>be me
>15, so like 5 years ago
>learning manual
>driving cute lil miat
>come up to stoplight
>hill
>neutral
>lifted old F150 behind me
>horyshet.PNG
>light green
>stall
>f150 moves to left turn lane
>almost demolition derbys my must
So Veeky Forums, what are your stories from learning stick
Miat* not must
Stupid fucking autocorrect
>December learning stick
>catch a red light On an incline
>sitting between a semi and an expedition
>light turns green
>turn on hazards and wait for expedition to go around me
>he does it instantly the absolute madman
>proceed to dump clutch and screech pad the intersection
Three weeks later I was able to do hill starts no problem
>be 14
>get my first dirt bike
>first time i try to ride it, WOT and dump the clutch
>end up on my ass with my new bike in the street
>quickly learned clutch control after that
dirt biking and off roading in my manual truck made it easy to never stall. nothing on the street is anywhere near as steep as the shit I have to deal with off roading out here in Nevada.
besides the classic hill-start stalls, one incident really stuck in my memory:
>be 16, still only have learners' permit because of archaic VA laws
>finally decent enough at driving a manual vehicle that my family will let me drive them around
>be driving family home from dinner, fairly dark outside
>planning to turn left at a four way stop on a slight uphill, and the only other car is coming straight across the intersection
>let opposing car go first because they got to the stop before i did
>they pass, begin to make my left turn
>all of a sudden, some piece of shit suv comes flying over the hill directly opposite me
>fuckfuckfuck.jpg, that car is not stopping
>slam on brakes and pray
>fuckhead blazes through the stop sign and comes within feet of destroying my parents' 2003 jetta tdi and likely killing me
>drive away in shock
>pull into the driveway at home
>dad turns to me and says "pretty impressive that you didn't even stall out"
after that, i was a lot more confident driving manual in traffic - not so worried about stalling out. as a result, i stalled less and less and grew to really love driving.
it was quite the adventure
>go to some empty high school parking lot at night to learn stick in my friends saab
>car only starts if its in reverse, handbrake broken
>dont push clutch all the way while starting, car takes off in reverse
>thankfully i didnt hit anything, friend reverses car for me
>get back in drivers seat, actually get the car going on my first try
>drive around a couple times, practicing shifting
>notice random truck parked with somebody inside of it
>dont think much about it, keep driving around dodging speed bumps and trying not to fuck anything up
>suddenly truck starts up and goes after me
>disco lights out of nowhere
>try to stop, stall car
>cop gets out, walks up to my window
>window motor is fucking broken and wont roll down
>have to get out and explain to the cop what was going on
Apparently it was the school security guard, and he ended up calling for backup officers because he thought we were niggers. at the end we laughed at the situation and they let us go
>take girl out on date in family car that I hadn't used in a year
>go to some secluded beach everything's good
>forgot that the only way in was a steep ass near 90 degree angled hill with a light at the top
>light's on red
>body fully pressed against the seat from the angle
>palms sweating but try to keep my cool
>girl doesn't say anything making me even more nervous
>this is the stuff of fucking nightmares
>light turns green
>roll back a few feet and gun it.
>only minimal tire screech
>says she's impressed because her cousin who drives stick shift would've stalled on the hill
>tell her it was nbd
why not handbrake method?
>learning to drive at 23
>britbong so everything is manual
>almost shat myself during the third lesson setting off uphill on cobblestone around a corner
8th hour on the road yesterday and no problems with shifting or clutch maneuvering now
>Practiced start-stop and shifting up and down in a parking lot in brother's 190e, getting the basics
>Cannot rev match properly for shit
>Trial by fire a few days later driving mom's Mazda 2 throughout a hilly college town
>let's pray those uphill stoplights stay green
>driving lessons were in a Diesel with smooth as fuck clutch
>had initial trouble with clutch control even then
>drvining instructor told me not to use throttle and learn to take off using just the clutch
>first own car was a Saab 900 Turbo with heavy-ass clutch and broken 2nd gear synchro
>after stalling int 3 times in a row decide to just rev the engine and let the clutch out quickly
>tire screeching all day erry day because I didn't know better
>later that year dad taught me how to double clutch so I could use 2nd gear
good times
What part of Nevada bro? Reno here.
>be me
>16 -ish
>Just passed driving test
>ecstatic, thrilled, excited ---whatever
>Decide it would be an awesome idea to pick up best friend
>Arrive at his place and we drive
>Pull over to a cliff side viewing spot
>Joke about how easy it was to pass test
>Friend caught a glimpse of my excitement which was protruding from my pants
>He grabs my raging clue and laughs
>I laugh
>we both laugh
>suddenly unzips my pants
>Blows me
>So surprised
>Accidentally let off the handbrake
>We roll into the car in front
>Hear a very loud snap
>The people in the car in front jump and start rolling off the cliff
>Car in front disappears from sight
>awkward silence
>then a snigger comes from my friend
>we both burst out laughing
>leave the crime scene with jizz in my pants
>got home
>walked the dinosaur
love driving
hey that's me
>in my friend's 325i
>practicing in a flat empty parking lot
>a little rough at first but quickly get the handle of it, can easily upshift to third and downshift back to first while going across the lot
>time to drive back
>asks me if I can do it
>say yes because I'm no bitch
>get to the stopsign right outside the lot
>it's on a hill
>STALL
>STALL
>STALL
>STALL
>STALL
>mfw waving at people behind me to just go around
You guys sound like such GOOD fucking friends.
