04-17-2012, 02:53 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2010 Black 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Long Beach California
Posts: 21
|
Anyone wanna teach me how to drive stick?
Driving stick looks like a blast but i probably shouldnt pull the trigger on a new camaro before learning... so... Im open to lessons from someone with patience and I'll throw in a couple beers and pizza for afterwards
Long Beach area! Thanks ! |
04-17-2012, 11:14 AM | #2 |
tail lights for u
Drives: Bumble Bee 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Where ever USCG sends me
Posts: 370
|
Are you a hot female?
lol, j/k, welcome to the forum, hopefully someone down in SoCal can help you out... but seriously...
__________________
1972 Camaro 350/Muncie M22 - SOLD
1986 Camaro RS - R.I.P. 1994 Camaro Z28 - SOLD 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS RY M6- LOVIN' it Kooks LT's & HFC's, Flowmaster Single chamber mufflers, C.A.I. Intake, ADM Scoop, Rotofab w/w relocate Semper Paratus You have to go out You don't have to come back!!! Last edited by evilbeef54; 04-17-2012 at 11:32 AM. |
04-17-2012, 12:29 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2010 Black 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Long Beach California
Posts: 21
|
If I say yes will you consider helping a broth... sister out? Haha thankss bud!
|
04-17-2012, 12:51 PM | #4 | |
Drives: Camaro V6 LS Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: SoCal
Posts: 81
|
Quote:
The d-bag method that my uncle told me was that he learned to stick shift by going to dealers and telling them that his parents are planning on buying him a car and he wants to buy manual but doesn't know how to drive it. The dealer trying to sell the car would offer to teach. He learned how to drive stick on new cars lol. Not sure if I would recommend this one either though... |
|
04-17-2012, 02:28 PM | #5 |
Drives: 2010 Black 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Long Beach California
Posts: 21
|
oh wow 405 is stop and go even not during rush hour! i would have been sweating bullets! haha your uncle was a BOSS then that sounds like a good way to go if no one offers to help a poor college kid out :/
|
04-18-2012, 05:17 AM | #6 |
Drives: My wife crazy with my C5 usage. Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: DFW
Posts: 6,558
|
There is a member here that jumped into his '10 SS after never driving a stick. It's best to learn under pressure...... Or a rental car.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
UNDER CONSTRUCTION......again......
|
04-18-2012, 05:51 AM | #7 |
Drives: 2011 SS M6, LT's, CAI, SLP LM II's. Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Ok
Posts: 196
|
[QUOTE=2010SSRSM6;4823635]There is a member here that jumped into his '10 SS after never driving a stick. It's best to learn under pressure...... Or a rental car.
Agreed learn under pressure on your own, I did it. The dealer flew me out to San Antonio then I had to drive back to tulsa! About 600 miles! No manual car experience, they just told me the basics and I was off! Hit to traffic jams each about 25 minutes in length, but I learned so much faster. Trust me if your male it's just wired into our brains somehow, and is alot easier than can be made out to be. Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2 |
04-18-2012, 09:44 AM | #8 |
Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS IBM 6M Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Sandy Eggo
Posts: 564
|
It's not really that hard. Best to start off on a beater car - at least to get the basics. Each car is different, but once you understand how to smoothly release the clutch, the rest is a piece of cake. Then you can refine your technique on your own car. Rental car would be the best way to go - but I don't think there are too many manual rental cars out there.
Stop-n-go traffic is the best place to learn. It also builds up the muscles in your left leg.The clutch in my Camaro is pretty stiff compared to some of the other cars out there.
__________________
2011 Camaro 2SS/RS 6M IBM |
04-18-2012, 09:45 AM | #9 |
SoCal Mayhem
Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Foothill Ranch, CA
Posts: 5,488
|
When it came time to learn to drive stick I could not find a rental company that offered manual transmission cars and didn't have any family members or friends with manual transmission cars.
I ended up finding a driving school in Los Angeles that teachs stick shift. So I did their course and was pretty happy with the lesson http://www.westwooddriving.com/stick-shift.html Westwood Driving School 1093 Broxton Ave, Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90024
__________________
|
04-18-2012, 05:21 PM | #10 |
Drives: 2010 Black 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Long Beach California
Posts: 21
|
This Is all great stuff thanks guys! So maybe a driving school, or a rental and hope I bring it back with the transmission still attached appreciate it!
|
04-18-2012, 05:41 PM | #11 |
SoCal MAYHEM
|
i agree pressure is the best way. we had a meet about a year ago.... i own a automatic camaro but they were letting people drive their supercharged LS3 camaro.... my buddy taught me the basics in a matter of 3 mins before i jumped in and with everyone watching i did fine. i will have a manual on my camaro when i upgrade.
__________________
|
04-18-2012, 06:01 PM | #12 |
Drives: Drives a 2012 IOM 2SS/RS 6M Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 4,860
|
If I lived near you, I would teach you, it's not that hard to learn............................................ JRJ
__________________
CAMARO 2SS/RS 6M
|
04-18-2012, 06:06 PM | #13 |
Account Suspended
Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: a hole
Posts: 17,906
|
I learned to drive stick at the age of 12 in an orchard driving a 1981 VW Rabbit pickup.
|
04-18-2012, 06:07 PM | #14 |
Drives: 2012 45th Anniversary 2SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 2,812
|
I've never owned a stick prior to my SS and only drove one a few times back in college. Just drove it home on the backroads. Took about an hour to get the hang of it. Just go to an empty parking lot and get used to finding the release point on the clutch. One you find that its pretty simple. Also, be really smooth when easing off the clutch or it will be really jumpy. Have fun!
__________________
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Tips for first time Manual Transmission Drivers from a new Camaro Owner (First post) | LoneCynic | 5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions | 44 | 04-03-2016 02:46 AM |
HURST | 2010+ Camaro Hurst Comp Plate & Hard Drive Stick Kit! | V6 & V8 Automatic! | AutoAgenda | Transmission / Driveline | 34 | 08-13-2013 01:24 AM |
Must learn to drive stick to get license? | coolman | General Automotive + Other Cars Discussion | 33 | 10-23-2009 01:54 PM |
Will AFM drive you to learn stick? | fastball | 5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions | 86 | 08-05-2008 06:02 PM |