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| quote: | Originally posted by d!abolic
Shit, how much practice do you think i'd need? I don't have the "luxury" of a shitty car i can practice on endlessly. |
about 11 years ago is when I learned stick, after having my license for a few years. I took a 2 hour lesson, then picked up my brand new manual '94 Escort (and it's whooping 92hp, LMFAO). Clutch and throttle feel was WAY different than on the older Corolla I learned on, and I was stalling it allllll the time on the way home from the dealership, lol...so I had a neighbour show me how to find the balance point between clutch and throttle, and just drove around practicing for a couple of weeks...it became easy. Now, it's 2nd nature...like breating. I feel uncomfortable and twitchy if I drive an automatic now.
I taught a friend how to drive stick in his new car within an hour or so and he went off and practised on his own and was fine within a couple of weeks too. Just find a parking lot and practise. It's only going from a stop and launching into 1st that's hardest to learn...it's almost impossible to stall it otherwise...although you can grind the gears easily if you get lazy with the clutch.
honestly, it does take a little while to really become comfortable and competent, and every single car is somewhat different. Driving a new compact with little power, a soft clutch, and smooth shift is worlds apart from driving an old muscle car with a heavy clutch, mad power, and clunky shift...but you'll eventually be able to hop into *any* manual car and become totally comfortable within minutes.
Anyone who *really* appreciates driving...drives stick  There's nothing sadder than walking by a sweet car...and seeing it's an auto, lol.
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