learn how to drive stick-shift

must get dad/mom/friend to let you get behind wheel
get off road or way out where no traffic
have them show you
this is a show and tell thing…hands on…
there are “feel” parts of this…also sensitive to the sounds of the motor you must be…\
if you are the kind of person who can feel and hear what a car is saying that helps a ton…i shift by ear….motor sounds a little different at various rps…this tells youwhen to shift….
can be terrific fun..the catr will jerk and be ridiculous at first..DO NOT GET someone to teach you who is a DOWNER or critical or negative type..thewy will kill the fun of it >>guaranteed…
go by instinct/feling///if the person teaching you cant shift by hearing(ear) and feel of how tight the engine is winding,,,get someone else if possible…you must be given lattitude to screw up to learn this in a really cool way…good luck…practice/practice/practice…i can shift without a clutch in some cases..do not try that ,but it can be doone by matching the sopund of the motor and tranny …but it is stupid to do because you can destroy a trannsmissio0n like that….i am not 20 any more so i dont do thaty …but it can be done,,,develop ear and feel /cheers

Oh, the Mercedes Gazelle. It may just be a kit car, but I love the thing. It’s my dream car, and I intend on it being my next car. But, in order to be able to drive it, I have to learn how to drive stick. My sister has started teaching me on her truck, which is admittedly easier on a diesel than on a gas engine, but I think that with a bit of practice, I’ll get it down. ^^

i do believe that i’ll mark this as done. : ) i actually prefer standard now. none of that automatic nonsense !

I can drive in first and second gear now, and I can usually come out of stop signs without stalling! Woooooooo!!!

Sticks are way more fun than autos once you master the shifting. Any one that can walk can run a stick it just takes a bit of practice.

drive the truck to school every day now. i leave a bit early, so as not to kill people:) but i’m getting pretty good. :-) i think i’ll mark this as done soon.

ha now my dad has a manual ute, and he is going to teach me! way better idea than getting boyfriends involved!! yeah!

i’m not comfortable to drive anywhere by myself yet, and i don’t know how to back up. but last time i tried this, i drove for about 20 minutes without stalling.

I want to learn to drive a stick shift so I can get a new car, since they’re cheaper than automatic vehicles.

i still so very much want to do this! My cousin tried to teach me, and i was actually pretty good at picking it up, but his car’s clutch was really stiff and the seat of his car wouldn’t move so i had to reach forward since my legs were totally shorter than his! I’m trying to look for driving schools that teach stick-shift specifically, but i have not found one, yet. I heard they have some in the Philippines, so maybe when I go back someday, I’ll hire one (it’s a helluva lot cheaper there too!) and finally get this out of the way :)!!!