how to drive manuel

**mbs627** · 11-10-2006 06:21 PM

When I do the dishes with my shirt tied off in a knot and wear my cute sandals I drive Manuel CRAZY!

**ucrwrx** · 11-16-2006 01:40 AM

BRINGIT BACK ALIVE! hahaha it was a fun read i think, so im just writing yea yea yea yea yea yea eya its old but who cares.

i learned on a old ass legacy that i ****ed around with. thta was cool, it was much easier than the wrx i have right now.

anyways PAYCE! hope that guy learned how to drive.

**branemaniac** · 11-23-2006 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by IronMedic

your clutch is your life! no matter what the car does, push the clutch in and it could fix it! if u push your clutch in and it doesnt fix it, then its obviously something else wrong.

driving a stick is more about timing when u first roll away in 1st gear. u can tach it up to 2k rpms if u want, just feather the clutch out so it doesnt launch like a bat out of hell. that is how i taught my wife. i showed her by revving my old fox body mustang to about 3k and just feather the clutch out to make it go. the car will go faster but it gives you an idea how the whole process works. when u shift gears, its up to you when u feel it is neccessary. on my WRX, i will shift around 3-4k cruising around. normally its best to cruise in a slightly higher gear so your engine doesnt cruise around revving around 3-5k constantly (wanna save the tranny as much as possible). so by the time i get to around 30mph, ill be in 4th gear with no traffic. remember to down shift when u are going up a hill!

so remember:

1. clutch is your life
2. feather your clutch into 1st gear since u are learning!

The whole revving thing and feathering- I did that at first and noticed that every time I did it, I would smell the clutch burning. Anyone else? It was not a good thing, so I learned to find the "sweet spot" aka contact point (where it rolls on its own) and slowly giving it gas.

**STiMULi** · 07-31-2007 10:26 PM

I think Manuel was deported...

**EvEnFloW** · 08-01-2007 03:04 PM

My suggestions: Learn on a car thats less expensive...clutch is VERY expensive to replace! It's relatively easy, and it's great that you want to learn because its a skill that I think ALL drivers should have! Rock on, but do it on something that you can afford to do it on