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a first in stick-shift
1 day ago
For the first time ever, I, Abrari Amatullah, drove a stick shift car on an actual city highway!
And I only stalled it once. Hah!
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How to learn how to drive stick-shift
It made me
Proud of myself
 "I put my mind to what I wanted to accomplish, never gave up, and made a connection between my hand and foot that I can do blindly now."
How I did it: The ability to drive a stick-shift vehicle is in everyone. for some people it only takes a few hours to understand...for other people(such as myself) it can take a lot longer. \For myself, personally, I had to go through a lot of stress. I had a really difficult time learning because I just could not understand what I was doing. Lessons & tips: Don't give up. If I can do it, so can you! Resources: Just having a positive mind about it helped me the most, I think.
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BringMeThunder your breath, your bugs, your bones
I need to learn this
1 week ago
primarily because our only transportation is a ‘92 Prelude (manual), and we are never getting rid of it, ever.
tractorum peace to you
stick shift learn
1 week ago
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
littlerien The Universe is just awesome.
A step toward my ultimate goal
2 weeks ago
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. ^^
caiti awesomepants old enough to know better. too young to care.
you know what ?
2 weeks ago
i do believe that i’ll mark this as done. : ) i actually prefer standard now. none of that automatic nonsense !
abrari loves her mum :-)
Untitled
3 weeks ago
I can drive in first and second gear now, and I can usually come out of stop signs without stalling! Woooooooo!!!
AaroninsouthMN is thinking road trip.
Untitled
4 weeks ago
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.
caiti awesomepants old enough to know better. too young to care.
i have to
2 months ago
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.
ichortle2210 loving the sunshine!
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2 months ago
ha now my dad has a manual ute, and he is going to teach me! way better idea than getting boyfriends involved!! yeah!
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