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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Bladez on January 09, 2002, 05:34:33 PM
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This is kind of frustrating learning how to drive a stick. But really the shifting is easy, for me it\'s the start and go. I have to learn to release the clutch, shift in 1st gear, take my foot off the clutch slowly, and then apply some gas. If I don\'t then it dies ugh! But I might want to learn how to speed shift too but that\'s a secret.;)
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yeah, a secret to wear out yer flywheel
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power shifting is fun :D
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WHen we were kids my buddy use to never shift with the clutch. Of course the car didn\'t last so long.
THen his next car was an automatic. We use to be driving and he would quickly through it into reverse and back. Freak.
On my car my emergency break didn\'t work. It was one that was in the center console. When people were in the car that didn\'t know, it was hillarious to jerk it up when going 70 down the interstate.
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Originally posted by Videoholic
WHen we were kids my buddy use to never shift with the clutch. Of course the car didn\'t last so long.
THen his next car was an automatic. We use to be driving and he would quickly through it into reverse and back. Freak.
On my car my emergency break didn\'t work. It was one that was in the center console. When people were in the car that didn\'t know, it was hillarious to jerk it up when going 70 down the interstate.
lol...well if I learn to drive I\'ll take some people here to the nudie bar!:D Got your money ready?:confused:
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Here\'s the trick:
Learn the clutch\'s sweet spot by releasing it very slowly and use NO gas. Pick a flat spot and do it over and over. If your car doesn\'t suck ass, it shouldn\'t be hard to do. The only reason you need to press on the gas is to get going more quickly, or to start off on an incline.
This method will teach you the skillz without burning up the clutch.
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here\'s how I learned it
dump the clutch and floor the gas, there don\'t have to do it all too slow at first. :D
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Originally posted by Clyde
yeah, a secret to wear out yer flywheel
Well I just want to know how to do it just incase I feel mean and say to someone, " You want a ride?" then let them get close and pull away.:laughing: I find that funny and I might do it to a few "selected" people.;)
EDIT: Posted 1-09-2002 08:14 PM
mm I never thought of that. Well most likely I probably won\'t do it every single day. But I can see that happening to me with my "good" luck.:rolleyes:
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yeah, untill you stall it out and every one proceeds to point and laugh. except for the guy you wanted to diss :)
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I\'ve never owned a car that wasn\'t a stick. My first car taught many o\' friend of mine to drive a standard. And hey, it\'s still alive.
Do what Dolbytone said and practice on a non-inclined surface. With no gas, lift the clutch very slowly until the car starts to rumble as if it\'s going to die. THAT\'s when you apply the gas. Once you\'ve gotten used to it, this also works on inclines with nervous newbie clutchsters. With your foot on the break, lift the clutch slowly until the car starts to die, then quickly take your foot off the break and apply the gas.
Everyone should learn how to drive a stick at an early age so that when they become pop stars they don\'t rent a Ferrari and burn up the transmission.
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Its easy.. After a few tries.. :)
Dolbytone\'s suggestion is really good.. Thats how I did it :)
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Originally posted by Sara
I\'ve never owned a car that wasn\'t a stick. My first car taught many o\' friend of mine to drive a standard. And hey, it\'s still alive.
Do what Dolbytone said and practice on a non-inclined surface. With no gas, lift the clutch very slowly until the car starts to rumble as if it\'s going to die. THAT\'s when you apply the gas. Once you\'ve gotten used to it, this also works on inclines with nervous newbie clutchsters. With your foot on the break, lift the clutch slowly until the car starts to die, then quickly take your foot off the break and apply the gas.
Everyone should learn how to drive a stick at an early age so that when they become pop stars they don\'t rent a Ferrari and burn up the transmission.
:eek: you sure do know a lot about speed/power shifting, you do it a lot?jk;) Anyway I might have to print out this page with all the directions, ahh I can see it now "Gone in 60 Seconds 2." :laughing: yeah right. :rolleyes: hehehe
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I got another tip for Y\'all....
Dolby\'s one step instruction for learning to drive in the snow: Stick a loose bowling ball in your trunk and try not to let it bang around too much.
Works like a charm folks, trust me.
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Originally posted by Dolbytone
I got another tip for Y\'all....
Dolby\'s one step instruction for learning to drive in the snow: Stick a loose bowling ball in your trunk and try not to let it bang around too much.
Works like a charm folks, trust me.
I know you said too much but a loose bowling ball? It\'s going to roll around no matter what.:confused:
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Automatic Transmission. I\'m 15 and I\'m practicing in my mom\'s car. Luckily, it is automatic.
So, so, simple. :)
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BORING!!!! Automatics are so dull. I have one, but I would love to go back to a stick.
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Originally posted by Vapor Snake
Automatic Transmission. I\'m 15 and I\'m practicing in my mom\'s car. Luckily, it is automatic.
So, so, simple. :)
With a stick you are always doing something. Automatics you just sit there sticks you have to move your feet a lot more and plus it impresses the ladies[yeah right:rolleyes:]. Where can you find an automatic vehical that is example a Ferrari or any other cool car.
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Originally posted by Bladez
Where can you find an automatic vehical that is example a Ferrari or any other cool car.
The real question is, "When can you ever afford a Ferrari or any other cool car.
;)
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Originally posted by Vapor Snake
The real question is, "When can you ever afford a Ferrari or any other cool car.
