you'll get the hang of it soon enough...the first car that I learned on (that I now own) was an srt-4 and I got the hang of it within days and completely comfortable driving it in a couple weeks.

[Edited on August 19, 2008 at 10:50 AM. Reason : 2!]

8/19/2008 10:50:14 AM

I definitely like the car. My biggest problem of course is getting it into first consistantly (especially on fucking hills, gah)...after I get it moving its easy.

Once I get good, oh hell this car will be fun to drive. I just gotta get JSnail to get me another blue line sticker

8/19/2008 11:02:50 AM

After today, I think I'm comfortable driving this in traffic.

8/19/2008 8:25:28 PM

yeah it doesnt take long. once you can sit still on hills using only the clutch you're pretty much golden.. obviously don't do that for long periods of time though

8/19/2008 8:26:55 PM

Quote :

"Well I have a civic... and you are right... they are easy to drive. I learned on my parents old beamer and that I thought that was a good car to learn on as well... mainly bc if you could learn to drive a manual on that car, you can drive anything"

That's not true. If you can learn how to drive a "3 on a tree" then you can drive anything. That was an adventure for me when I worked in the shop at Pep Boys in Garner back in 1999.

8/19/2008 8:31:01 PM

I learned on a crx years ago, and never drove a manual after that. my bf tried to "reteach" me on his honda- and it didn't go too well at first- it just takes some time to get used to it. but hondas have been easy enough for me to start with

8/19/2008 8:32:32 PM

I prefer the corvette

drop the clutch in first.. don't give it gas..and go

bam. you now know how to drive a stick

8/19/2008 8:33:07 PM

I learned on a 1987 Mazda 626. We went to the closest parking lot and my dad tried to teach me. It took me a few days to figure it out and get good at it. The first time I triped to take off I jstalled the car and almost gave my dad whiplash. The trick is to give it a little gas as you slowly let up on the clutch.

8/19/2008 8:36:28 PM

so, after my buddy learned on his corvette we were sitting on a hill and he kept stalling out.. i said "giving it a little more gas"... he says "oh, i was suppose to be giving it gas"..wtf, who the fuck taught him to begin with

8/19/2008 8:38:09 PM

Yeah ease off the clutch, ease on the gas. Just get those muscles trained and you'll never forget how to do it.

8/19/2008 10:53:35 PM

i've always thought jeep wranglers were pretty easy to learn on

8/20/2008 12:27:26 AM

Quote :

"I learned on a 1987 Mazda 626 1984 nissan. We went to the closest RBC parking lot and my dad tried to teach me. It took me a few days hours to figure it out and get good at it. give up. The first time I triped to take off I jstalled the car and almost gave my dad whiplash."

Me learning to drive a stick was a collaborative effort:
Dad ...tried to teach me the essentials of letting out hte clutch slowly, and getting moving.
My friend brought his truck over one night, and I about doubled my stick knowledge It was still very rough >.<
and then Nerdchick came over after I bought my car, and polished up my driving and stopping and blahblahblah, and now I'll never drive another automatic.

[Edited on August 20, 2008 at 12:47 AM. Reason : ldkjfg]

8/20/2008 12:47:33 AM

0 stalls today woo

8/20/2008 3:33:46 PM