TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast  

Go Back TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast > Community > General Car Related Chat
Register Rules & Info Mark Forums Read

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-10-2009, 09:51 PM   #1
ImNickjames13
Tri-State Aficionado
 
ImNickjames13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Willow Grove
Member #14631

My Ride:
'08 Nissan Frontier '94 Honda CBR F2

iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to ImNickjames13
Learn to drive a stick

Hey everyone. I am tired of only being able to drive my auto. We have no manual cars in the family nor do any friends of the family. We used to have a 1985 Ford Custom Dump truck with a stick shift. My dad attempted to teach me when i was 15 but i was too short to reach the clutch far enough in to engage. Last summer after i had grown a little bit, my dad brought home the dump truck and it would not start after replacing the battery and starter we fired her up and off we went to the empty lot near my house. On the way there the dawn thing got stuck in 3rd and my dad had to limp it home. The truck has since been sold and i have nothing to learn on.

Anyone know where to rent or get access to a a manual car so i can finally learn how to one?
ImNickjames13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:07 PM   #2
90Laser
Tri-State Addict
 
90Laser's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Allentown
Member #2279

My Ride:
1997 Subaru Legacy GT (Wagon)

iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to 90Laser
You can pay me and I'll give you lessons on my Saab.
__________________
Quote:
I'm sorry this was not really not supposed to be true, I was testing the for sale form.
90Laser is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:09 PM   #3
TROLL
The [TST] Don
Admin
 
TROLL's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Langhorne, PA
Member #3

My Ride:
07 Bugeye STi - 94 Supra

iTrader: (6)
Send a message via AIM to TROLL
If you want to own a manual car then just go ahead and buy it... it wont take you long to learn.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

Quote:
If your ever wearing your shirt and someone asks who Mike BartSUki is. Tell them Im a Youtube Sensation and the Top Underground Drifter coming out of Japan! HAHA How JDM is that!
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
TROLL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:14 PM   #4
kzhou91
Tri-State Addict
 
kzhou91's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: 215
Member #8696

My Ride:
a new one every month

iTrader: (1)
not to be an buttmuch but youtube can teach that how i fixed my ipod lol
kzhou91 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:25 PM   #5
nightblurr
Tri-State Aficionado
 
nightblurr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Quakertown, pa
Member #9546

My Ride:
2011 WRX

iTrader: (1)
cant help ya but i'm glad 2 see some one wanting to learn
nightblurr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:26 PM   #6
kcnizm0
Tri-State Addict
 
kcnizm0's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: center vally, pa
Member #8741

My Ride:
13 Subaru wrx, 10 Infiniti G37x

iTrader: (2)
Quote:
Originally Posted by kzhou91 View Post
not to be an buttmuch but youtube can teach that how i fixed my ipod lol
haha true i use youtube for everything i need to know.
kcnizm0 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:34 PM   #7
ImNickjames13
Tri-State Aficionado
 
ImNickjames13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Willow Grove
Member #14631

My Ride:
'08 Nissan Frontier '94 Honda CBR F2

iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to ImNickjames13
Quote:
Originally Posted by TROLL View Post
If you want to own a manual car then just go ahead and buy it... it wont take you long to learn.
Not ready to buy one right now. But would like to learn because it's just a nice thing to know for when I'm ready to get my next car or if i stumble upon a good deal for a second car or project car


Quote:
Originally Posted by kzhou91 View Post
not to be an buttmuch but youtube can teach that how i fixed my ipod lol

But i have no car to do it in. I can watch it as many times as I want but without being able to practice
ImNickjames13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:38 PM   #8
sleeperSL2
Tri-State Post Whore
 
sleeperSL2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Easton, Pennsylvania
Member #8422

 
iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to sleeperSL2
i used to have that problem..but i drive my brothers s-10 back and forth to college(45 minutes) i picked up quick haha. ask friends or family members who may have access, cousins, aunts uncles and stuff.
__________________
Quote:
Don't make me walk over to your desk lol

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.


Kyle
sleeperSL2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:41 PM   #9
ImNickjames13
Tri-State Aficionado
 
ImNickjames13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Willow Grove
Member #14631

My Ride:
'08 Nissan Frontier '94 Honda CBR F2

iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to ImNickjames13
My uncles gotta manual jetta now that i think of it. but the last few times i've talked to him it was not in any condition to drive.
ImNickjames13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:43 PM   #10
sleeperSL2
Tri-State Post Whore
 
sleeperSL2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Easton, Pennsylvania
Member #8422

 
iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to sleeperSL2
thats good atleast maybe if you called him and maybe told him you wanted to learn and that was the only avenue for you to learn ya know?
__________________
Quote:
Don't make me walk over to your desk lol

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.


