Week and a half update since I began to learn manual - Page 3

Thor142 · 04-22-2016, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Techn9cian805

you know they're not going to admit to it lol.

I'll admit I stall. I stall my 1LE all the time. The clutch in this car is junk. I really hope it's better for you 6th gen guys.

lDejavul · 04-22-2016, 10:27 AM

I've been driving for years and rarely stall until this damn cars hill assist. Every time it kicks on I freak out and kill it. Fun times.

cwl011 · 04-22-2016, 10:28 AM

If you buy a manual you will eventually stall it, doesn't matter who you are. With that said in the last 3 months of ownership I only stalled it once and the funny part is that I stalled it when hill start assist was activated. It took me a little to figure how to start from a complete stop on a hill with my new 2SS. The hill assist throws loop in the whole process.

Jdelgado92 · 04-22-2016, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cwl011

If you buy a manual you will eventually stall it, doesn't matter who you are. With that said in the last 3 months of ownership I only stalled it once and the funny part is that I stalled it when hill start assist was activated. It took me a little to figure how to start from a complete stop on a hill with my new 2SS. The hill assist throws loop in the whole process.

No kidding, I feel likw it in only kicks in when it wants to or when you least expect it

63falcondude · 04-22-2016, 11:14 AM

I still hate hills. Traffic isn't that bad (on flat ground). I took it to the drag strip a few days ago too. I still need to get comfortable taking off in a hurry.

Jdelgado92 · 04-22-2016, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 63falcondude

I still hate hills. Traffic isn't that bad (on flat ground). I took it to the drag strip a few days ago too. I still need to get comfortable taking off in a hurry.

+1 I want to be able to take off as if I were driving an automatic

outkastzgotti · 04-22-2016, 12:27 PM

This makes me feel a lot better. I currently drive a automatic '12 SS and hopefully within the next month ill be in a '16 SS manual. Manual looks more fun to me and I don't know how to drive it just yet. Super nervous but I feel a lot better now

63falcondude · 04-22-2016, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by outkastzgotti

This makes me feel a lot better. I currently drive a automatic '12 SS and hopefully within the next month ill be in a '16 SS manual. Manual looks more fun to me and I don't know how to drive it just yet. Super nervous but I feel a lot better now

You're not alone. The only manual experience that I had going into it was a motorcycle. Getting on the road and driving is the best way to learn. If you're like me you will stall in traffic and have people beep at you. First few weeks can be rough.

Lucely Engineered · 04-22-2016, 01:18 PM

New GM's are probably one of the easiest manuals i've driven, I have yet to stall the Camaro, but i've been driving manuals regularly since i was about 12. It usually takes an abrupt stop, or while adjusting in a parking spot. It is nice to have the hill assist, since we have the electric parking brake so it is not there for assistance on hills like older vehicles.

Last fall i actually used a C7 to teach someone how to drive a manual for the first time, and they now drive a manual every day. I love how these clutches feel.

I am having hard time teaching my Fiance, she seems to just get so frustrated and each time i take her out she seems to have forgotten everything ive told her.

Emoto · 04-22-2016, 02:27 PM

Glad the OP is doing so well! Driving a manual is indeed satisfying.

I remember the first time I ever drove a stick...

Well, it was the first time I had driven *anything* but I had been paying attention to how others drove.

My cousin decided I should learn to drive, so he took me down to an industrial park one weekend day and taught me how to drive. Oh, it was his 1962 Corvette convertible. Black w/red interior. 327 w/360(?) HP. 4-speed, shaffer clutch, heavy throttle spring. He was such a good teacher that I was starting, stopping, turning, and shifting very smoothly in short order. I loved it. I was 7. Not a typo.

The following Monday the kids on the school bus called me a liar when I told them I drove a Corvette over the weekend.

andrec10 · 04-22-2016, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucely Engineered

New GM's are probably one of the easiest manuals i've driven, I have yet to stall the Camaro, but i've been driving manuals regularly since i was about 12. It usually takes an abrupt stop, or while adjusting in a parking spot. It is nice to have the hill assist, since we have the electric parking brake so it is not there for assistance on hills like older vehicles.

