papergirl thinks it's a magical day.
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5 days ago
I need to find somebody who has a stick shift. lol
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How to learn to drive a stick shift
It made me
Happy
 "Driving has never been more thrilling"
How I did it: Bought a manual transmission car and taught myself. The pressure was on, because I had no other mode of travel. It helped me concentrate and learn fast. About a hundred stalls and a few close calls I am now a pro! Lessons & tips: Don't be too careful about letting out the clutch and pushing on the gas. Just do it. |
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Polaroidgurl is watching Kath&Kim
It made me
Empowered
How I did it: I had my father teach me about a year ago, and we only went out a couple times over the weekend. I did better than I'd prepared myself for, so I felt pretty good about myself; but after the the third time I went out we stopped going. Two months ago my sister fell ill and I had to look after my family while my parents stayed in the hospital with her. Because of this they took the car that I usually drive, the only other car was the dodge n… Read how I did it…
It made me
feel accomplished
How I did it: My mom took me to a big parking lot for about 20 minutes...and then I was off! I took a 4 1/2 hour road trip 2 days later. If I can do it, anyone can! Read how I did it…
It made me
Proud!
How I did it: I spent a lot of hours in the car with my dad driving in circles around a local highschool parking lot. Once I had that mastered (almost) I advanced to driving on back roads near my house. From there the next step was highways, merging, and stoplights. Despite breaking down in tears when my car stalled out at a light and rolling backwards away from a lot of hilly stops I did finally learn to be comfortable with my manual transmission. Read how I did it…
Ilse22 is working towards being an extra in a movie!
It made me
Pretty good!
How I did it: I live in the Netherlands and if you want to get your driver's license here, you need to learn. And it takes a lot of lessons. So far, it's taken me 40 lessons, about 45 hours. 8 months. Next week, I can finally do my driver's exam. I hope I'll pass.Virtually all cars here are stick shifts, so most people learn to drive one automatically. It's not hard. Read how I did it…
It made me
amazed 
How I did it: Went to an industrial park, where we knew there wouldn't be much traffic. Ten minutes of instructions and I was able to drive home myself. It really was just that easy. Read how I did it…
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Seems like a useful skill...
1 week ago
...especially since my boyfriend drives (and loves) a stick shift. =P It’d be nice to be able to drive his car around (even more so considering it’ll be our car someday… =D). He wants to teach me, I’ve just been reluctant because I don’t exactly want to spend my free afternoons learning to drive all over again. =P But, it’s gotta happen sooner rather than later.
Robadjuster is Yeah,
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1 week ago
Driving a stick shift is not nearly as hard as it sounds. Learning how to drive a stick will open up a whole new world of vehicles that you can drive, and jobs that you can do!!
I highly recommend it!!!
christinaj02 is hard at work
drive...
1 month ago
There have been a few times I’ve tried to drive a stick, none of them have turned out to well.
Last night, my boyfriend took me to a parking lot and let me drive his car. I circled for about a half hour. Once I’m actually going, chaging gears is a breeze…just the starting and stopping without stalling, that’s the problem.
corndogkate is a college student at the U of Iowa
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1 month ago
i’ve been taught in the past but never really got the hang of it. that was awhile ago though and i really want to learn how for real.
larakere is working for the man now so i can make a difference in the future.
drive a stick
4 months ago
i want to learn to drive stick-shift…without killing it every five minutes. haha
HOMETOWN GLORY Scream loud. Louder.
Sweet deal
5 months ago
I took the car out today. I didn’t stall once while driving around the neighborhood. HOWEVER, I couldn’t park the car in the garage cause I kept stalling on the driveway. But whatever, I’m just happy I didn’t stall on the road. Still need to practice but getting a lot better.
TRod888 is going to be a MOM!
Oh my!
5 months ago
Well, after all this time of complaining that I have no opportunity to learn I am silenced. I felt I would never have the opportunity to learn since everyone that owns a manual does not want the wear and tear on their clutch. Understandable, but how is a person supposed to learn? I guess by buying their own manual transmission like I did. My car finally broke down again (for it’s last time). I’ve been long over due for a new car so off to the dealership we went just to look. Majority of the cars on the lot were manuals. This would not have been an issue except I actually like 2 of the cars enough to ask my husband to test drive them. When he and the dealer both looked at me and said “But you cannot drive a manual…” my only reply was “and what better way to learn?” My husbands car is a standard also, so there is no giving up on this one. I went out to day to a parking lot for about 20 minutes just working on 1st gear. Shifting is not an issue…stalling is. I hope this takes less than a month. It’s nerve racking to own a car and having to sit in the passenger seat while someone else drives you around all the time!
HOMETOWN GLORY Scream loud. Louder.
Slow steps
5 months ago
I’ve been out twice in the last two days with my dad to practice. I’m getting a lot better. I’m still not confident enough to be on actual busy roads, but at least I know if I HAD to drive a standard in a emergency I could.
