How Many Of You Know How To Drive Stick?

[WickeDKlowN]

Its not that hard, i can drive one fine, and im only 14.

[Miscue]

/me does stick...

[ronron2112]

yea i can drive one. ive been using a clutch on a dirtbike for a long while, so its sorta second nature to me.

[RetroEclipseMan]

I will never drive another automatic again. Unless you have tons and tons of money to sink into a car to have a fast automatic then they aren't worth it. I learned on a 1971 bug with a burnt out clutch that my mom owns(she thinks it's cool but it's the biggest pos) and let me tell you it was hard. I autocross my '91 GTi and my friend who owns one of those new lancers(auto) let me take it around the track and boy did it suck. It handled ok but it being an automatic sucked. There was no low-end power what so ever. If you have a chance to get a really nice auto or a decent manual go for the manual and never look back and you won't regret it.

[Zumina]

learned in my dad's old 84' Vette. Ain't nothing like the 4+3 tranny!

[AutoMaggot]

I learned on a buddy's '88 Rotary-engined RX7... it was pretty ****ing mint.

[rhetor22]

i've had gasoline in my blood since i was a lil tyk so stick is second nature to me, and i'm still 15.

[Chupe]

ok................please dont quote the fast and the furious.
thanks,
chad

[Reo5th]

Hey syn - could you hook me up with some info on heel-toe and practical double clutching? a website'd be good. thanks...

[HoppysMag]

i drive my moms automatic bieng im just learning how to drive and only have my permit... but soon i will learn on my dads jeep so i can drive my 5 speed manual 1985 BMW 535i

[Blennidae]

not to derail the thread but...

I have had stick shift cars for the past 13 or so years, so its 2nd nature to me. However I find when I drive an auto when I park the car, sometimes I leave the car in drive when I shut it off. I never forget to leave MY car in gear when I park it. Is this just me, or is this a common occurance?

[Zumina]

Originally posted by Chupe
ok................please dont quote the fast and the furious.
thanks,
chad

I believe they something along the lines of "...he has nitrous oxide in his blood." Gasoline in one's blood is an old adage that was around long before several idiots decided to make a film about ricers.

[rhetor22]

haha, i didn't even notice you were talking to me.

yeah thats def an old saying.

i watched fast and the furious for some good laughs. honestly.

i can drive my dad's F-700 manual dump truck.

once you learn how to operate the clutch, and give it the right amount of gas, pretty much all clutches are the same.

now the clutch in my step dad's old 1997 M3 coupe with a ss remus exhaust... now that was something to dream of. aaaaaaah i miss that car!!!!!!!


you need to know how to drive stick. really. if you don't, you should learn.

i get nervous when driving automatics. i think i'm going to fast.

[ShooterJM]

I submit that if you can't drive a manual you don't know how to drive. You may know how to STEER, but you don't know how to drive.

I can double clutch quite well in a car. Can't say I've ever really practiced heel-toeing. Either way, I no longer have a car, just a suv. Need to pick up something to play with.

[rhetor22]

i double clutch in the f-700 dump truck, out of neccesety