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Old 01-23-2009, 08:02 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Devil Z View Post
Thanks guys, I'll try all your advice. The funny thing is I didn't know exactly how to operate a "Manual" lol, and the car was parked with the E-Brake. I thought I could just put the clutch down, shift into first while in park just to put it in first, soon as I let the clutch go it stalled. I wasn't embarrassed about the stall but the mere fact that I did something so blind.
Perfectly OK... The first week I was driving stick, I'd forgot that you have to clutch in at a stop (or put the car in neutral) and I just drove like it was an auto. The second I got up to the line, **Plop** it stalled. Usually in most gears you get a little warning about stalling - the car will start to shutter a little and bog, followed by some mild vibrations. That should be enough to remind you to clutch in or give it gas.

I learned to drive stick on a car with no torque or power, so getting into a car with torque made driving stick MUCH easier.
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