How hard is it to learn to drive a stick?

[drakesdad]

The whole reason I want to learn is that I saw this cool skeleton shift knob and I want to get a stick so I can put it in. I hear people talk about double clutching and is there two clutches in the car...? what should I buy or rent to practice on? I just don't understand how it works? Three pedals on the floor and only two feet...how do you keep up? Sounds like a lot of work to me.
Please help.

 

[Blackened302]

not hard, just takes practice.

google is your friend--plenty of how-to's on there.

 

[Guero]

its really easy, i actually taught my self how to drive a car on an inline 6 67 mustang. its was a 3 speed. but i burnt the clutch trying lol

 

[94gts]

basically it can be summed up as you dont move the shifter between gears unless the clutch pedal is depressed.

double clutching is unneccessary unless you are driving a big ass truck or you are a ricer

the hardest part about driving stick is going from a stop

the next hardest thing is driving smoothly (which i dont think matters to some people that ive been in a car with)

like all other things it takes practice.

its also a lot more fun than auto and makes you actually pay attention to the driving experience

 

[91LX_5L]

EASY I learned in my 91 LX 5.0 took a night of rippin around and i had it! I did a nice compression lock from 5th to 2nd though hehe

 

[The Green GT]

Lol, this reminds me of something that happened a while back.
Two of the guys that live in my neighborhood were walking by and saw me washing my car and they stopped to look at my new car cause they had never seen it. So I was showing it to them and one of them sat in teh drivers seat and the other in the passenger. Then I heard one of them say

"Woah, hey man dis bitch got 4 petals" (foot rest)

"no ****ing way man"

"look man"

"O yea that so he can double clutch"


I swear to god thats the funniest thing I ever heard.

 

[Guero]

driving smoothly is only when you have chicks in the car!duh!

 

[Guero]

Lol, this reminds me of something that happened a while back.
Two of the guys that live in my neighborhood were walking by and saw me washing my car and they stopped to look at my new car cause they had never seen it. So I was showing it to them and one of them sat in teh drivers seat and the other in the passenger. Then I heard one of them say

"Woah, hey man dis bitch got 4 petals" (foot rest)

"no ****ing way man"

"look man"

"O yea that so he can double clutch"


I swear to god thats the funniest thing I ever heard.

did you bitch slap them after words?

 

[The Green GT]

did you bitch slap them after words?

I just looked at him like he was an idiot and he to this day dosent know why.

 

[Blackened302]

lol, two clutch pedals... hahahah

 

[Guero]

I just looked at him like he was an idiot and he to this day dosent know why.

even i knew what each pedal does since i was like 4 lol

 

[Guero]

lol now its funny after drakesdad PM me

 

[SeventyMach1]

It's VERY simple. I remember back when I didn't know how to drive a stick (I was 11, lol). I just KNEW there was no way I'd ever learn. It just sounded too hard to do. After about 2 hours of practice, I felt like a pro, lol. It's that easy. BTW, this was a '68 Ford F-100 with a "3 on the tree". It's a little bit different .... but same concept.

The ONLY tough thing to get used to is taking off on a hill. After a 4 or 5 "hill launches", you get the hang of it. You just slip the clutch to where it almost catches, then proceed to take off like normal. Find you a stick car, an old country backroad, and give it a shot.

WARNING! Once you drive a stick, you'll probably never want to drive another auto!!!

 

[drakesdad]

Hey Justin....I'm just full of bs tonight........I actually learned on the 3 on the tree as you did.....Back in Virginia when I was young......and that is a while back...everything we owned on the farm had a clutch.......it is suprising to me that I know a lot of guys in Toledo that don't know how.......I've dated people in the past that I couldn't teach because of the patience thing.....just give them the keys in a parking lot and let 'em go......and don't watch...lol

 

[SeventyMach1]

Haha .... I figured you were too old to not know how, lol.











J/K. man.

 

[DFG 5OH]

You've dated PEOPLE...why not GIRLS...WTF

 

[drakesdad]

You've dated PEOPLE...why not GIRLS...WTF

Hey, your from Kentucky........don't make me go there....your just as guilty of sleeping with sisters and cousins as I am.......lol I am a equal opportunity dater.......Reverend Jim Jones.....(some of you will know he was) once said you have to love them all..........I have just one rule......I'M THE DRIVER......If you know what I mean.....(as my wife is slapping me upside the head........lol)

 

[Blackened302]

WARNING! Once you drive a stick, you'll probably never want to drive another auto!!!

ain't that the truth

 

[Venom351R]

I hear people talk about double clutching

Thats a Fast & Furious movie myth.

 

[drakesdad]

Thats a Fast & Furious movie myth.

That's exactly the movie that line was from.....had to do it........LMAO