Kyle
sleeperSL2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 10:54 PM   #11
ImNickjames13
Tri-State Aficionado
 
ImNickjames13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Willow Grove
Member #14631

My Ride:
'08 Nissan Frontier '94 Honda CBR F2

iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to ImNickjames13
Yeah. I'll work on getting in touch with him. I wish i remembered he had that jetta. Over memorial day i was at a family gathering and saw him
ImNickjames13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 11:09 PM   #12
sleeperSL2
Tri-State Post Whore
 
sleeperSL2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Easton, Pennsylvania
Member #8422

 
iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to sleeperSL2
haha its all good.
__________________
Quote:
Don't make me walk over to your desk lol

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.


Kyle
sleeperSL2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2009, 11:13 PM   #13
nightblurr
Tri-State Aficionado
 
nightblurr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Quakertown, pa
Member #9546

My Ride:
2011 WRX

iTrader: (1)
my first car was manual. don't take long to figure it out
nightblurr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2009, 12:14 AM   #14
alltrac st165
Tri-State Training Wheels
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Riegelsville, Pa
Member #14557

My Ride:
1988 toyota celica alltrac

iTrader: (0)
Its really not that hard to learn, I figured it out on my old civic in a day... my mom parked the car on a hill and let me have at it, lol poor clutch
alltrac st165 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2009, 12:16 AM   #15
doug
Tri-State Post Whore
 
doug's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Springfield, PA
Member #450

My Ride:
2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro

iTrader: (1)
no friends with stick shift cars? or just no friends?
doug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2009, 12:31 AM   #16
ketchup!
Tri-State Post Whore
 
ketchup!'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Honda
Member #656

My Ride:
Speedooo's Sister

iTrader: (0)
well this is what i did. i didn't know how to drive stick. so had my friend test drive a civic. then my dad drove it home. then i would practice at home. so, if i were u, just go buy a manual car and learn.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
ketchup! is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2009, 12:31 AM   #17
CleanNeon98
TST Ruined My Life!
 
CleanNeon98's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Philadelphia
Member #2029

My Ride:
"Honey Badger" Turbo Miata

iTrader: (8)
Send a message via AIM to CleanNeon98
Simple to learn, takes a matter of an hour to get the hang of it, and a matter of a few days until you are proficient.

I bought my first stick in Trenton, told my parents I could drive, limped it home, learned on the way, peeled out of the tollbooth, stalled about 20 times, etc. Next day I was already comfortably driving around my area.
__________________
2004 MAZDASPEED MX-5 : 328whp / 308wtq / 2500lbs
2012 Toyota Prius 2 : Daily Driver
CleanNeon98 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2009, 12:48 AM   #18
JB'sLGT
Tri-State Addict
 
JB'sLGT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Haddon Twp.
Member #10156

My Ride:
05 Legacy GT, 97 M3

iTrader: (0)
you can't learn to drive stick by watching you tube videos....getting behind the wheel with trial and error is the only way to learn to do it

you'll be stopping and starting fine in about a week and it'll take you about a month or two before you can drive it without abusing the clutch
__________________
05 Subaru Legacy GT:
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
JB'sLGT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2009, 12:58 AM   #19
wheresmycar
Tri-State Addict
 
wheresmycar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Philadelphia
Member #5863

 
iTrader: (1)
Just buy what you want. Slap a "student driver" Sign on the back and your golden while you practice. In a day you'll be fine while tweaking your skills.
__________________
<--- I miss my MX-SLOW
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.
wheresmycar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2009, 01:36 AM   #20
ImNickjames13
Tri-State Aficionado
 
ImNickjames13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Willow Grove
Member #14631

My Ride:
'08 Nissan Frontier '94 Honda CBR F2

iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to ImNickjames13
Quote:
Originally Posted by wheresmycar View Post
Just buy what you want. Slap a "student driver" Sign on the back and your golden while you practice. In a day you'll be fine while tweaking your skills.


That actually sounds like a good thing to do while learn. Just don't have the funds to buy a stick yet. Gonna ride it out w the auto for now. I dont think i'll have trouble learning its just that ive been waiting for just over a year now with no luck on finding a car to learn on
ImNickjames13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
wanna learn to drive stick turbo4g63 Off-Topic 16 05-02-2007 10:58 PM
This kid obviously cant drive stick... Erik Gallery 4 11-19-2006 11:15 AM
when the F*** are people gonna learn how to drive?! ihavebettersound General Car Related Chat 5 10-30-2006 06:10 PM
Friend needs beater to learn how to drive stick? GeforceXtreme General Car Related Chat 5 08-28-2005 12:53 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:22 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.