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Originally Posted by Synkronicity
Good evening guys! I just got my first Manual car and it's a BRZ series.blue, I got it used at 2400 miles for 26.7k for just the car (had to pay some dealer fees but leaving that out). But! I do have a couple of questions!
I'm currently learning how to drive stick with my brother, he drives a porche so he doesn't want me learning in there, I get extremely scared driving in my car because I dont want to jack up anything so I traded my sister for her Honda Fit for the weekend so I can learn. Questions would be:
- Is it bad to continuously stall the car?
- Any tips to learning stick/manual?
- How long did it take for you to learn stick?
- Did I get a good price on my car?
- My dealer didnt drill holes in the front of the car for the license plate, should I get the towing plate thing for it or just get it drilled in? I have OCD and the off center look looks weird (i kinda answered my own question)
Thank you for your time! I hope I can learn a lot more from this forum. |
1. Yes, don't continuously stall it. So just don't do it.
2. Watch youtube videos of manual driving tutorials. It helps to watch people do it and learn with your mirror neurons. Then go out and try it in your sister's Honda. And just keep practicing.
3. Like 3 minutes. Took me a while to shift "correctly" at the right RPM's and whatnot, but that's just practice and feel, and your propensity to rev. Once you get a good feel for flat ground, pretend you're at traffic stops (red lights, stop signs, pretend there's a car behind you, anything where you can add additional PRESSURE to your situation). Next, go on some slight gradual hills and ask your relatives to help you with that.
4. Yeah, that's a pretty good price for a Series.Blue.
5. Follow your heart.