Last fall i actually used a C7 to teach someone how to drive a manual for the first time, and they now drive a manual every day. I love how these clutches feel.

I am having hard time teaching my Fiance, she seems to just get so frustrated and each time i take her out she seems to have forgotten everything ive told her.

Try having your son learn manual on A WRX. All wheel drive cars are a bitch to learn on! If you can launch a AWD car with a manual, everything else is a piece of cake!

04-22-2016, 10:27 AM	#30
lDejavul Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 635 View My Garage	I've been driving for years and rarely stall until this damn cars hill assist. Every time it kicks on I freak out and kill it. Fun times. __________________ Kooks ceramic coated headers -1 7/8 in. x 3 in Pray ported 95MM TB Pray ported MSD IM Rotofab CAI BTR 225 CAM PRC 312 CC Ported Heads Katech Oil Pump DSX Flex Fuel E-85 kit QTP exhaust cutouts Full JLAudio Stereo Build w/ 13-W6

04-22-2016, 11:14 AM	#33
63falcondude Drives: 16 Camaro, 11 Stryker, 00 Explorer Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: NJ Posts: 1,214	I still hate hills. Traffic isn't that bad (on flat ground). I took it to the drag strip a few days ago too. I still need to get comfortable taking off in a hurry. __________________ NGM, 2SS, 6MT, NPP, MRC, Nav, Kalahari, Grey Wheels 1100 12/14/2015 3000 1/8/2016 (TPW 2/1) 3800 2/1/2016 5000 3/5/2016

04-22-2016, 12:27 PM	#35
outkastzgotti Drives: '16 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 61	This makes me feel a lot better. I currently drive a automatic '12 SS and hopefully within the next month ill be in a '16 SS manual. Manual looks more fun to me and I don't know how to drive it just yet. Super nervous but I feel a lot better now __________________ Black '16 2SS M6 with NPP, Adrenaline Red Interior, 5 Spoke Low Gloss Wheels, GM Black Tail lamps, Black Glowtie, and sunroof.

04-22-2016, 01:18 PM	#37
Lucely Engineered Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Michigan Posts: 188	New GM's are probably one of the easiest manuals i've driven, I have yet to stall the Camaro, but i've been driving manuals regularly since i was about 12. It usually takes an abrupt stop, or while adjusting in a parking spot. It is nice to have the hill assist, since we have the electric parking brake so it is not there for assistance on hills like older vehicles. Last fall i actually used a C7 to teach someone how to drive a manual for the first time, and they now drive a manual every day. I love how these clutches feel. I am having hard time teaching my Fiance, she seems to just get so frustrated and each time i take her out she seems to have forgotten everything ive told her. __________________

04-22-2016, 10:28 AM	#31
cwl011 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: May 2015 Location: Media, PA Posts: 349	If you buy a manual you will eventually stall it, doesn't matter who you are. With that said in the last 3 months of ownership I only stalled it once and the funny part is that I stalled it when hill start assist was activated. It took me a little to figure how to start from a complete stop on a hill with my new 2SS. The hill assist throws loop in the whole process.

04-22-2016, 02:27 PM	#38
Emoto Sure, why not? Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, Jeep JKU Rubicon Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: SE Mass Posts: 1,538	Glad the OP is doing so well! Driving a manual is indeed satisfying. I remember the first time I ever drove a stick... Well, it was the first time I had driven anything but I had been paying attention to how others drove. My cousin decided I should learn to drive, so he took me down to an industrial park one weekend day and taught me how to drive. Oh, it was his 1962 Corvette convertible. Black w/red interior. 327 w/360(?) HP. 4-speed, shaffer clutch, heavy throttle spring. He was such a good teacher that I was starting, stopping, turning, and shifting very smoothly in short order. I loved it. I was 7. Not a typo. The following Monday the kids on the school bus called me a liar when I told them I drove a Corvette over the weekend.

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