How many times did you stall?

[Evan]

Hehe, my friend just taught me the basics of driving standard. I stalled around 4-5 times I think, doh! It was a lot of fun though, more fun than I imagined.

I also screeched his tires by accident when I was starting off .

What have your experiences been like?

[finboy]

got one lesson in the zoo parking lot for about an hour, taught myself the rest...

but i still need practice.

[kenny]

When my brother taught me how to drive standard in his brand new prelude, it was quite nerve racking because I didn't want to break anything since the car was only a week old, but I only stalled once or twice, the rest of the "close calls" were just very rough starts (lurching). Driving a manual tranmission car isn't fun, I totally prefer autos with steptronic-esque shifting so I can concentrate on more important things while driving

Someday, I'll try to hone my manual tranny skillz, but in the near future, auto all the way!

[gpomp]

I stalled non-stop for 2 hours. My instructor was teaching me the no gas method which I had no clue about, and still don't...

[RiceCake]

Hmm... I get a little rusty after not driving stick for a while. Occasionally i stall, but its the rough lurches that bug me...

I say usually give the car about a few hrs or day or 2 of driving and you will usually adapt to the clutch.

[Dyinghere]

tried today and got alot alot of stall.. keep releasing the clutch too fast .

[buh_buh]

first time I ever drove standard was on my first car. Took it onto Macleod Trail at like rush hour, haha. Bad idea. But I only stalled like 2 or 3 times during that whole time. It was pretty nerve racking since I was scared other drivers would laugh or get pissed off at me.

[max_boost]

Yes it is very nerve racking but with all things, practice make perfect! I stalled constantly for my very first 15mins of driving standard lol I couldn't even get the car moving haha

[lammer]

me, im still waiting for a manual car..well a car for the matter once i do my dad will teach me..

[bol]

I only stalled a couple of times while learning, because I was in the wrong gear!

Biggest problem I ever had was getting used to finding where the gears are.

But I agree with Kenny, steptronic-esque transmissions are gaining popularity and we will soon see hydraulic controlled clutches become standard(a la BMW SMGII, Ferrari's F1 paddle shift...) They're cheaper, offer better performance and fuel mileage. It's all good stuff.

[James]

haha, stall?? who me??

when i bought my first car('87 nissan 200sx, what a peice of shit), i had NO clue how to drive standard, what so ever! So my mom drove my car for about 3 minutes, and i was supposed to be paying attention, then i wanted to take over .First of all, i didnt know That If you were in gear at a stop, you had to have your foot on the Clutch. I had no idea what i was doing wrong, and the car kept stalling. I was sooooooo pissed, I wanted to take the bus home! Over the next couple days, Which included MANY rough starts, stalls, and tire squels(ask Sexualbanana about driving to school on Glenmore ) I started to catch on.
2 bolts on my Seat bracket actually snapped off the first night, from so many rough starts! funny shit. Got the hang of it now.

[OPGForce]

Hehe, my friend just taught me the basics of driving standard. I stalled around 4-5 times I think, doh! It was a lot of fun though, more fun than I imagined.

at least u didn't get stuck on a steep hill. that's the worse thing that can happen to u when u first start out driving standard.


after u get good, u will love driving stick...way more control over the car, but sucks ass in "downtown bumper to bumper rush hour traffic".

[4wheeldrift]

I stalled more times than I can count, I was getting really frustrated. I started learning on a bronco with aboslutely ZERO pedal feel. It took me forever to figure out where the take up point on that thing was. I think I've stalled my subie...maybe twice. Once after I got the new ACT clutch installed and once right after I first got the car.

[Evan]

My friend owns a 2002 RSX Type-S so I was trying to be careful with it going really slow, I was nervous that I was gonna hit an island or something. lol, musta been going 5 km/h

The whole car jumped whenever I just pressed ever so lightly, just kinda startled me everytime we started. Hehe. It only lasted 15 or so minutes but it was still a lot of fun

[GTS Jeff]

Well I taught myself standard on an SiR just a week ago, and it was alright. I stalled about 4 million times from not giving enough gas off a stop, but I think I've got it figured out now.

[Rydog]

i learned standard at the ripe young age of 16 (almost 11 years ago...ahhhhhh!!!!) and have never looked back. it rules. more control and feel for what your car is doing and much better in the winter for slowing down.
i'll drive stick until i'm too decrepid to operate a clutch and am forced to go auto.

[2000impreza]

i didn't stall too many times. i learned on a friends ford tempo. it was a shit beater. my biggest problem was 2nd to 3rd gear shift. i would always go too far and put it into 5th. downshifting took me awhile to learn too. it wasn't too hard.

auto vs manual..... kinda of a stupid debate. some manual guys think with an automatic you don't really drive the car or whatever. auto guys will say that they can concentrate on driving instead of shifting and so on. bottom line get what you think is best for you, not based on someone else's opinion.

[Davan]

I jumped in head first. Picked up my car from the dealership, and "tried" to drive off with it. Stalled about 4 times on the way home....

[rx-7heaven]

the first time i tried, i stalled it maybe 5 times. then i started to get the hang of it a little better. i remembered wishing i never got a car that was standard, and how automatic was better. i love it now though. so much more fun. i think once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature and you don't even think about it, so you're not losing anything on the concentrating of the driving.

[sexualbanana]

basically the first time i learned to drive standard, archie (b18c) let me drive it to mcdonalds. going to macdonalds was relatively easy since i actually made the light that i usually hit without stopping. but on my way home, just before glenmore, i stalled a good4 times in a row. pissing off a whole lotta drivers behind me, meanwhile archie's yelling at me, telling me to ignore the people that r annoyed or laughing at me.

lemme tell ya. learning to drive with a stage 3 clutch is no fun