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2 months ago
First off I have to learn how to drive period. When I do, then learn to drive a stick shift..heard they’re a blast. :D
How to learn to drive a stick
It made me
Happy! 
"I stalled a number of times at first, but then I finally got the hang of it!"
How I did it: A friend, Tom, has a car with a manual transmission and was kind enough to show me how to do it. We met once a week for a few weeks and I may still be a little shaky but I did it!
Lessons & tips: Start out in a parking lot. Don't be afraid of stalling the car. "When in doubt, push the clutch."
Resources: Knowledge shared by a friend.
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4 months ago
I can drive a automatic i have an automatic car. I think its a neccential to know that in case of emergency.
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9 months ago
This seems like something everyone who drives should know how to do! Can’t believe I haven’t learned this yet. Will-do.
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12 months ago
My boyfriend is trying to teach me how to drive his manual (convertible!) but I get so easily flustered I end up getting mad and giving up. I’d like to really set an intention to be calm and patient with myself.
jane is trying
learned under duress
12 months ago
caught R cheating and he moved out within a week to be with his new girlfriend. I got left with the car he bought – in my name because his license was suspended – a car I couldn’t drive. He’d given me 2 lessons before the big crisis and his departure. So, I mustered all the courage I could and started driving at night, when no one else was on the road, in case I would stall out in an intersection or anything (which happened a few times). The only way to do this is just to bite the bullet and start doing it. Get in the car and drive. You’ll learn, and you know what? I feel like it was one of my biggest achievements last year! I felt so empowered, teaching myself to drive and then driving around in this super sexy car. Plus, driving a stick shift, once you learn to do it, is a lot more fun than driving an automatic. You feel so engaged with the car and the road, accelerating is thrilling, driving fast is thrilling. It’s totally worth learning – especially I think for women, because it seems like a really kick ass thing to be able to drive a stick, and women should all be able to do a few kick ass things.
Automatics are for wimps
16 months ago
Just a skill I would like to have. Plus, people who can drive a stick always look cooler in their cars! haha
No more stick!
2 years ago
I have driven a stick before, I just want to be really good at it. My only problem, my dad just sold the only car we had that was a stick so now it is hard to practice!
