HUGE amount of questions about driving manual

[dhong089]

Owner made it smell like Yankee Candle Melon scent. Yummy


That's all I have for now! so far, I love the thing! Also getting decent at driving stick.. I haven't stalled it since 3 days ago.. I'd say that's pretty decent ) Hills are still my worst enemy though... Brrr... They scare the crap out of me


EDIT: Oh by the way, I just realized I barely took any good pics of the front and stuff... Reason was there were these plants that I couldn't step on, and I couldn't go back far enough to take good pics. Also, there was weird man outside that kept staring at me O_o I didn't feel comfortable staying out too long. HAHA!

[ChItalian1027]

Congrats on getting it!!

Is there any lettering on the exhaust tip?

[hotmilk400]

3k for that car is a def steal. clutch cost like 1k - $2k to replace... and exhaust is alittle pricey . lucky. haha.

[tiFreak]

looks like just a generic muffler with a chrome tip, it also looks like the original exhaust got a little close to the bumper

little tip for hills, hold the e-brake up with the button held in, feather the gas and clutch until you feel the car tugging and let the e-brake down slowly while giving it more gas, little trick I used to do when I was learning

[hotmilk400]

u have to be careful tho, since you could panic an pull the ebrake, which wont be good for ur rear brakes and clutch. haha.

it helps tho, since hills are the hardest. you need to have mastered the clutch to gas ratio, and know how to control it as a 2nd nature. ... parallel parking on a steep hill... well, lets not go there.. haha, i still rather walk a few blocks.. haha.

[ChItalian1027]

Originally Posted by tiFreak

looks like just a generic muffler with a chrome tip, it also looks like the original exhaust got a little close to the bumper

little tip for hills, hold the e-brake up with the button held in, feather the gas and clutch until you feel the car tugging and let the e-brake down slowly while giving it more gas, little trick I used to do when I was learning

I would learn this then once you get used to doing it you can do it without the e-brake.

[dhong089]

thanks for the reply guys still trying to get used to using that E-brake. It definitly helps tho!

Its been a week so far, and I thought I was getting good at driving stick... until when I was driving home from school today and I completely stalled it... -.- looks like I still need to get better :/

Anyways, I find it difficult to start from a stand. Lets say there's a red light, and I stop. When the light turns green, I have to ease off the clutch and accelerate, and by the time I slowly take off, the car behind me is getting annoyed by how slow I'm going :/ and then, when I'm in first gear, I shift to second, and all of that takes me so long to do! I don't know if it's just practice that'll make this go away, but that's what's really been bugging me lately

[tiFreak]

I was pretty slow too when I first started, try just giving it a little more gas, it's not good for the clutch but that's the problem with learning

every now and then I still stall, it's embarrassing when a lot of people see you do it but no one's perfect

[96cali]

At first I thought you were 12 years old Amish or something, being in PA. Guess you still could be since no pics of you.

Pretty cool you bought it before knowing how to drive it! PA has some serious hills but don't worry too much about damaging the car. It only has 138tq and a new clutch- it would take a LOT of stalls to fry it. Just don't do this:

http://youtu.be/bM3So0U1BMQ

[ti_guy]

One of the best ways to really learn how to drive stick is to take motorcycle lessons. Most important lesson learned: when downshifting, like 4rd to 3rd tap the gas while the clutch is pressed, it will bring the revs up and gradually match the resistance before the clutch fully engages. When I take a fast turn, I tap it all the way down till it hits the metal. The clutch/trany will also last longer.