Car to make the transition from auto to manual with?

[ASIAN JUL]

Originally Posted by emd645e3

My poor car was SCREAMING to get out of first. You probably did more damage not shifting than n00b shifting.

J/k, you didn't get past 10mph. Fail.

I was too scared to break your car. Nvm, next time, it's oooon.

[blewby u]

yeah my evo whines to get outta first too.. lol

[omgjacki]

Originally Posted by blewby u

omg i remember those days hahaha, when i was just learning and was afraid to shift cause i'd eff something up lol wowww that brings back some memories. wait till you go thru the stage where you're e-brakin' on every hill when there's someone behind ya...

I never did that. I just tried to be quick. If I rolled back into someone, that means the were too close to begin with. I never did though.

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by omgjacki

WTF? No. Two of my best friends and one of my brothers have already asked me to teach them. I told them all no. Call me greedy, I don't care. It now has some kind of upgraded (stage 2? I don't even know) clutch and I'm not teaching anyone unless they're down to buy me a new one.

You gonna let me drive it a bit? I wanna see what an upgraded clutch feels like

[agoodall]

whatever you learn on just remember the clutch pedal is just there for weight balance otherwise its useless...

[sean3]

Originally Posted by blewby u

i learned on a supercharged ford focus - incredibly easy. then drove a 98 mustang gt which was so easy it was like a joke... i could even ghost ride it (put it in gear, and get out of the car and dance lol, without stalling it) and umm then i didn't drive stick for 6 months and bought an evo - didn't have any issues with it.

idk, i'd say getta cheap fox body or something to learn on, 8 cyls are easy to drive and hard to stall, IMO. you can start it in 3rd if you wanted to and jump all over the gears, in any order, really.

I must be an epic fail then. Must have stalled my car a dozen times teaching my self how to drive it. Was not fun. I'm still terrible, just waiting for the clutch labor bill

[russiankid]

I learned in an 89' Accord. After that, drove two other cars with a manual and didn't have any problems.

[russiankid]

Originally Posted by CleanNeon98

You gonna let me drive it a bit? I wanna see what an upgraded clutch feels like

It just grabs quicker and pedal kicks back harder.

[GmFwd]

Ive been riding quads and dirtbikes my whole life. When I drove a stick car I didnt even think about it. Peice of cake.

I have a stage 3 clutch in my car. I havent driven it yet, but you can feel the pedal "snap". Its probably going to be pretty on/off

[RBrum]

i learned in my friends moms beetle... lol

[RBrum]

ha im actually not bad at it and ive only driven that beetle like 2 times for maybe 10 minutes around a parking lot, test drove a 240 the other day and didnt stall once and i didnt drive a stick since last winter so its not to hard, plus being bad at it is how u learn to get good at it ( if that makes sense), i found a 240 for under 2000 im sure u can find a decent one for around that

[97TurboDSM]

Originally Posted by MyCarIsFTL

I don't understand why it's hard to spell manual either.

damnit i wanted to say that!

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by MyCarIsFTL

LOL, yes I will buy 3 of them in all different colors while I'm at it as soon as I hit the lottery.

if you're gonna be a smart ass about it, we can just skip the viper buying and manual lessons and get right to the love making

[ndubz]

it depends on ur situation, nd what type of car u eventually want. I learned on a Porsche 944S2, thats a hard but awsome car to learn on, cuz porshes have notoriously tricky clutches, so if u learn on somethin hard, every other car seems easy. However, we got the car as a starter sports car for my dad, aswell as something for me to learn manual on.
Stick with it and once ur used to it, it becomes second nature. however, i would say stay away from learning on a turbo car due to tricky throttle response.

I give a bump to the Integra, cheap, fun, and has potential if u want that too

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by russiankid

It just grabs quicker and pedal kicks back harder.

STFU, I just wanna drive the coupe!

[Kevin]

You learn to drive my stick

[ASIAN JUL]

Originally Posted by Kevin

You learn to drive my stick

Don't need help with that stick, Kev....

[max2moon17]

invest in a car simulator. my dad and i built one ourselves, it cost us around $2,000 dollars. its an exact replica of an e39 bmw: it has the hand brake, center console and its a 6 spd. i will post pics later when i get home. in the simulator your car can stall out, etc. its very realistic.

here is an example of a simulator.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG2BXbFOM4w

[max2moon17]

if your on a low budget you can get the steering wheel and the pedal and the shifter all in one package for $219.00 shipped. its a pretty good steering wheel, BTW its called Logitech g25.

[ASIAN JUL]

oh my. Never considered that - just seems like a car would be more practical to spend $2K on lol

but that looks pretty sweeeeet