental cars?

I was always under the impersonation that they didn't. And I never found one either. :(

[keifun]

most rental companies like Enterprise/Budget/National/Hertz..etc all have automatic transmission cars in their fleet.

Im not sure about those independant like those chinese ones in richmond...but I'm sure the bigger companies all have auto cars.

[jimzilla]

go to a car dealership (multiple)
Test drive a standard transmission car
??????
Profit

[alex.w *//]

its all about balancing the clutch and gas pedal....pretty simple

[skyxx]

^ If you stall 3-4 times they will not let you drive it. Or even twice. :)

[SpuGen]

I learned by going to a dealership.

Just keep saying how nice the car is and that you REALLY want it.

If you keep stalling and they say something, say it's a piece of shit and go home.
Go to the next dealership and do it again.

[tiger_handheld]

i also want to do this.
has to be a car, and not a truck.

learning on a truck was pretty tough! -

[kknater]

If you already know how to ride a motorcycle, its 90% the same. Just gotta translate the motion. also! depending on what motorcycles you've ridden, the clutch in the car is just less... "slippery"

[JSALES]

you don't got any family members to let you borrow a car?

[mickz]

Buy a beater and learn.

I somewhat knew how to drive manual from driving my uncle's car but I perfected it when a buddy and I decided to buy a $500 beater. We could drive perfectly in a matter of 1-2 hours. It was actually pretty fun to go cruising in the shit car once we got the hang of it.

[eddoe]

It's probably best to buy a beater and learn in a empty lot. I paid about 300 bucks for 2 x 2 hour lessons, and honestly I picked it up within the first hour. The instructor even took me out on the highway during the first hour. The rest of the lessons was just to learn some more of the advanced concepts. The hardest part is just trying not to stall when you are starting to speed up the car from first gear.

[RenoMan]

easy... just go look in the yellow pages
thing is you just have to be patience with the clutch and slowly feel it out for the friction point. remember patience is key

[cococly]

Try practing your skill on a Subaru STick ( non STi nor Spec.B ) , after some tough time , you would manage it, and you could master most of the MT cars on the road after that.


That's what I did, when I bought the car :)

[JSALES]

^ why, was it harder or something? First car i learned how to drive stick in was a VW GTI VR6 haha

[cococly]

^Yes. If you know a friend who got a stick Impreza, try it out.

Obviously, the level of difficultity varies among people. however, once I got back into some Honda 6-speed sticks, [ie, CSX-S,RSX-S,SI, TSX ]
I felt like that they weretoys... [ I am sure some RS members would disagree with this, but anyways, that's my personal opionion only ]

[hk20000]

Impreza with no turbo and a stick shift is difficult. But nothing a jam on the loud throttle can't fix.

It's difficult because the engine lacks torque and the drivetrain requires torque...