;)
Hmm...that\'s true but if I ever do get money to afford something like that you all will be the first to know.:D Which will be when I\'m 50 and you\'re all 80. I wish my mom still had her 89\' blue Chevy Camarro. I don\'t care if you like Fords, Dogdes, Chevys, ect. that car was cool and it was a stick shift too and was pretty cool. Now it\'s gone.:mad:
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love auto, have no intention of using stick any timee soon, and there are so many pluses to having a auto that a stick can\'t give you... not race wise or drive wise but "other" things :)
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Originally posted by unknown
love auto, have no intention of using stick any timee soon, and there are so many pluses to having a auto that a stick can\'t give you... not race wise or drive wise but "other" things :)
I\'m curious, what are "other" things?????
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Originally posted by Vapor Snake
I\'m curious, what are "other" things?????
like holding your drink or burger in the car while driving.
that and the usual sexual encounter :)
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To answer the Ferrari question, there are some Ferrari\'s that come in automatic, they do this because they have a computer that is more precise in shifting than any person
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drag racers are automatic because there is no option for error.
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Originally posted by unknown
well bozco, thats what autmatic is :)
NO, not really, a skilled shifter could shift better than most automatic cars but the ferrari has a newly designed performance automatic shifter in it
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ah so i c
manuals only give a car about 3 extra hp thats it, and there is 0 chance for error in a auto.
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Yeah the only advantage for manuals is in the fact that they have the potential to be faster and they\'re more fun to drive
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Learning to drive a 5 is easier if you have a tachometer. Usually 2500-3000 rpms is a good take off.
Once you mater up-shifting, try down-shifting without using your brakes. I love to hear my turbo whine :D
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I have an automatic Lexus es300.
I raced my friend who has a stick Integra GSR.
I won.
hahahaha.
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Originally posted by serrano007
I have an automatic Lexus es300.
I raced my friend who has a stick Integra GSR.
I won.
hahahaha.
he sucks ass as a driver cuz he should have mopped you up. That or he was running on 3 cylinders :)
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Originally posted by Bozco
Yeah the only advantage for manuals is in the fact that they have the potential to be faster and they\'re more fun to drive
uhmm, no... manuals are faster b/c they have less parasitic drag vs a atx tranny which has more. Not to mention any auto..3,4, or 5 speed auto..then take the same car in 5 or 6 speed manual and it will be faster due to different gearing..more gears.
since autos ty[ically have taller gears vs. their atx counterpart..not to mention mtx\'s usually have a higher redline vs their atx friends limited by the cars pcm.
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Originally posted by unknown
not race wise or drive wise but "other" things :)
so thats why 5% of the fastest drag cars are manuals huh? :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by luckee
he sucks ass as a driver cuz he should have mopped you up. That or he was running on 3 cylinders :)
Yeah, he sucks. :D
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Lol Sara...... Britney Spears sux..... cant sing, cant drive :(
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Manuals get better gas mileage as well.
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:sconf: sounds like this has come into a debate between which is better Autos or Manuals? Hmm now that does raise an eye brow.
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Originally posted by Bladez
:sconf: sounds like this has come into a debate between which is better Autos or Manuals? Hmm now that does raise an eye brow.
I like both myself, but for me..I wont have a manual unless I have 2 cars. Im simply too lazy to drive around chicago traffic with one. The manual car is more fun to drive tho :) Both have their strong points, both have their weak points...
I guess im just torn :D
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Auto is slow and boring
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Originally posted by Agnino
Auto is slow and boring
ROFL!!!!!..slow? you have been in the worng autos my friend.
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:( Not as good as Wednesday. I killed it even more but I got to drive on the road in just 2 days! That\'s pretty good really...but getting the start and go I still need to practice which is making me mad.:mad: :evil: :rpissed:
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Parallel parking is a beeitch (I\'m 15). I mean, I cut to hard in when I\'m backin\' in to the spot and 3 times outta 5 I hit the curb.
Too much Sunkist, IMO.
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Originally posted by Vapor Snake
Parallel parking is a beeitch (I\'m 15). I mean, I cut to hard in when I\'m backin\' in to the spot and 3 times outta 5 I hit the curb.
Too much Sunkist, IMO.
:laughing: I remember you\'re da booger that likes orange soda. I guess for me too much nervousness.
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Originally posted by Vapor Snake
Parallel parking is a beeitch (I\'m 15). I mean, I cut to hard in when I\'m backin\' in to the spot and 3 times outta 5 I hit the curb.
Too much Sunkist, IMO.
You just have to know the certain points on your car to be able to fit perfectly in the spot.
I have a Lexus es300.. So, it\'s kinda long.. So what I did was test with points. Backing up, my first point was looking near the backseat where the back windshield is. Once that little piece connecting the door and the windshield is at the first lane marker, I full stop and turn the wheel all the way to the right. Then I start backing up and look to the left-back till that side of the windshield (same as the first, but opposite side) is on the 2nd lane marker. Once it hits, I stop then turn the wheel all the way to the left and back up... Then I am pefectly parallel! :D
It all depends on how long your car is and stuff. Just experiment with the points and you should have no trouble getting it parallel.
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hey, i had fun learning to drive a stick in a cow feild.....a big f-150. i didnt know cows could run so fast.....lolo
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Originally posted by jinxx
hey, i had fun learning to drive a stick in a cow feild.....a big f-150. i didnt know cows could run so fast.....lol
Hey are you new? Well hey there newbie!:D
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Originally posted by jinxx
hey, i had fun learning to drive a stick in a cow feild.....a big f-150. i didnt know cows could run so fast.....lolo
same with the mother of mine...
The only car we have that\'s manual is my stolen Firebird...... Now I have to work for my car now.. Oh well...