I Don't know how to drive Manual **Need Help**

///AFRO · 10-01-2007, 11:43 PM

Wasup guys. I need some help. I'm 18 and have been driving auto for 1 year. My first car was automatic and my second car which is my 335i

is also auto.

I want to know how to drive manual. It looks like so much fun and it's good to know how. I think im ready to start and learn how to drive manual.

-My dad told me to buy a 300$ honda civic and learn how to drive manual off that. I said no, becuase how trust-worthy can those things be. I want like a game or somthing along those lines to help me learn how to drive manual. I wanna start learning small and then big.

-Can someone refer me to a company thats sells games with a steering wheel with a shifter and clutch. ***PLEASE DON'T POST THAT E92 ///M3 VIDEO GAME SIMULATOR ON YOUTUBE.COM**

Even though im looking along the lines of somthing like ^^^^ that. But I want somthing affordable.

Can anyone help me....

Please dont flame me for this thread.....

Thanx,
///FRO

Nikki · 10-01-2007, 11:44 PM

You're not going to learn from a game, just get the civic.

schneid4323 · 10-01-2007, 11:54 PM

i bought my 335 and got handed the keys, and was like, fuck...... but i got it down after a clutch

///AFRO · 10-01-2007, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schneid4323

i bought my 335 and got handed the keys, and was like, fuck...... but i got it down after a clutch

The reason is, look at my sig. At the bottom it says 2010 arrival e92 ///M3. Im going to get a e92 ///M3 when im 21

And I want to get it in Manual. Becasue manual is meant for ///M

Dont flame me for the ///M3 either please

Magictek · 10-02-2007, 12:09 AM

Can always get lessons *shrug*... though i didn't, just went straight into my first manual which is this car and not too much trouble so far ^_^ a few stalls and mistakes but not much~ don't worry, if ur paying attention it is not too hard. But if you try to go fast without practice then things can go wrong...

ZuerstBMW · 10-02-2007, 12:16 AM

Someone you know must have a stick, have them teach you.

FirstClass · 10-02-2007, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikki

You're not going to learn from a game, just get the civic.

+1

Learning to drive stick from a video game is about as useful when you actually get in the car as driving an M5 around the Ring in PGR and then doing it for real. What you learned on the game will be essentially worthless. (Except video games are excellent for learning track configurations if you've never been there.)

wj4 · 10-02-2007, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///AFRO

Wasup guys. I need some help. I'm 18 and have been driving auto for 1 year. My first car was automatic and my second car which is my 335i

is also auto.

I want to know how to drive manual. It looks like so much fun and it's good to know how. I think im ready to start and learn how to drive manual.

-My dad told me to buy a 300$ honda civic and learn how to drive manual off that. I said no, becuase how trust-worthy can those things be. I want like a game or somthing along those lines to help me learn how to drive manual. I wanna start learning small and then big.

-Can someone refer me to a company thats sells games with a steering wheel with a shifter and clutch. ***PLEASE DON'T POST THAT E92 ///M3 VIDEO GAME SIMULATOR ON YOUTUBE.COM**

Even though im looking along the lines of somthing like ^^^^ that. But I want somthing affordable.

Can anyone help me....

Please dont flame me for this thread.....

Thanx,
///FRO

Why not learn on a Civic? You seem like you're too spoiled or too good to be seen in a beater learning stick since you're 18 in a $40k+ car. And trust-worthy? Those old Hondas run for 300-400k miles easy. Learn from a game is very laughable...perhaps Initial D?

In all honestly, go get a hooptie, the Civic would be a great candidate since Honda clutch is very user friendly. I wanted to learn stick since I've got my license, but all my friends with manual cars have too nice of a car or too hard of a car to learn on. I finally learned stick on a turbo'd SC300 before my mom's friend upgrade the clutch, and a week later I went out to buy my Evo.

NaViT · 10-02-2007, 12:18 AM

go with what your dad said, thats the best way

Nikki · 10-02-2007, 12:21 AM

Yeah and if you're just driving it down the street or in a parking lot what are you worried about?

wj4 · 10-02-2007, 12:24 AM

I suggest learning in an empty parking lot at night. This is where I learn since there are ramps and such to practice on going from a full stop on a hill. This is where we've taught all our friends.

For sure, the first couple of days, you are going to stall and perhaps cause people behind you to honk at you, but you will eventually get used to it.

///AFRO · 10-02-2007, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wj4

I suggest learning in an empty parking lot at night. This is where I learn since there are ramps and such to practice on going from a full stop on a hill. This is where we've taught all our friends.

