please dont laugh...i have a question

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 12:04 AM

For those of you who drive manual how long did it take you to become good driving it? because i got the nismo 370z and today was a full day of manual driving and im used to auto.. i did good stalled couple times since i barely droven manual...any tips? today was a actually a whole day i drove manual...got kinda stressed out reversing..thanks for the advice...im 18 by the way

frost · 07-25-2009, 12:06 AM

A week maybe? Not much you can do, I would just go to a big open parking lot, so when you stall you don't cause an accident

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by frost

A week maybe? Not much you can do, I would just go to a big open parking lot, so when you stall you don't cause an accident

yea i been going to empty lots..pps are lik wow a nismo 370z...and such a crappy driver....

nogoodname · 07-25-2009, 12:10 AM

yeah, go to an empty area. no need to mention ur age, has nothing to do with it. just practice!

frost · 07-25-2009, 12:11 AM

Not much you can do mate. I remember feeling similar, but most people can't even drive stick anymore, so dont sweat it.

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname

yeah, go to an empty area. no need to mention ur age, has nothing to do with it. just practice!

yea my dad is going to take me to a empty place for 1 or 2 hours to practice first gear good...so only time will tell how long it would take me to get it

2theextreme · 07-25-2009, 12:12 AM

When I first learned, my grandfather took me around our neighborhood and had me stop at the top of a hill. I was like......are you serious? I'm gonna stall it! He said yep, and then we're gonna start it back up and keep doing it until you get it.

He was right.....I got it! And everytime we drove around the neighborhood and we got to that hill.....we'd stop and I'd have to learn how to release the clutch and give it gas. I guess what I'm saying is.....find a nice, safe hill and you'll get the hang of the clutch and gas pretty soon.

Now that I read what I wrote, I guess I should preface it with...if your neighborhood has something like this. Just a thought, tho.....hope it helps!

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by frost

Not much you can do mate. I remember feeling similar, but most people can't even drive stick anymore, so dont sweat it.

ok thanks frost...+1

ima just take my time with it..

frost · 07-25-2009, 12:13 AM

I remember what helped me was just watching the RPMs and doing whatever I could to keep it between 2 and 3K when starting in first.

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 2theextreme

When I first learned, my grandfather took me around our neighborhood and had me stop at the top of a hill. I was like......are you serious? I'm gonna stall it! He said yep, and then we're gonna start it back up and keep doing it until you get it.

He was right.....I got it! And everytime we drove around the neighborhood and we got to that hill.....we'd stop and I'd have to learn how to release the clutch and give it gas. I guess what I'm saying is.....find a nice, safe hill and you'll get the hang of the clutch and gas pretty soon.

all right thats where my friend took me... on a hill and pretend there is a car in the back and n the front and i cant hit the car in the front ...i peeled out put to much gas...aaa ima get it just some time today was my first day officially with manual..so i guess it was a beginning

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by frost

I remember what helped me was just watching the RPMs and doing whatever I could to keep it between 2 and 3K when starting in first.

yea that what i do...after i drove for to long i started getting tired and got out of the zone...at first i was doing good..after a while i sstarted stalling then getting irratated....i just gota keep my cool...

2theextreme · 07-25-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by juan05

all right thats where my friend took me... on a hill and pretend there is a car in the back and n the front and i cant hit the car in the front ...i peeled out put to much gas...aaa ima get it just some time today was my first day officially with manual..so i guess it was a beginning

Yeah, thats understandable. Its a fine line between where those rpm's start to go down and ya give it gas....give it a bit too much and pop that clutch and "SCREEECH*!!! off ya go!

spearfish25 · 07-25-2009, 12:23 AM

One thing that I remember from learning long ago was that shifting quickly is NOT part of driving a manual at first. I remember thinking that doing it 'right' meant quick shifts between gears. It just complicated matters.

Practice your starts from a stop in a parking lot. I like the tip of watching the revs and modulating the gas pedal while you release the clutch, keeping it at about 1500 rpm.

For shifting, go SLOW at first. There is no need to shift quickly...it will just complicate things for you at first. So, get rolling in first gear. Then depress the clutch, let off the throttle, slowly shift to second, and slowly release the clutch and depress the throttle. It's like learning any other muscle memory task. If you can nail the technique slowly, you can speed it up as you learn it.

Sashimi · 07-25-2009, 01:21 AM

The first day I bought my manual car I must of stalled it like 30 times, but you just got to practice a lot. The next day I drove and I stalled only a couple times, but I needed to get the smooth shifting down. A week later I was perfect

Cjanik · 07-25-2009, 01:43 AM

the only thing you need to learn is going from a stop, to 1st gear. Do that over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

did i mention over again and again?

the rest of the gears are easy and will come to you with experience, just learn to get the car moving in 1st gear and dont sweat the rest.

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frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	A week maybe? Not much you can do, I would just go to a big open parking lot, so when you stall you don't cause an accident

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nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	yeah, go to an empty area. no need to mention ur age, has nothing to do with it. just practice!

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frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	Not much you can do mate. I remember feeling similar, but most people can't even drive stick anymore, so dont sweat it.

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frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	I remember what helped me was just watching the RPMs and doing whatever I could to keep it between 2 and 3K when starting in first.

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spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	One thing that I remember from learning long ago was that shifting quickly is NOT part of driving a manual at first. I remember thinking that doing it 'right' meant quick shifts between gears. It just complicated matters. Practice your starts from a stop in a parking lot. I like the tip of watching the revs and modulating the gas pedal while you release the clutch, keeping it at about 1500 rpm. For shifting, go SLOW at first. There is no need to shift quickly...it will just complicate things for you at first. So, get rolling in first gear. Then depress the clutch, let off the throttle, slowly shift to second, and slowly release the clutch and depress the throttle. It's like learning any other muscle memory task. If you can nail the technique slowly, you can speed it up as you learn it.

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Cjanik Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 578 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 17	the only thing you need to learn is going from a stop, to 1st gear. Do that over and over and over and over and over and over and over. did i mention over again and again? the rest of the gears are easy and will come to you with experience, just learn to get the car moving in 1st gear and dont sweat the rest.