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Re: Where can i learn to drive standard?

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Originally posted by d!abolic I gotta learn ASAP! Any suggestions? Do any driving schools out there teach it? I asked a couple and they said they would if i had a standard car to learn on, but i don't.

plenty of schools around if you want ill give you to one of them.

Yo D...buy the ride. It's as easy as this:

Stall your ass out of the lot, but follow these rules:

It's all timing. When you let out the clutch, at first give as MUCH gas as letting the clutch out, then a bit more (this timing will improve after a few miles). If you start to stall, hit the clutch and let off the gas, and repeat from the start.

When you get in gear, listen for the whhheeeAAAARRRRRMMMMM, now SHIFT! This applies with EVERY gear!

SHIFT = clutch IN, shift gears, give as much gas as you're letting off the clutch (again, this timing will improve after a few miles)

When you're turning, or "riding" through a stop sign (BAD habit!), go down to 2nd gear, throw it in neutral, and coast on the brake through the turn, then give it some gas to get out, and shift into 3rd.

NEUTRAL is your friend! Use it! It's MUCH better than riding the clutch down!

ALSO...don't ride in hilly areas until you're cool with your ride. The WORST situation you can put yourself into is being on an uphill slope at a stoplight - you have to let off the clutch to get into first, and you're probably going to roll back and hit the car behind you!

p.s. my boy did the same thing - bought a Fiat years ago and had no idea how to ride it, Got it out of the lot, and learned all day. However, you'll burn out the clutch if you're careless.

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Originally posted by trancechaos its funny coz i dont know how to drive an automatic, i can only drive a manual, i fuckin hate automatics, there is no fun in driving them.

Same here... I get all flustered when I drive an automatic...


MY ADVICE: Go to a large empty parking lot, get in the car and drive.. Practise. You don't need someone to teach you, cause really there's nothing to teach. JUST DO IT

I wouldnt recommend learning on your BMW.
Its not that hard though. Its all about timing.

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