For sure, the first couple of days, you are going to stall and perhaps cause people behind you to honk at you, but you will eventually get used to it.

Hopfully I will learn. Now I have to look for a civic beater

wj4 · 10-02-2007, 12:28 AM

You can look on Craigslist. That's where I was looking at to find a cheap manual car. Or ask a friend or friend of friend to teach you, lol.

///AFRO · 10-02-2007, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wj4

You can look on Craigslist. That's where I was looking at to find a cheap manual car. Or ask a friend or friend of friend to teach you, lol.

lol, you just gave me an idea. I have a friend with an 06 STI. I posted a video of us racing. I can ask him.

-his STI is in my sig. The cars are the wons I beat lol

!Xoible · 10-02-2007, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///AFRO

Wasup guys. I need some help. I'm 18 and have been driving auto for 1 year. My first car was automatic and my second car which is my 335i

is also auto.

I want to know how to drive manual. It looks like so much fun and it's good to know how. I think im ready to start and learn how to drive manual.

-My dad told me to buy a 300$ honda civic and learn how to drive manual off that. I said no, becuase how trust-worthy can those things be. I want like a game or somthing along those lines to help me learn how to drive manual. I wanna start learning small and then big.

-Can someone refer me to a company thats sells games with a steering wheel with a shifter and clutch. ***PLEASE DON'T POST THAT E92 ///M3 VIDEO GAME SIMULATOR ON YOUTUBE.COM**

Even though im looking along the lines of somthing like ^^^^ that. But I want somthing affordable.

Can anyone help me....

Please dont flame me for this thread.....

Thanx,
///FRO

one word for you bro: NO.

learn on a real car, game wont do you ANY good

wj4 · 10-02-2007, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///AFRO

lol, you just gave me an idea. I have a friend with an 06 STI. I posted a video of us racing. I can ask him.

-his STI is in my sig. The cars are the wons I beat lol

An STi will be a harder car to learn in, albeit not impossible. Best of luck.

just4kickz · 10-02-2007, 12:57 AM

yes buy the civic... and no matter how much you "know" how to drive stick verbally its never the same as driving the car itself. my friend was teaching me the other day in his scion... and even tho i know what to do... i still wasnt doing it correclty yadida.

just4kickz · 10-02-2007, 01:00 AM

& to the OP... I don't know what rapped means in terms of the phrase "rapped 2004 SL 500"... did you hit the car with a killer line or something and it fell dead? or maybe the driver choked like Eminem in 8 Mile? I think you meant raped with one p meaning "the unlawful compelling of a woman through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse" (Dictionary.com).

jhv · 10-02-2007, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///AFRO

-his STI is in my sig. The cars are the wons I beat lol

... do you mean raped? or rapped?

///AFRO · 10-02-2007, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jh valley

... do you mean raped? or rapped?

Lmao, I just realized. Its supposed to be "Raped"

///AFRO · 10-02-2007, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by just4kickz

& to the OP... I don't know what rapped means in terms of the phrase "rapped 2004 SL 500"... did you hit the car with a killer line or something and it fell dead? or maybe the driver choked like Eminem in 8 Mile? I think you meant raped with one p meaning "the unlawful compelling of a woman through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse" (Dictionary.com).

Yea, my mistake. I meant to say "Raped."

Alchem · 10-02-2007, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///AFRO

The reason is, look at my sig. At the bottom it says 2010 arrival e92 ///M3. Im going to get a e92 ///M3 when im 21

And I want to get it in Manual. Becasue manual is meant for ///M

Dont flame me for the ///M3 either please

And when your 25 you get M5? @ 29 you get a 911 Turbo? @ 33 you get a DBS? @ 37 you get a F430? and @ 41 you get an LP640?

According to your car history, you rape a car and daddy buys you a new one?

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wj4 Major General 335 Rep 7,719 Posts Drives: E90 manual 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Burbank, CA iTrader: (8)	I suggest learning in an empty parking lot at night. This is where I learn since there are ramps and such to practice on going from a full stop on a hill. This is where we've taught all our friends. For sure, the first couple of days, you are going to stall and perhaps cause people behind you to honk at you, but you will eventually get used to it.
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wj4 Major General 335 Rep 7,719 Posts Drives: E90 manual 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Burbank, CA iTrader: (8)	You can look on Craigslist. That's where I was looking at to find a cheap manual car. Or ask a friend or friend of friend to teach you, lol.
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