Just some advice to get an easy start
>Start car
>Rack up the revs in neutral (hit the red)
>In a split second do as in order:
1.take handbrake off
2.Whack into second gear
3.Press right foot firmly on accelerator
>Your driving instructor will be impressed
>good luck user
..
>God speeeed
>be me
>go to my first driving lesson
>a Yaris mk1 diesel
>shitty, shitty car
>drives like shit, seating position is absolutely horrible and the transmission feels like it was taken out from an Hilux
>10 minutes trying to let out the clutch smoother so the car doesn't jerk when I change gear
>notice the instructor is helping me, since I'm not in full control of the clutch pedal
>5 minutes like this
>start getting it smoother and smoother
>first lesson ends and I already change gears fine with no jerking
What the fuck is wrong with you americans and manual transmissions? Do you have some form of retardation regarding hand-foot coordination?
>Has an instructor in the vehicle with him
>Asks if people who don't are retarded
Lol wut
>yfw my instructor forced me to parallel park the car between two closely parked cars (barely managed to get it in there) in a 50º uphill
>in the 5th lesson
To this day, I've never smelled and odor so strong as the one that clutch was emitting.
So? You literally learn with your daddy or friend, or whatever person close to you.
How's that worse than learning from a person you don't know?
He can control the pedals? Yeah, it's called living in the first world. Where an instructor can safely stop the car before the student manages to fuck it up probably killing someone.
You missed the point. You criticized people from a country you've never been to for not knowing how to drive manual and yet you had an instructor train you how to do it, one who apparently had control over the pedals.
Also from the first day you drive, there is no excuse to fuck up driving bad enough to injure or kill anyone. Driving is easier than riding a horse
Got a manual car during the wet days of Florida.
Even though it's flat, there are quite a few ramps and small, but quick, elevation changes in some streets I live near.
>at a stoplight, first in line and a small elevation change
>wet road
>light changes to green, feel the car rolling back
>Rev to 3k thinking I'd need the extra Oomph
>engine at 3k and rising
>dump clutch faster out of fear of hitting cars behind me
>tires screeching at 8am on a busy road
I drive by everyday now and it's really a small elevation change, but it did catch me off guard the first time I drove.
>live in uk so lessons and test are in a manual car because I'm not enough of a pussy to voluntarily take an automatic-only test
>despite what the above poster says my instructor did everything properly and only used his pedals if we were in danger of causing an accident, everything else was verbal
>first lesson
>bunny hop but don't stall on my first try setting off
>second try nail it, revs are slightly high but still smooth movement
>within half hour have it fucking sorted
>instructor impressed by my natural clutch control
>unknowingly select 3rd instead of 1st once and still set off smoothly
>instructor says wrong gear but considering that, excellent job
>takes me to a steep hill with a traffic island at the top expecting me to have trouble
>cars behind me
>didn't use handbrake like he previously recommended
>set off like a pro
>stall once more during my lessons when coming to a stop, forgot to hit the clutch
>never had a problem since, feels like nature intended it that way
>many times in my lessons he told me to slow down because I was breaking the speed limit as I was so comfortable driving
I think the main problem people have is being scared of the car and worrying about what could go wrong.
Vegas. Sorry brother.
forgot
>stop the car after bay park
>select first instead of neutral somehow
>take foot of clutch
>car jerks forward and stops leaving me embarrassed and the instructor laughing
*jerks forward and stalls
>have an automatic
>experience no problems
look at all these manual cucks
You do realize that 50º is steeper than any road, right?
>Slightly pronounced hill in 2 ways road
>My car stall
>Can turn on the motor, everytime i tri i just fall a little back
>My car is occupying the 2 lanes
>2 cars driven by girls pass on the right asking if I need help, say no
>I was thinkings that was only my shitty control of shift the problem
>Move backwards the hills to put my car in his lane
>Can't find the intermittent lights buttons
>Car pass by my left side honking
>Fortunately I could get my car on an esplanade off the road with the help of the hill
>It turns out that my car has run out of battery
>01:00 AM, I had to call my dad to pick me up
I have not driven since that
>parking in neutral
...
This is why autos were invented.
>First time driving car
>Never stall car
>Teacher super surprised how smooth I drive even though I just started and first time on streets
>10 lessons later I stall every fucking time
Dunno my leg sometimes just forgets how to accelerate