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09-28-2005, 11:50 AM
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Re: Suggestions on learning to drive a stick shift
I drive luxury cars. Luxury cars. Ever heard of a Cadillac. I drive cars that shift themselves.
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#32
09-28-2005, 12:59 PM
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Re: Suggestions on learning to drive a stick shift
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yea it takes an hour or so to get the feel of how much gas to give it as you are letting the clutch out when starting from a stop. most give too much and or let the clutch out too fast. sooner or later everyone will likely have to drive one for some reason so learning is important. [/ QUOTE ] I think of learning to drive stick as kind of a safety measure, one of those things you should know in life, just in case one of those crazy scenarios comes up. Like, if your kid gets injured and you need to drive to the hospital really quick, but can't because for whatever weird reason you only have access to a standard shift. Or like one that has really happened a couple of times to me -- your friend gets completely wasted at a party and needs someone to drive his car home, and it's not an automatic. So your other friend, who can't drive stick, follows in your car as you drive your friend's car home for him.
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#33
09-28-2005, 01:01 PM
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Re: Suggestions on learning to drive a stick shift
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that has really happened a couple of times to me -- your friend gets completely wasted at a party and needs someone to drive his car home, and it's not an automatic. So your other friend, who can't drive stick, follows in your car as you drive your friend's car home for him. [/ QUOTE ] Or you bust your friend's hand playing hockey and you have to drive him to the hospital in his truck.
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#34
09-28-2005, 02:01 PM
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Re: Suggestions on learning to drive a stick shift
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[ QUOTE ] I rented one from a dealership before I bought my first car. My dad drove it home and we practiced in my cul-de-sac. It was $39 for a day with that crappy ford escort. [/ QUOTE ] Was this in the U.S.? I thought everything you could rent here was an automatic. I got lucky in this respect, in that neither of my parents has ever owned anything but manual-transmission cars. It also meant that when I wanted to learn to drive in 1996, I could do it in a 1988 Chevy Cavalier hatchback and not worry about ruining anything particularly valuable. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, this was in the US. Shoreline, Washington to be exact. For those in the area, there are places up and down Highway 99 (car dealerships/rental places) and after calling around for an hour I found a place with a rental with a manual transmission. There are also "exotic" car rentals in our area that you can rent as manuals too. I've heard that it can cost anywhere between $500-$2000/day with these cars though.
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#37
09-30-2005, 01:56 AM
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Re: Suggestions on learning to drive a stick shift
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And, for the love of God, when you're going down a hill don't put the stick into neutral. It ruins the tranny. I learned to drive a stick, no problem, but no one told me that little nugget and I ruined my lovely '83 Civic's transmission. [/ QUOTE ] I don't think so.
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