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Driving a Standard.

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KeegLove
Posts: 10166 - Karma: 55
Hey Guys,

I just got my L and unfortunately we do not have an automatic transmission in either of our cars so i am forced to learn on a standard. I'm am at the stage now that i can just drive all around town but not really well. Does any one have any little driving tips that might help me along the way and make it a little easier on learning on a standard, thanx guys.

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Sep 18 2005 12:17AM
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Badfish2
Posts: 3453 - Karma: 21
just practicing knowing where the clutch starts to catch will save you when to need to drive on hills.. learn to heel-toe eventually too and downshifting will be super smooth -- it's hard though.
//heel-toeing requires keeping half your foot on the break and rolling the other half onto the gas pedal to keep the revs matched and a smoother downshift.
If you're having trouble on hills and your car has a handbrake, hold the handbrake on while letting the clutch out (slowly mind you) and when it catches, release the handbrake so you don't roll back.

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Sep 18 2005 1:01AM
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freerider_klo
Posts: 1868 - Karma: 14
i learned how to drive standard this summer, with in five minutes i crashed into a bush, popped a tire and bent a rim.

so anyways. this is my cousins flaut beside he taught me in a forest. like common now. a forest?

but then i'm good now and can rip bassically anywhere. so anyways. a tip just know your car and practice alot.

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Sep 18 2005 1:05AM
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jarossamdb7
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rest your heel on the floor and move your ankle.

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Sep 18 2005 1:32AM
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Capt.Flannel
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It's not bad. I learned to drive on 3 standard cars, no autos in the household for the first year and a half of driving.







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Sep 18 2005 1:33AM
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BakerBoy
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Do people in America REALLY fucking call it "standard"?

Sep 18 2005 1:42AM
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Capt.Flannel
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manual, stick, standard







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Sep 18 2005 1:43AM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
talk to jessbuff about that.. he's a fucking pro when it comes to stick.


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Sep 18 2005 1:44AM
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ItsPhil
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 11
driving stick is the tits its loads of fun

Sep 18 2005 2:00AM
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Matty.
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i'm canadian actually

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Sep 18 2005 3:02AM
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Matty.
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from keegan.

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Sep 18 2005 3:03AM
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KeegLove
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you tell em matty

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Sep 18 2005 3:10AM
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ag.
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driving stick is so emo.....actually it's only hard if your dislecsic.


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Sep 18 2005 3:23AM
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whattheshit
Posts: 6562 - Karma: 107
after a while you drive manual without thinking.

becomes second nature.

Sep 18 2005 3:51AM
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powfoka
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 160
quit being sucha bloody vagina and grow a fucking pair!

with gas prices so expensive and mexicans so cheap i think i am going to start riding a mexican to work!
Sep 18 2005 6:03AM
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JoakimHayland
Posts: 1053 - Karma: 43
much more fun driving manual then automatic.. and it isn't that difficult at all

Sep 18 2005 6:09AM
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*Fujative*
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 183
1. MANUEL not standard is more fun to drive
2. you got your L? LMAO!!!!
3. how sad all your cars are stick shifts... thats a good thing

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Sep 18 2005 6:51AM
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EastcoastAR5
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"we do not have an automatic transmission in either of our cars so i am forced to learn on a standard" stop complaining you little bitch, its ten times better than homosexual automatic

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Sep 18 2005 8:12AM
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clrumivier4life
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Evan do you mean "Manual"? Or are you talking about some spanish guy? I'm confused about that.


Manual is the way to go. You'll get to know your car much better. Listen to the engine, it will tell you when you're doing something wrong. I've been driving mine for 5 months now and I don't even realize i'm driving it. You'll learn to love it. Also, match revs, don't just drop the clutch.

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Sep 18 2005 8:27AM
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*Fujative*
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haha shit i didnt even see that i put an e

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Sep 18 2005 12:32PM
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^NewYork
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i have been driving a stick for 6 months and yesterday i put it into reverse while still moving, i had the cluctch down and i totally forgot. i still make mistakes, there arnt really any things you can do to get better except drive alot. once you get it they are fun as hell








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Sep 18 2005 12:36PM
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scientist
Posts: 6920 - Karma: 348
i learned to steer and brake and stuff on an automatic, then learned on a manual

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Sep 18 2005 12:47PM
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(Jonesy)
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does anyone?

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Sep 18 2005 1:27PM
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MLB
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 298
just use the ball of your foot man, and take your time to shift. It is not a race, the more time you take, the smoother it is, unless your revs are too low.




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Sep 18 2005 1:39PM
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skier4life159
Posts: 614 - Karma: 10
i learned on a 4 wheeler so the first time i did it in a car i did fine


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Sep 18 2005 1:42PM
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p-lin101
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exactly what im in the process of doing




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Sep 18 2005 5:39PM
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KillerMonkey
Posts: 6436 - Karma: 109
i just learned standard the other day and its def more fun than automatic after u get the hang of it. Just get used to letting out the clutch slowly. I only stalled twice and thats because i switched into third by accident instead of first and the other time i popped the clutch



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Sep 18 2005 6:00PM
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