G_ man

iTrader: (2)

Well I hope he at least comes back here and tells use he can now drive a manual.
Don't quit you will regret it always

vanze20

hey guys im back! ive learn how to drive stick in 10 minutes with my friend on the passenger sit telling me wat to do...so now ive been driving it for about 3 days and the only problem is when i get to s traffic light and it turns green i take a lil bit of time taking off...its annoying me because the other cars behind they all gets pissed at me becuase i dont take off like a normal car suppose to take off....can i get some tips of how to take off normal...am i not letting the clutch fast or am i suppose to let the clutch out slowly while giving it gas? thanks and also i think my starter is bad because when i drive the car to school and then turn it off it wont start..i have to wait like 15 minutes.. i just got a rejection sticker and need to fix the starter i dont know wats causing this...i took it to get it inspect it right when i turn the car off it wouldnt start again so i have 60 days to fix the problem...thanks

timmytriangles

i have a friend in LI who wud trade u trans i think, but give it more trys. ull get it. its just anoying at first. after a month of forceing urself ull be fine. my friend and brother both bought cars not knowing how to drive stick and i tought them. i watched them get frusterated but u get over it. remember when u learned to drive? its the same frustration u just have to learn to drive all over again.

stinksause

iTrader: (5)

Just keep driving, you should get the hang of it after a week or two ... disregard the other a holes ... you'll learn how to take off quick soon enough.

However, please use better grammar.

onewhippedpuppy

I'm not THAT old!

Cars are a cool thing, because they can unite people that otherwise have nothing else in common. I can talk cars with a 65 year old that has a '69 Camaro Z28 or a teenager with a WRX, it's all the same language. Unless you drive a primered Civic with hacksawed springs and a fart can, then we might have a challenge understanding each other.

EricB

iTrader: (7)

what if that civic had a 13b in it?

LOL, read this... i google searched honda rotary and found this thread. The responses are hilarious.

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2617930

onewhippedpuppy

If the Civic had been built as a performance car I'm all for it, I've seen some very nicely built Civics over the years. But the d-bags that cut their springs, remove their mufflers, rattle-can their exterior, and brag about VTEC YO! We don't have much in common.

That thread makes the worst I've seen on here look effing brilliant.

EricB

iTrader: (7)

dont worry about the other drivers, it just makes you more anxious.

push the clutch in-->put in first-->gas to 2krpm-->slowly release clutch-->gas and shift to second.

if you are having trouble releasing youre foot from the brake at a stop and then applying it to the gas, that just takes practice in taking off efficiently, Or you can practice using the e-brake. Though you are doing so many things its hard to learn, clutching, braking, gasing,shifting and releasing the ebrake.

the ebrake technique is especially useful on steep inclines or when an ******* in an automatic doesnt know youre manual or doesnt know that manual cars roll back and stops an inch from your bumper.

In my area ive only had to use the ebrake once or twice and it was after i mastered manual. The more practice you have, you can release the brake and clutch and gas and release clutch without moving back. It just depends on how much practice you get.

Let us know how it goes.